In December 2014, the International Data Corporation (IDC) hosted the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2015 Predictions . During the web conference, a number of bold predictions were made based on a new IDC FutureScape report surrounding the state of technology, expected changes over the next year and how business leaders can make the most of what is to come for their own growth and future success. Among those predictions, a clear picture of the increased role of automation emerged. More specifically, the report revealed the expectation tha…
Over the past several months there has been a lot of hype around ‘Big Data’, yet many IT professionals are not familiar with exactly what this term means, and particularly what it means for them. Let’s take a moment to examine just what Big Data is, and furthermore, how automation can drive Big Data to achieve successful results. In other words, how can you combine the value of IT Process Automation (actions/responses) with Big Data (insights/results) to really benefit your organization? What is Big Data? Wikipedia defines Big Data as…
With System Center Operations Manager 2012 ( SCOM 2012 ) and eyeShare you can now monitor IT systems, network and services and react to operational problems or proactively manage IT tasks better and faster than ever before. Operations Manager will help you identify and resolve problems by telling you which monitored objects are not healthy. It will send alerts when problems are detected, and provide information to help you identify the cause of a problem and possible solutions. Watch the SCOM 2012 Integration on YouTube: However, if…
The ElastiCube Manager enables easy and quick access to Splunk. The steps below detail how to connect to this type of data source. Click Add data in the top menu of the ElastiCube Manager. Under the Database Servers category, select Splunk . You will be prompted to enter the following information: Database server location : Enter the computer/server IP address which holds the Splunk instance. Select either Windows Authentication if configured with the database or alternatively, Use the Following User Name & Password , …
A 5-Step Approach to Managing Your Manufacturing Marketing Data Good data is the driving force behind successful marketing. Data can be analyzed to determine what your customers are looking for, what will drive them to purchase, and to establish a best prospect profile. According to a report by GlobalSpec, the primary marketing goals for manufacturers are customer acquisition (43%) and lead generation (29%), with 54% planning to increase marketing spend. However, many firms in the manufacturing industry are overwhelmed with the sheer vo…
I was at DataWeek/API World in mid-September 2014 (last week at the time of this writing) and saw some interesting things, almost entirely around Big Data. The two items that stood out for me, were the Graph DataBase system Neo4j (which I wish I had time and a reason to dig into more), and SiSense, who absolutely blew my mind. Ever since I first heard of Hadoop and researched it, it seemed like a very poor solution. Way too much work, detached data, not real time, reliant on IT to put their queries together, etc.. SiSense saw this issue …
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