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NoSQL Performance: Measuring Couchbase Performance with Couchdoop

Calin-Andrei Burloiu, Big Data Engineer at antivirus company Avira, and Radu Pastia, Senior Software Developer in the Big Data Team at Orange,  are… Continue Reading

How to Automate Big Data with Ansible

London AnsibleFest 2015 was a day-long series of learning seminars by Ansible developers.  Our IT Operations Manager, Marius opened the speaking session… Continue Reading

The Legal Considerations of Big Data

The focus of most companies utilizing or planning to utilize big data has so far been focused on the technologies and talents needed to process and analyze… Continue Reading

Why 2015 is Set to Be the Biggest Year for Cloud Adoption Yet

The year 2014 saw almost a 26 percent gain in cloud computing over 2013. The market ended at a worth of $76.1 billion in 2013, growing to $95.8 billion… Continue Reading

What to Expect From Big Data in 2015

Big data had quite a big year last year, as Hadoop gained more widespread acceptance and hit Wall Street with a bang. How hard will it be for big data… Continue Reading

How Ansible Might Just Be the Ideal IT Management Tool

On February 5 in London, AnsibleFest 2015 will feature a day-long series of learning seminars by Ansible developers.  Our IT Operations Manager, Marius… Continue Reading

North America Vs Europe: Who Will Win the Race to Cloud Adoption?

Cloud spending is on the upswing globally, and is expected to increase by another 42 percent during the year 2015, bringing the total cloud market value… Continue Reading

How Healthcare Could Be Leading the Way Towards Cloud Adoption

By most reports, the healthcare industry has been slower than most in adopting the cloud. However, some key changes recently have marked a rapid acceptance… Continue Reading

How to use Docker on Full Metal

Let's be honest: Docker loves bare metal. Running Docker inside a VM (which is the only option with almost all public clouds) is simply a waste of time and… Continue Reading

Prediction: More Predictive Analysis Apps are on the Way

What's new in technology for 2015? One of the big predictions for big data is more predictive analysis apps. As the bare metal cloud makes cloud computing… Continue Reading

How Can I Improve Our Cloud Performance?

Latency. More than any other factor, latency has hindered the full corporate acceptance of cloud computing. Many work environments simply can't tolerate… Continue Reading

4 Ways to Boost Your Bare Metal Cloud Experience

When you're looking to reduce overhead expenses -- but you want to retain the flexibility, scalability, and efficiency of a virtualized cloud -- bare… Continue Reading