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Social Media: Huge Growth in Advertising Revenues

By Dick Weisinger

The question of how Social Media companies would ever make any money has been answered. Worldwide revenues for Social Media companies, like Facebook and LinkedIn are growing rapidly.  A recent report from Gartner estimated that Social Media revenues will grow…

Data Management: Think 'Better Data' before 'Big Data'

By Dick Weisinger

While all the hype may be around ‘Big Data’ right now, a study on data quality from the University of Texas at Austin (sponsored by Sybase) suggests that ‘Better Data’ might be a more relevant first goal for many companies,…

Storage: Organizations Reassess Storage Strategies

By Dick Weisinger

As the volumes of data that organization store continue to increase, and as technologies like cloud-based storage and solid-state drives mature, organizations are reassessing their approaches towards storing and managing their data. IBM recently polled organizations to get a  pulse…

Technology: Data Centers Popping Up Everywhere

By Dick Weisinger

The exuberance over cloud computing is translating into a booming business for data centers.  It seems like Google is announcing weekly plans for a new data center to be opened in new locations — last month: three in Asia,  one…

SaaS: The Stampede into Cloud-Based Apps continues

By Dick Weisinger

Gartner’s most recent report on the state of the SaaS computing market indicates that this year has seen a turning point.  Up until now organizations were using SaaS for pilots or for small point solutions.  But over the last three…