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SAP reveals Hana big data analytics for SMBs

Smaller firms will have access to a new level of business intelligence later this year

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IBM seeks out startups for Smarter Planet push

Venture capital to fund startups that can provide IBM with analytical services

Stacks in a datacentre

EMC brings together Isilon and Greenplum for big data analytics

EMC adds native Hadoop HDFS into Isilon storage, and supports Greenplum HD for a big data stack

SAP chief offers Oracle possibility of Hana licensing deal

SAP's suggestion should be taken with a pinch of salt, though, say analysts

Pirate Party to sue FBI for closing Megaupload file-sharing site

Blocking access to legal content could be seen as misappropriation of personal data

IBM urges firms to undertake data purge

Firms need to take stock of archived data to delete unnecessary information

Amazon launches DynamoDB cloud database service

Fully managed service lets customers scale up as their data needs dictate

Lotusphere: IBM predicts evolution of IT department as social data use grows

Access to key data empowering IT staff to drive decision-making processes

Lotusphere: IBM plans to push Watson to finance and medical markets

Big Blue claims it could help manage the growing volume of unstructured data

Oracle releases Big Data Appliance incorporating Hadoop

Firm set to take on key rivals as it joins big data analytics market

Government IT programme finally gathers support from digital rights campaigners

V3 talks to Mydex founder William Heath about the government's approach to public data

Apache releases Hadoop 1.0 big data analytics platform

Organisation confirms Hadoop is ready for business use with first official release

Microsoft updates Azure with database, developer and cost improvements

Azure gets larger SQL databases, Node.js developer support and limited preview of a Hadoop-based service

EMC releases Unified Analytics Platform for big data crunching

Tech giant combines Greenplum and Hadoop analytics technology with Chorus social networking software

Privacy groups slam government NHS data sharing proposals

Government accused of prioritising business benefits over citizens' privacy

European Commission to hit firms with huge data breach fines

Organisations could face financial penalties of five per cent of turnover for high-level offences

HP addresses data growth with enhanced backup and duplication systems

Enterprises and SMEs offered systems to tackle information explosion

HP tackles unstructured data with Autonomy-based Idol 10 release

Software fuses Autonomy and Vertica technology

ICO hits Worcestershire and North Somerset councils with £140,000 in fines

Privacy watchdog cracks down after sensitive data is emailed to the wrong people

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File & folder comparison tool

Councils responsible for over 1,000 data loss incidents since 2008

Only 55 losses reported to Information Commissioner's Office

ICO scolds Southwark Council after unencrypted iMac is found in skip

Information on 7,200 individuals discovered two years after office move

V3 readers quick to see benefits of big data analytics

Poll shows 20 per cent of respondents already using tools such as Hadoop

Microsoft makes SQL Server 2012 release candidate available

Redmond offers first feature-complete test build

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