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Deep Dive: Browse the Breakouts from EMC World 2015 Breakout sessions from EMC World 2015 take you deep into EMC technology and innovation for technology practitioners and IT leaders—hybrid cloud, flash, big data, converged infrastructure, agile development, data protection, and more. Browse the breakouts here

The Dean of Big Data, EMC’s Bill Schmarzo has a new Big Idea video on "Big Data Business Model Maturity Index ( BDBM )". The video discusses how to measure the degree to which your organization has integrated big data and advanced analytics into your day to day business model. You can watch the video on : 

According to a new paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI),  a collaborative approach with the commercial sector on Big Data analytics could enable the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to benefit from cutting-edge skills, helping to save money and lives through greater financial efficiency and operational effectiveness. Read more below :  Big Data for Defense and Security  

Here a good book for reference : Big Data Storage Guide for Dummies A handy guide for designing, implementing and managing your storage architecture to support innovative Big Data Projects. The book will help you in the following ways :           What you need to know to build a Big Data storage architecture           Techniques to ensure a successful Big Data project           Best practice tips around Big Data security and compliance           Practical examples of Big Data in the real world Big Data Storage for Dummies from EMC Academic Alliance

Big Data can change the way you market your products and services enabling you to achieve higher levels of personalization, customer satisfaction and experience. Join this live webcast for an interactive discussion about how EMC built a data-driven marketing science practice that is transforming how EMC does Marketing.  Big Data Case Study: Transform Marketing And Take More from EMC Academic Alliance

I just loved the concept - Hear the Story, See the story .  As they define #EMCBlueprints as -  " EMC Blueprints is a new, innovative way of capturing the big ideas presented at EMC World.  While EMC's executives are giving their keynote addresses, artists trained in the practice of graphic recording will be producing visual transcripts of their talks. This involves listening to each talk, synthesizing the key ideas and recording them in a flow of images and text, all in real time. Hear the story.  See the story " Check them in detail on  http://pinterest.com/search/?q=EMCBlueprints  

This white paper—jointly sponsored by EMC, CSC, and Cisco—describes workload deployment strategies for private and hybrid clouds, enabling IT as a strategic business partner.  White Paper: What's on Your Cloud? Workload Deployment Strategies for Private and Hybrid Clouds from EMC Academic Alliance

A new report from McKinsey estimates that big data could save the health care industry up to $450 billion, but it has to overcome a few obstacles first. Read more below :  The big data_revolution_in_healthcare from Rajesh Nambiar

FreeStructure is a global movement focused on leveraging our growing volumes and understanding of data. Culminating in a three-day gathering in San Francisco, FreeStructure brings together data communities to explore data’s fullest potential to solve real problems being faced by businesses, communities and the planet. To see how your personal and professional life is affected by data or to join the conversation, visit http://www.FreeStructure.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates to Remember Call for Speakers ends on 2 April 2013 for following tracks   Big Data Fundamentals  Business of Big Data  Policy and Privacy  Visualization and Illustration  Case Studies  Create Your Own Track  Geeks of a Feather Event Date : July 16-18, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco --------------------------------------------------------------

At International Conference on Cloud & Big Data Analytics (ICCBDA 2013) - David Dietrich Advisory Technical Education Consultant, Big Data & Data Science, EMC Corporation - delivered the pre-conference talk on Big Data Analytics. Here is the Slidecast for you -  Big Data Analytics from EMC Academic Alliance

This analyst report explains that organizations can no longer rely on preventive security systems, point security tools, manual processes, and hardened configurations to protect against targeted attacks. Henceforth, security management must be based on continuous monitoring and big data analysis for situational awareness and rapid decisions.

We heard about Full Flash Storage and Pivotal initiative last year. In the Q4 2012 Financial Call, EMC gave some insight into its 2013 vision.  Technology drivers for 2013 EMC, VMware and Pivotal Initiatives key focus areas for 2013 More specifics will be available in the coming month. 

