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The Apache Hadoop ecosystem received a bit of a shakeup this week, with IBM's decision to eventually phase out its own BigInsights service in favor of standardizing on Hortonworks' Data Platform. Here are the key details from their joint announcement:
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Many acquisitions lead to product overlap, and Microsoft's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn a year ago is no different. Redmond has announced that Docs.com, the filesharing service it launched in 2010, will be shuttered by December 15. Here's the rationale Microsoft gave for the move:
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Ford Global Data Insights and Analytics team spreads data access and analysis capabilities enterprisewide.
With its data growing exponentially and digital transformations including mobility, continuous connectivity and autonomous vehicles quickly emerging, Ford recognized back in 2014 that it need to take a more comprehensive and strategic approach to data-driven decision making. These were key reasons why Ford hired its first Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Paul Ballew, and formed the Ford Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDIA) unit in January 2015.
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Hortonworks has introduced a new support subscription model for its Hadoop-based big data platform, in a bid to appeal more to customers with hybrid deployments as well as intentions on full-scale migration to the cloud.
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Hortonworks has announced the general availability of DataFlow 3.0, the newest version of its platform for streaming data analytics. The Hadoop distributor says the growth of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and related data will make streaming a crucial part of future analytic applications:
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Constellation is pleased to announce Marco Tempest is performing at Constellation's Connected Enterprise 2017! Tempest is a performer who uses technology to create illusions, and has delivered thought-provoking performances at TEDGlobal, the World Economic Forum, and LeWeb.
Below, Tempest performs "Augmented reality, techno magic" at TEDGlobal.
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GE has expanded its Industrial IoT platform Predix deeper into the electric utilities space, with a new suite of applications aimed at not only optimizing power producers' operations, but also deriving more profits from energy trading. Here's how GE's announcement explains the value proposition:
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Aligning Go-to-Market, Sales Enablement, and Data-Driven Growth | DisrupTV Ep. 65
In Episode 65 of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang (Principal Analyst & Founder, Constellation Research) and Vala Afshar (Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce) are joined by three industry leaders who bring distinct perspectives on go-to-market execution, sales enablement, and marketing transformation:
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Rimini Street is expanding its third-party software support portfolio significantly about a month after announcing it will soon become a publicly traded company. It will now offer support services for six additional database platforms, as well as a security service delivered in partnership with McAfee.
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We had the opportunity to attend Cornerstone’s yearly user conference Confluence in San Diego, held from June 5th till 7th 2017, at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina. The conference was very well attended with over 1000 attendees, and almost 30 influencers. The show floor saw a wide range of partners – including – as it’s in the time of the marketplace – coopetitors. A good sign for customers.
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On May 31st, IBM announced the acquisition of TIMETOACT XCC (the product, not the company and staff), an intranet platform that is built on top of IBM Connections. IBM plans to bundle XCC with IBM Connections in Q32017 as a new offering named IBM Connections Engagement Center. The additional cost for Engagement Center has not yet been announced.
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Apple is set to take another turn toward the enterprise—and into competition with the likes of Facebook and Twitter—with an upcoming service called Business Chat. While Apple is set to formally unveil Business Chat during the Worldwide Developer Conference on Friday, a page on its website provides some basic details:
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Vendor Profile
Infosys Nia Makes Enterprises More Efficient, Powered by Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
This offering overview introduces the key capabilities of Infosys Nia, a new Machine Learning- and Artificial Intelligence-powered platform, which affects the way enterprises operate.
Living, as we do, in a time of rapid change. Of transformation and uncertainty. It can be difficult to see what our long term future holds.
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Zuora has taken the wraps off Zuora Central, a cloud-based hub for coordinating order-to-cash operations across an enterprise's systems. It's the result of a top-secret project that's been in the works for two years, and it will define the next 10 years of the company, CEO Tien Tzuo said during a keynote at the company's Subscribed conference this week.
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Introducing Digital Adoption Platforms
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To exist at all, let alone prosper any Enterprise has to create something of tangible value in the form of a proposition that will match buyers’ requirements. Digital Markets, by definition, are based on new value propositions, mostly around services more than products, a point exploited by new entrants. Recent events have shown how these circumstances are forcing existing enterprises into competitive re-evaluation of their value proposition, and Go To Market strategy.
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Ford Global Data Insight and Analytics Unit Expands the Use of Data throughout the Enterprise
At Microsoft Build, their annual developer conference, they emphasized the opportunity that the Microsoft platform (Office 365, Azure, Windows 10, etc.) provides for developers to help redefine personal productivity and team collaboration for hundreds of millions of people.
Here is a quick summary of the key topic areas:
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Innovating Travel, Technology, and Consumer Experience | DisrupTV Ep. 64
In Episode 64 of DisrupTV, hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three industry experts:
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