• A sensible approach to big data

  Big data is getting a lot of coverage of late and with good reason. We live in a world that is fast becoming overwhelmed by information. Ninety percent of the world's data was created in just the last two years. From software applications and social media to Internet search results and the ever-present email, the rate of data creation is growing exponentially with no signs of slowing.

• Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut

  A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave.

• SAP builds out HANA platform and ecosystem

  Anyone remotely within the orbit of SAP lately knows that its number-one focus is the HANA in-memory database and development platform. At this week's Sapphire conference in Orlando, the vendor sought to show the progress it is making in both building out HANA's capabilities as well as attracting developers and partners to HANA.

• eBay bids on big data challenge

  Trying to make sense of the estimated 100 terabytes of new data received every day led eBay to start using big data platforms.

• It's not the size of your data, it's how you use it

  Data -- whether it is defined as "big" or "little" -- exists everywhere, and effective use of it does not have to be confined only to the largest companies with the biggest budgets and most sophisticated IT staff. In essence, it's not the size of the data, but how you use it that really matters.

• What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

• 5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

  Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay

• Analytics boost social marketing efforts

  Big-name companies including General Electric and Best Western are maturing their social marketing programs and integrating social metrics with back-end systems.

• Opinion: The Internet of Things, huge data, and Starbucks

  Gibbs ponders how a Starbucks coffee cup could become the greatest business edge

• SAP in 2013: Five things to watch

  It was a typically busy year for SAP, with the company making headlines for strong sales of its HANA in-memory database, high-profile acquisitions and aggressive moves into cloud computing.

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