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Grazed from Forbes. Author: Louis Columbus.

Demand for Computer Systems Analysts with big data expertise increased 89.9% in the last twelve months , and 85.40% for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Demand for Python programming expertise increased 96.9% in big-data related positions in the last twelve months.

These and other key insights are from a recent analysis completed of big data hiring trends using WANTED Analytics, the leading provider of data analytics on the workplace. For purposes of this analysis, the term “big data” is comprised of the four skill sets of data analysis, data acquisition, data mining and data structures. The WANTED Analytics taxonomy references these skill sets when queries are made on the term “big data”…

Grazed from DataCenterKnowledge. Author: Bill Kleyman.

The idea is to build a cloud platform as efficiently as possible. That means having hardware components in place capable of handling high user demand, great levels of multi-tenancy, and advanced resource controls. So, is this why so many companies are starting to look more at converged infrastructures for their cloud and virtualization platform?

There are some new players on the market. Numerous vendors are creating powerful node-based server platforms capable of great amounts of scale. Nutanix, for example, says that their platform is already adopted by the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon. It does make sense though. Your organization can quickly build a “cloud-in-a-box” platform with everything you need…

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Dan Ring.

The cloud, mobile and analytics were the major technology trends having an impact on software for financials and human resources in 2014. Cloud computing advantages have been a focus for at least five years, but in 2014, more and more companies stopped using software on-premises and shifted to software as a service (SaaS).

Companies discovered cloud computing advantages in managing and improving business processes, customer relations and employees. Paul Hamerman, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, based in Cambridge, Mass., said he is seeing a pickup in adoption of software categories that had been laggards in the past…

Grazed from Wired. Author: Hugh Goldstein.

Communication is a critical function for any business. Listening to customers. Negotiating with suppliers. Collaborating with teams and partners. Without it, no business can thrive or survive. In the past, businesses of all sizes were dependent on carriers for all of these services. According to Standard & Poor’s 2013 Global Sales Report, 46 percent of the S&P 500 business occurs outside of the United States, which is up from 42 percent ten years earlier.

Accordingly, telecommunications requirements are more global than ever before. Connecting these international and disparate company footholds has required a complicated and often expensive combination of voice and data carrier expertise. But the long promised convergence of voice and data networks has enabled savings as IT and Telecom requirements and functions merged into an increasingly common set of products, services and skills…

Grazed from CIO. Author: Diane Bryant.

I had the pleasure of joining Tom Krazit on stage at the Gigaom Structure’14 conference to share Intel’s vision of the data center in support of the growth of the digital services economy. We are in the midst of a bold industry transformation as IT evolves from supporting the business to being the business. This transformation and the move to cloud computing calls into question many of the fundamental principles of data center architecture.

Two significant changes are the move to software defined infrastructure (SDI) and the move to scale-out, distributed applications. The speed of application development and deployment of new services is rapid. The infrastructure must keep pace. It must move from statically configured to dynamic, from manually operated to fully automated, and from fixed function to open standard. As we have many times in our history, Intel is embracing this transformation and driving technology innovation to re-architect today’s data centers for the future…

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Terry Hedden.

It’s no secret that the "cloud" is the buzz word of the day. It means different things to different people, but everyone is talking about it. I am often asked what the key components to have in your cloud offering. And here’s how I respond …

Backup and Disaster Recovery — This is the most common form of cloud computing our industry has. Tape backup has gone the way of the dodo bird and electronic offsite backup has taken over. The reason is simple. Cheap bandwidth has made almost every backup size possible and cost effective. It is important to offer two types of backup, one for files and folders and one for images that can be brought up in the cloud…

Grazed from TheConversation. Author: Yijun Yu.

While the full picture has yet to emerge, it appears that the reason for the loss of Air Asia flight QZ8501 is different from the losses of MH370 and MH17 earlier this year. MH17 was clearly a man-made disaster, QZ8501 appears to be weather-related. MH370 remains a mystery.

Even though cloud-computing could help advance the status of the black box in terms of the investigation after such incidents, as we are only too aware, nature – in the form of bad weather – often plays a significant role in airline disasters. Is there anything we can do, on the ground, to lower the risk of these weather-related incidents?…

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Todd Thibodeaux.

We previously looked at what challenges CSOs will face in 2015, but executives aren’t the only ones responsible for their company’s IT security. Any organization is a potential target for tech-related crises, and all levels of staff can take steps to protect their data and devices from being compromised. Ongoing user education continues to be the best defense against cyber attacks, and security-conscious business processes will play a larger role in these efforts next year and beyond.

Here are three suggestions to help your employees to be more security-aware. Devote More Attention to Devices: Rather than hold an annual security briefing, CSOs should work regularly with managers across departments to integrate cybersecurity best practices into employees’ workflow, especially with regard to the devices they use…

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

ReportsnReports.com adds "Strategic Focus Report – Cloud Computing: Technology and market trends" and "Mobile Cloud Market by Application & By User (Enterprise User, Consumer) – Worldwide Market Forecast and Analysis (2014 – 2019)" research reports to the Information Technology and Telecommunications business intelligence section of its online library.

According to the Strategic Focus Report on Cloud Computing: Technology and market trends, adoption of hybrid cloud is gradually gaining momentum amongst enterprises, and in the coming years, this cloud delivery model is expected to go mainstream. The rising acceptance of the consumerization of technology, and developments in the field of enterprise mobility and cloud computing has transformed the way enterprises undertake their operations. With market shares of 13.5%, 10.8%, and 10.4%, respectively, the retail, healthcare, and government sectors, have also invested significantly in cloud computing solutions in 2013. Complete research is available at http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/321114-strategic-focus-report-cloud-computing-technology-and-market-trends.html …

Grazed from Enterprise Innovation. Author: Mark Micallef.

People across Asia Pacific are working in new ways, at varying times and from different locations. They can work from home or semi-permanent locations including project sites, customer event sites or even on-the-go. The era of connectivity and technological speed has improved internal and external collaboration while enhancing employee engagement within and between organizations that transcends geographies.

Companies across the region, excluding Japan, have been readily increasing their investments on mobility adoption. On average, nearly three-quarters of these companies have implemented some kind of mobility initiatives in their organizations. With companies and government departments embracing hybrid cloud models and making core business applications accessible on smartphones and tablets, while vendors ramp up mobility products and services, the region’s workforce is becoming increasingly mobile…