• A Guide to Core Data Concurrency

  The iOS ethos of instant responsive UI elements means putting as much work as possible in background threads and as little work in the main thread. For most cases we are fine with using an NSOperationQueue or GCD, but getting concurrency to work in core data sometimes feels more like black magic…

• Riverbed Launches Steelhead Appliance for the Data Center

  Riverbed launches a new Steelhead DX Edition 8000 appliance for wide area network acceleration, Citrix introduces CloudBridge CSX Solution to consolidate servers at branch locations, and Dell introduces thin client infrastructure support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and vWorkspace.

• Intel Launches Hadoop-Powered Big Data Platform

  Expanding its investment in a growing a big data portfolio Intel (INTC) launched the Intel Data Platform, a software suite based on open source technologies designed to make it easier and faster for companies to move from big data to big discoveries.

• Debunking the Top 9 Hybrid Cloud Myths

  Worried about moving to a hybrid cloud model? Check out how these top 9 myths can be debunked.

• DCK Video: ARM Partners To Bring SOC Solutions to the Data Center

  ARM, which licenses chip architecture to multiple companies, especially in the mobile phone market, is making a move into the networking and server areas of the data center. In this video, Data Center Knowledge spoke with Lakshmi Mandyam, Director, Server Systems & Ecosystems, ARM, about ARM and…

• DCIM Takes Mid-size Data Centers to the Next Level

  DCIM certainly is within reach for mid-size data centers, writes Tim Hazzard of Methode Electronics. But, when considering your options, evaluate the features and services that best fit your company's needs. Let's take a look at three myths about DCIM, and what the reality is.

• Germany's Merkel Calls for Separate European Internet

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed the creation of a separate European communications network that would keep data within the EU's borders and not allow it to pass through U.S. based servers.

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• Hadoop vs Redshift

  Hadoop vs Redshift : This is how Yaniv Mor's "Hadoop vs. Redshift" ends: We have a tie! Huh!? Didn't Hadoop win most of the rounds? Yes, it did, butBig Data's superheroes are better off working together as a team rather thanfighting. Turn on the Hadoop-Signal when you need relatively…

• AWS Week in Review - February 10, 2014

  Let's take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, February 10 We announced that AWS CloudFormation Now Supports Amazon Redshift. We announced another AWS Test Drive : Esri Maps for SharePoint. Tuesday, February 11 We announced...