• Methode, NORLINX Team on DCIM Smart Rack

  Methode has brought its expertise across a range of industries to build what it believes is the "Cadillac" or racks. A partnership with Norlinx and out-of-the-box functionality between the hardware and software mean a rack that does more than just hold up servers.

• DataFu's Hourglass: Incremental Data Processing in Hadoop

  For a large scale site such as LinkedIn, tracking metrics accurately and efficiently is an important task.For example, imagine we need a dashboard that shows the number of visitors to every pageon the site over the last thirty days. To keep this dashboard up to date, we can schedule a query that…

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• Guido is coming to Yelp -- to talk about Tulip!

  We've been brewing up some cool events for October! We took a break in September to move into our new digs, so please come to the right building :) Yelp is primarily a Python shop, so we are especially excited to be hosting the language's creator, also known as the Benevolent Dictator for Life,…

• iomart Acquires Cloud Backup Provider Backup Technology for $37M

  iomart Group acquired cloud backup and disaster recovery services provider Backup Technology for $37 million.

• Uptime Certification Funny Business: Design vs. Construction

  What does it mean to be Uptime Tier-certified? Misleading language and confusion over what it means to be "design certified," versus "construction certified," means that the customer may not always know what they are getting.