| MySQL Diehard vs. NoSQL Fanboi: The Animated Movie There is often a charged debate between MySQL proponents and those who are increasingly excited about NoSQL. So, it's good to see a bit of levity enter the discussion. Every once in a while we need to sit back and not take ourselves too seriously. That seems to be the intention of this video that we found on High Scalability. Just be forewarned - this is NSFW. The video may be a bit harsh for... Continue Reading » Weekly White Paper: Curbing Skyrocketing IT Energy Costs Switch on a server and you've just doubled its cost. According to Gartner, between 2007 and 2012 most U.S. enterprise datacenters will spend as much on power and cooling as on the hardware itself. Gartner predicts that energy costs for IT operations could also double by 2012 due to the volume of data that will flow through organizations and the expected increase in utilities. The answer?... Continue Reading » 6 SaaS Metrics You Should Track As you work to develop your product - before and after launch, it's important that you use more than just "gut feelings" to ascertain what's working and what's not. Along those lines, last week, Ryan Carson, co-founder of Carsonified offered a list of six key metrics for your web app and how to track them. It's a great list - with definitions, calculation methods, examples, and even a link to a... Continue Reading » No Crackdown but Questions in Europe About Data Protection and the Cloud German authorities have recently expressed skepticism about cloud computing and the potential it has for breaking data protection laws. According to the Information Law Group, there is no imminent danger of a European crackdown, but legal experts are advising international companies to address these potential concerns in their planning and operations. The controversy stems from statements made... Continue Reading » IBM at the US Open - Analyzing Every Volley, Serve and Overhead Smash One quote from an IBM executive stands out in the post that Chris Cameron wrote today about IBM's augmented reality app for the U.S. Open. Rick Singer, IBM's VP of sports technology partnerships said it all comes down to the information generated with every tennis stroke, volley and serve. "This is all about data. It's about how you take data, aggregate it and make it simpler to use," says... Continue Reading » How Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM Fits Into the New World of Messaging Platforms Salesorce.com acquired Jigsaw earlier this year. This past week, Salesforce.com unveiled the integration. The service integrates Chatter, the Salesforce.com microblogging platform. When a contact is updated through Jigsaw, the subscriber gets an update in their Chatter feed. Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM is an example of how microblogging services are becoming message platforms for crowdsourcing... Continue Reading » | 
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