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Big Data Analytics: Hadoop Grows a New Tech Economy — Hadooponomics

By Dick Weisinger

Big Data apps are increasingly being rolled out by businesses like Merck, Pfizer, GE, the Weather Channel and Facebook. Start talking about Big Data and many, if not most, people start thinking about about Hadoop.  Hadoop is an open source framework…

Internet of Things (IoT): 10 Predictions for the Future

By Dick Weisinger

“If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The IoT is about to change it all over again!” says Brendan O’Brien, Chief Architect and Co-Founder of Aria Systems Just hype and bluster from another vendor?  What…

Security: The Central Barrier that’s Blocking SMB Technology Adoption

By Dick Weisinger

How are businesses using technology and what challenges do businesses have that prevent them from adopting new technology? That’s the question asked recently by Dell in their first Global Technology Adoption Index (GTAI), a survey of how technology is being used…

Mobile: Organizations Lax in Implementing Mobile Security Policies

By Dick Weisinger

98 percent of IT professionals say that they’re concerned about the impact that mobile devices have on security.  But despite the concern, less than half have implemented any sort of mobile device management or antivirus software on mobile devices.  Those…

SaaS: Five Ways to Lose Your Data

By Dick Weisinger

While security is typically the biggest worry users have about using cloud services, a related worry is data loss.  In 2013, the Aberdeen Group reported that nearly a third of companies that have used SaaS services in the cloud have lost…