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Explosive growth expected for Hadoop, MapReduce-related revenues: IDC

The market for software related to the Hadoop and MapReduce programming frameworks for large-scale data analysis will jump from $77 million in 2011 to $812.8 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 60.2 percent, according to analyst firm IDC.
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IBM set to replace Siebel with open-source SugarCRM

IBM is planning to replace its Siebel-based customer relationship management (CRM) products with software owned by open source software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor SugarCRM, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Oracle upgrades standard Java, JavaFX

Enhancements include first delivery of SDKs for Mac OS X, along with garbage collection and virtual machine boosts

Google details Chrome browser security-testing technology

Since late last year, Google has been using an industrial-strength testing system to identify, analyze and fix security holes in its Chrome browser, helping it significantly cut down on the number of vulnerabilities that slip through to the most recent version product in production.

Microsoft to support ODF 1.2 open document standard in Office 15

Microsoft has demonstrated support for the Open Document Format (ODF) 1.2 standard in a technical preview of the forthcoming Office 15 productivity suite, and plans to release a beta version with the feature late this summer.

Rackspace launches new OpenStack-based cloud portfolio

Company unveils array of new services, including a MySQL offering optimized for the cloud

Microsoft forms subsidiary to engage with open source communities

The new business unit, called Microsoft Open Technologies, will address the gap between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies

HP takes aim at Amazon with public cloud, virtual network components

Hewlett-Packard announced a series of open-source-based cloud offerings and added network automation capabilities to its hardware products in an attempt to carve out its piece of a market currently topped by Amazon Web Services.

Ubuntu founder pitches new tool for server provisioning

Ubuntu developer Canonical is working on a new provisioning platform called Metal as a Service (MAAS), which will be used to activate new servers, on top of which a cloud can be deployed, founder Mark Shuttleworth said in a blog post.

SAP goes after SAS, IBM with predictive analytics software

SAP is hoping to stake out some turf in the predictive analytics software market with a new application, BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software, which was announced Tuesday.

Computerworld continuing coverage of Hadoop

Latest news, features and more on Hadoop.

Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress

Here's a look at the growing list of open-source platform-as-a-service providers and how IT managers can decide where the technology fits best in their organizations.

Wide-Open Search

With the explosion of unstructured data, companies are looking for more options for enterprise search. Here's a look at the benefits and limitations of open-source search-enabled applications.

Look Before You Leap Into Hadoop

Analysts and early users warn that companies should move slowly if they want to take advantage of the open-source Hadoop technology, noting that it requires extensive training along with analytics expertise not seen in many IT shops.

What's the big deal about Hadoop?

Hadoop is all the rage, but it requires expertise that's beyond the ken of many IT shops, customers say.

The Grill: Doug Cutting

Hadoop creator Doug Cutting says he expects the surge in interest in the big-data storage and analytics framework to continue.

Look Who's Discovered the Virtues of Openness

The company's embrace of openness does not mean that it's forgoing profits.

Image gallery: Alfresco -- an open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint

Microsoft's SharePoint ECM system can be expensive; companies may be able to find an alternative in Alfresco, or make do with simpler document management systems.

Alfresco: An open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint

Microsoft's SharePoint ECM system can be expensive; companies may be able to find an alternative in Alfresco, or make do with simpler document management systems. Insider (registration required)

'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now

Ready or not, big data is coming. Here are 5 things IT managers can do today to prepare for the data deluge of tomorrow.