Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• Union Metrics Offers Analytics Tools for Tumblr

  [caption id="attachment_5013" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tumblr's funky photos and inane captions apparently have analytics value.[/caption] When it comes to social-networking analytics, Tu…
• One Year After Jobs’ Death, Apple Still Has Momentum

  One year after Steve Jobs’ death, Apple finds itself at something of a crossroads. While the company enjoys blockbuster sales and massive revenue, it’s also confronted by enormous challenges. By…
• Google Glass, Augmented Reality Spells Data Headaches

  [caption id="attachment_4962" align="aligncenter" width="434"] According to the patent, the integrated camera plays a large role in what Google calls the “smart-watch."[/caption] Google caused a…
• SAP Eyes Real-Time Analytics for Retail

  SAP is expanding its real-time analytics reach with a new Planning for Retail platform, which offers the ability to project sales and forecast future quarters. It’s yet another example of SAP ana…
• Oracle Ties Analytics, Social to the Cloud

  [caption id="attachment_4939" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Some of Oracle's new cloud applications mine social networks for insight.[/caption] Oracle previewed seven new cloud services at its…
• IBM, Oracle, Others Team With UPMC on Health Data Analytics

  IBM, Oracle, Informatica and dbMotion are teaming with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) on an enterprise-analytics project that will help physicians personalize patient care. Ex…
• Apple iPad Mini Could Complicate Things for Windows 8 Tablets

  [caption id="attachment_4929" align="aligncenter" width="500"] An iPad Mini could ignite a full-on tablet war just in time for the holidays.[/caption] Current rumor suggests that Apple is gearing…
• Oracle Updates Business Intelligence Platform for Mobility

  [caption id="attachment_4923" align="aligncenter" width="488"] Oracle's new business-intelligence software emphasizes mobile capabilities.[/caption] Oracle uses its Oracle Open World (OOW) confer…
• Google Briefly Passes Microsoft in Market Capitalization

  Looking for evidence that cloud computing has achieved primacy over the “traditional” software model that long dominated the tech industry? Look no further than the stock market, where Google’s m…
• EU Pushing for Cloud Computing Standards, Partnerships

  The European Union is gripped by economic malaise, social unrest, and deep uncertainty about its future as a cohesive body. But at least its governmental regulators can agree on one thing: there’…