Data lakes and data streams are becoming common analogies in the discussion around analytics and potential enterprise big data strategies. The analogies are appropriate from several aspects ...

Day 1: I open the box to see a small USB device—no bigger than a quarter—a CD and a note from my editor, “Make this work on Linux ... from the device (each device is different), encrypt data through ...

However, Linux has made steady progress in the server market and has now become an established player in the data center. We recently ran a survey for TechRepublic members in which we asked about ...

Linux in the data center now must compete not only with Windows and Unix, but now it's got to be able to work with public and private clouds, on-premise and off-premise virtual solutions.

Streaming data records are typically small, measured in mere kilobytes, but the stream often goes on and on without ever stopping. Streaming data, also called event stream processing, is usually ...

COMMENTARY--Quietly, in what sometimes seems like stealth mode, Linux systems have been moving from the front end of e-commerce to the back end. The commerce-grade Linux database has come of age.

Retailers know that useful data flows from every part of the enterprise. More and more often, though, they are turning to alternative sources from outside the organization, including geospatial ...