Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• Windows RT Failing to Capture Tablet Market

  [caption id="attachment_9539" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Windows RT is virtually identical to Windows 8, but runs on ARM-based devices; Windows 8 is built for x86 hardware.[/caption] Micros…
• BYOD Will Dominate Companies by 2016: Gartner

  For anyone who thought Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies were a passing fad, research firm Gartner has some news for you: using your personal device in an office context will become increasin…
• Cloudera’s Impala Delivers SQL-on-Hadoop

  [caption id="attachment_9492" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Impala operates within the Hadoop framework without the need for specialized systems or proprietary formats.[/caption] Cloudera’s Im…
• How Facebook Built Natural Language into Graph Search

  [caption id="attachment_9463" align="aligncenter" width="618"] It takes a lot of work to build a system capable of showing which of your friends have truly insane hobbies.[/caption] Facebook’s Gr…
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  Wolfram Alpha Drills Deep into Facebook Data

  [caption id="attachment_9441" align="aligncenter" width="511"] Grapes? No, a visualization of peoples' Facebook "friends" networks.[/caption] Back in January, when Wolfram Alpha launched an updat…
• Was Google’s Motorola Mobility Acquisition a Mistake?

  [caption id="attachment_9417" align="aligncenter" width="618"] At least Motorola produces some nifty ads for its Droid phones.[/caption] Did Google make a mistake when it purchased Motorola Mobil…
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  Ubuntu Server 13.04 Released

  [caption id="attachment_9403" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Simultaneous with the release of Ubuntu Server 13.04, Canonical issued Ubuntu 13.04 for the desktop (seen here).[/caption] Ubuntu Se…
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  GE Strikes Deal for Pivotal’s Analytics, Cloud Software

  [caption id="attachment_9377" align="aligncenter" width="500"] GE has been investing more and more in analytics, which it publicly believes is the future of industry.[/caption] General Electric i…
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  New Apple Products Won't Arrive Until Fall: CEO Tim Cook

  [caption id="attachment_9360" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter.[/caption] Apple won’t introduce new products for several more months, CEO Tim Cook a…
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  Data Analytics Remains Bright Spot in Slowing Software Market

  Data analytics and “social” software helped drive enterprise software growth in 2012, according to new data from research firm IDC. That’s despite a significant slowdown in the broader software m…