Taking Care of Your Applications
Application programming interfaces (APIs) act as the intermediary between software and users. A poor API means little work can be done as well as locating information is difficult. There are ways to...
View ArticleOpen Source not Popular on Average Computer
Users rally around open source software, delighting in the inexpensive, alternative solution to commercial products. All sectors have adopted open source usage, except for the bulk of everyday people....
View ArticleThe Lowdown on Apache Search Code
Apache is one of the biggest and best name is open source software and two of their flagship project is their search code Lucene/Solr. Many companies have adopted Lucene and Solr to power their search...
View ArticleStop Talking and Do a Data Con
The data con is not a big dance, though it sounds like a funky two step, instead it is an abbreviation for Big Data TechCon that is being held this coming October 15-17 in beautiful San Francisco,...
View ArticleSmall Bits On Big Data
If you have been following us long enough, you know there is a lot of news about Big Data. There is so much news that not a single Web site or person can keep up with it, says CMS Wire in “Big Data...
View ArticleA Search Engine that Hides You from the NSA
Is it truly possible for a search engine to exist that protects your Internet history from the NSA? If you use any of the main search engines, then the answer would be no. It is a prime business...
View ArticleCIGNEX Deploys 400 Open Source Solutions
CIGNEX has broken a record! Check out a headline from PR Web for, “Global Open Source Leader CIGNEX Datametrics Crosses The Milestone Of Successfully Deploying 400 Enterprise Open Source Solutions...
View ArticlePutting Big Data Action Into Motion
There is so much talk about Big Data and how it can help organizations reach a new level of insight into their information that it can be overwhelming. Not only that, it can be difficult to instill a...
View ArticleApache Lucene Solr Users Can Meet The Experts
Come and meet the Apache Lucene/Solr experts and get tricks and tips straight from those behind the popular open source search software. How do you have the chance to experience this wonderful...
View ArticleAmazon Adds New Search User Interface
Amazon Web Services has formed a partnership with Raritan Technologies to breathe fresh life into its Amazon Web Services search services. Raritan will enhance Amazon’s CloudSearch User Interface...
View ArticleGigablast Joins the Open Source Surge
In order to appeal to a wider range of clients and make itself appeal more to the developer community, Gigablast Inc. has released its code to the public. The Internet at IT Business Net Web site...
View ArticleHadoop and Solr Make a Google Like Product
For many, imitating Google’s success comes with actually mirroring their products to the point where they are almost exact duplicates. The Formtek Blog explains that Hadoop and Solr might be following...
View ArticleApache Solr Puts the Zing in Search
The Java runtime scalability company Azul Systems is moving into the search market. According to Consumer Electronics Net, “Azul Zing Delivers Speed And Scalability For NetDocuments Search.” Zing is...
View ArticleSearch Strategies Predicted Until 2016
To the average Internet user, search appears to be an easy function: type a query in, press the button, and the results are returned. The truth is quite the opposite. Search is complicated and...
View ArticleA Platform To Connect Open Source Talent
Connecting open source talent is as simple as conducting a Google search, but having to search through community forums and Web results is not only grating, but also time consuming. You never know if...
View ArticleWhat is Going on in the Search Industry
The search industry has seen rapid growth and change since the start of 2013 and it does not show any sign of altering its fast course along the track. With so many things happening in the industry, it...
View ArticleNew Products For Big Data Projects
A cavalcade of Big Data products have been released to the open market. Curious about what they are? Check out Information Management’s new technology roundup: “New Product News-July 26, 2013.” The...
View ArticleSearching on Web Sites
Web site search features either yield precise results or very poor results. There does not seem to be a middleman, but Google remedied Web site search if users added it on and the technology improved...
View ArticleEnterprise Search Pushes Forward With Partnerships
The continuing growth of organizations wanting to analyze their data is not showing any signs of slowing down. Big Data is only getting bigger and partnerships formed on the data trend are becoming...
View ArticleMore Big Money For An Open Source Company
Usually we would say that it takes awhile for companies to secure funding, but recent headlines bespeak the opposite, at least in the open source world. Take a gander at Data Center Knowledge and its...
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