Short Takes

 

  • Big Data Solutions: EMC Corp. is adding SAS technology to its Greenplum Data products and has launched a new version of its Greenplum Database, making EMC a real competitor against IBM in the big data analytics market. GigaOm
  • American forces turn to cloud computing. SmartData Collective
  • The search landscape is changing. Here some tips on how to stay on top of SEO. ClickZ
  • Financial Times is fighting Apple over subscriber data.  Good luck with that one. The Mac Observer
  •  With the constant growth and advancement in technologies that harness big data, big data could really change how we live our daily lives. NYT

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