ISACA issues governance and assurance guidance for Big Data

Big data can save big money. A recent McKinsey report found that value gained from data in the US health care sector alone could be more than US $300 billion every year. But traditional tools aren’t enough to manage these extremely large amounts of fast-changing information. To help enterprises use big data effectively, global nonprofit IT association ISACA issued guidance today on how to manage the chaos and address the business benefits and challenges.

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Norwegian plans announced

Speaking at a major Norwegian business conference, Byrne Murphy, chairman of DigiPlex Group Companies has announced plans to open a third data centre in Norway. Part of its ambitious expansion plans across the UK and Scandinavia, the new x capacity data centre in Oslo will build on the success of its state-of-the-art A2A (Air to Air) technology and twelve year track record for ‘never, never, ever going down’.

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MapR Technologies closes $30 million in new funding

MapR Technologies, Inc has closed a new round of funding, securing $30 million in series C financing. New investor Mayfield Fund led the funding round, which also includes participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA and Redpoint Ventures bringing total funds raised to $59 million.

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CommScope acquires iTRACS

To further expand the solutions available for supporting enterprise customers with intelligence and infrastructure management, CommScope has acquired substantially all of the assets of iTRACS Corporation, a global leader in open, enterprise-class data center infrastructure management (DCIM).

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