The growing use of innovative technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, will push companies from the retail, consumer goods and tourism industries, which come into direct contact with consumers, to increase their investment in order to combine the physical and virtual worlds. Otherwise they risk falling behind, according to the findings of a recent […]
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Accenture: Banks transfer a significant part of their operations to the cloud
Banks are reducing their decades-old reliance on outdated mainframe technology and plan to move a significant portion of their core business to the cloud to quickly launch new products and stay competitive, according to a new Accenture study. This study entitled “The great cloud mainframe migration: what banks need to knowis based on a global […]
Cloudera appoints former Hortonworks chief Rob Bearden as CEO
Data software company Cloudera named Rob Bearden as its new CEO on Monday. Bearden was previously the CEO of rival Hortonworks, which merged with Cloudera last year in a stock swap that valued the combined companies at $5.2 billion. Shares of Cloudera rose 3% in extended trading following the announcement. Bearden is a familiar face […]