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From what to watt, Emerson aims at total information awareness
Someday, the digital economy will be powered by big black boxes, formerly known as data centers, that are so self-managing they may be partly robotic.
Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance
How to Implement Next-Generation Storage Infrastructure for Big Data
Managing the petabyte-scale and larger data stores that are a fact of life with Big Data is a different beast than managing traditional large-scale data infrastructures. Online photo site Shutterfly--which manages more than 30 petabytes of data--shares its strategy for taming the storage beast.
How the Cloud Democratizes and Complicates Disaster Recovery
When it comes to disaster recovery, the cloud is showing itself to be a mixed bag. CIO.com's Jeff Vance explains how the great shift in technology has both lowered the entry barriers for DR technology and given smaller businesses what could be a dangerous sense of false security.
Mark Hurd spells out Oracle analytics vision
Oracle rolled out a series of announcements aimed at portraying itself as a dominant player in business analytics on Wednesday, as well as one relevant to customers of rival SAP.

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