The closer you get to the point of action, the better control you have of your business. Being able to respond within seconds instead of minutes can maximize margin, minimize risk, and create opportunities that would have otherwise required guesswork. Until recently, that kind of situational awareness called for massive financial investment and serious know-how. Today, companies can tackle vast amounts of data in real-time, thanks in part to the continuing wave of open-source database innovation. Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to hear Chief Analyst Robin Bloor, PhD, explain why real-time analysis of Big Data is taking off these days.

The battle cry of "time to insight" continues to change the way organizations seek insights from their data, big and small. One increasingly popular strategy focus on analyzing data streams, ranging from social media to machine-generated data captured in logs. By focusing on the kind of continuous intelligence that can flow from such analysis, organizations can stay ahead of their competitors by seizing new opportunities, and often avoiding problematic disruptions. Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to hear veteran Analyst Mark Madsen of Third Nature, as he explains how a new wave of technologies offers a compelling alternative to the traditional means for generating insights.  

We have been expecting to see new in memory technology companies appear on our radar screen, and last year that began to happen. We are inclined to believe that 2012 was the kick-off year for what we believe will be an in memory technology revolution. If so, then GridGain is a company to watch.

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