EMC Global Services has created an excellent  graphic visualization  on the journey to Cloud Computing and  Big Data. Check them below - 

As a follow up from my earlier post on  International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Analytics #ICCBDA 2013 , we are pleased to invite you to Day 1 event - EMC Academic Forum 2013 -

RSA today released a Security Brief asserting that  The dissolution of traditional defensive perimeters coupled with attackers’ abilities to circumvent traditional security systems requires organizations to adopt an intelligence driven security model that is more risk-aware, contextual, and agile. Intelligence-driven security relies on big data analytics. Big data encompasses both the breadth of sources and the information depth needed for programs to assess risks accurately and to defend against illicit activity and advanced cyber threats. Within the next two years, we predict big data analytics will disrupt the status quo in most information security product segments, including SIEM; network monitoring; user authentication and authorization; identity management; fraud detection; and governance, risk & compliance. In the next three to five years, we predict data analytics tools will further evolve to enable a range of advanced predictive capabilities and automat...

Cloud represents the ideal infrastructure for dealing with vast quantities of data–or Big Data. Businesses are motivated to leverage Big Data because they know that locked inside of it are big opportunities. As a continuation to my post on  EMC IT's Journey to Cloud ,  i'm pleased to share a new w hitepaper on Business Analytics as a Service . This white paper examines how EMC is exploiting the Big Data opportunity with a new agile model for analytics and reporting. Business-Analytics-as-a-Service (BAaaS) significantly reduces total cost of ownership and provides predictive analytics proficiency and increased business agility. The paper details BAaaS architecture, deployment, results, best practices, and early adopter use cases.

An EMC-sponsored CIO research study by IDG sampled more than 1,500 participants worldwide through an online survey and in-depth interviews. Here are some excerpts from the same on trends like  Cloud, Big Data, analytics and security— Jim Malone of IDG reports on an EMC-sponsored survey of global CIOs and their priorities for the New Year. Info-graphics  on top-line Global findings of IDG's global CIO research on 2013 investment priorities Additional References The top-line findings of IDG's global CIO research on 2013 investment priorities, Big Data, IT Transformation, and Security in the form of Infographics ( global and region-wise ) can be viewed on  http://pinterest.com/emcacademics/infographics   American CIOs Shift Focus from Cost Cutting to Value Creation Asia-Pacific CIOs Looking to Lead in Big Data and Cloud   European CIOs Drive Value Generation and See Gold in Big Data  

RSA Security, released a special report from the Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) that assesses how disruptive innovations such as Big Data analytics , cloud computing, enterprise mobility and social media will transform enterprise IT and hammer away at the foundations of information security strategies in 2013.  The Council’s latest report details four strategies to help enterprises adapt information security programs to help enable business innovation over the next 12 months. These strategies include how to boost risk and business skills, court middle management, tackle IT supply chain issues and build tech-savvy action plans. The Council’s guidance will help enterprises face the impact of the technology adoption of cloud computing , social media , mobile and Big Data . The Council also outlines the major impacts of these trends for security teams and how to address them.  Cloud Computing – The accelerated adoption of cloud will push security conc...

The 6th edition of Digital Universe Study was released today. The EMC-sponsored study by IDC, measures and characterizes all the digital data created, replicated, and consumed worldwide in a single year. The 2012 report projects the growth of the Digital Universe through 2020.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are some of the key findings from the same -   New IDC Digital Universe study, “ Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East ”¹ (sponsored by EMC) finds that only a tiny fraction of the world’s Big Data potential is being realized, though the amount of useful data is expanding.  IDC projects that the digital universe will reach 40 zettabytes (ZB) by 2020, an amount that exceeds previous forecasts by 5 ZBs, resulting in a 50-fold growth from the beginning of 2010. This year’s study marks the first time IDC was able to capture where the information in the digital un...

We live in a world of Big Data . This year alone, over a trillion gigabytes of new data will be created globally. Big Data presents a big challenge – but also exciting new opportunities for enterprises to rise above the competition.  Keeping this in mind, the teams at  EMC   and Greenplum launched  Real Big Data (  www.therealbigdata.com ) -  as a place for the latest news and discussions in the world of  Big Data . In the last few months, the team has built a series of guides with some very good information on Big Data .  You may download the same from the link below -   Big Data: A CIO’s Cut Out and Keep Guide -  Every now and then something comes along that has the potential to change the face of business as we know it. Currently big data is being touted as that thing, and CIOs everywhere need to get a grip on what it is and how it can benefit their company.  Big Data: Riding the Wave | A Guide for IT ...