Thursday, September 18, 2014

How Safe Is Storing Data in SAP Cloud Solutions?


Depending on who you ask, storing data in the cloud is either risky or perfectly safe. Recent threats, such as the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability and a cyber-espionage threat dubbed "Dragonfly," remind us that cloud security is an ongoing process. Fortunately, organizations such as Symantec, the Open Data Center Alliance, and SAP take cloud security seriously.
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Safe-Is-Storing-Data-in-SAP-Cloud-Solutions?&id=8707479

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Did SAP Hana Help Germany Win the World Cup?


When it comes to winning a major sports championship, coaches often push athletes to their limits. This year's FIFA World Cup championship series was no different. Athletes trained long and hard to prepare for the 2014 World Cup. What was different, however, is the role that technology played in helping Germany's national football team take the title.
http://www.examiner.com/article/did-sap-hana-help-germany-win-the-world-cup

Thursday, September 4, 2014

How Can Big Data Improve Healthcare and Medical Research?


Big data in the healthcare industry is about to get even bigger thanks to the move toward electronic health records. Electronic medical records are getting a boost due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. As a result, medical researchers can expect a massive influx of healthcare data to analyze.
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Can-Big-Data-Improve-Healthcare-and-Medical-Research?&id=8665352

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Banks Invest in Information Lifecycle


Why Should Banks Invest in Information Lifecycle Management? No doubt, banks accumulate a wealth of data. Not only do banks have millions of customers, each generating transactional data multiple times per day, bank employees also generate huge amounts of data on an ongoing basis. Whether generated by customers, employees, or both, all of this information needs to be managed and stored.
http://community.coastalcourier.com/blogs/detail/18550/

Thursday, August 21, 2014

How is Big Data Used to Enhance Marketing Strategies?


As you likely know, big data is a term used to describe the collection and analysis of information. In marketing, collecting information about your customers, their demographics, their preferences, and their buying habits allows you to gain deeper insights and potentially predict future behaviors. Big data in marketing is commonly used to improve the customer experience and business performance.
http://wikisocial.org/big-data-enhance-marketing-strategies/

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Cloud Computing is On the Rise | Pretty Machine


A few years ago, the word “cloud” referred to white, puffy formations in the sky. The definition of “cloud” today has been expanded to include a type of computing where hardware, applications, storage, desktops, and even entire networks are hosted elsewhere and accessed via the Internet. Cloud computing is “an airy term for real systems of cleverly networked computers, powers thousands of mobile games, workplace software programs and advanced research projects” — and it’s on the rise. (1)
http://prettylittlestatemachine.com/cloud-computing-is-on-the-rise/

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Lowering Business Costs with SAP Cloud Storage


Surveys by Cisco (Global Cloud Networking Survey) and Storage Magazine / SearchStorage.com (Spring 2012 Purchasing Intentions Survey) reveal that storage is the “most desired application to be moved to the cloud” and that it places an important role in overall storage planning (1). Cloud storage is attractive for many reasons, one of which is costs. SAP cloud storage allows businesses to reduce costs in several ways.
http://www.technews.org/lowering-business-costs-with-sap-cloud-storage/299568/