Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
                
                October 5, 2017
            
                Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: October 5, 2017. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
            
            
                    
                    News Flashes
                    
                            
                                
                                Guidelines for Understanding the Next-Generation of Hadoop Technologies
                                
                             
                        
                            
                                
                                Data professionals and vendors converged at Strata Data in New York to trade tips and tricks for handling big data. Top of mind for most was the impact of machine learning and how it's continuing to evolve as the "next big thing."
                                
                             
                        
                            
                                
                                TIBCO Software, a provider of solutions for integration, API management, and analytics, has entered into an agreement to acquire Cisco's Data Virtualization business (formerly Composite Software), specifically Cisco Information Server, a solution that enables enterprise-scale data virtualization, and associated consulting and support services.