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SVLUG: MapR Hadoop

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Administrator

Tonite at the Silicon Valley Users Group, Tomer Shiran, Director of Product Management, MapR Technologies, Inc. gave a talk on their MapR Hadoop product. Tomer did a great job of answering a variety of technical questions. In order to improve … Continue reading →

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Composite Aircraft and Hail Damage

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Administrator

I always wondered how to repair composite airplanes after damage. Now that a Tennessee school has grounded an entire fleet of Diamond DA-40 composite airplanes ($365,000 each) after serious hail storm damage, I guess we’ll find out. Some hail factoids: … Continue reading →

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Dell Ends 10-year Reseller Relationship With EMC

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Administrator

Big news in storage today: computerworld.com: Dell ends 10-year reseller relationship with EMC EMC Revenue $5 billion in Q3 2011

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Dennis Ritchie Dead at 70

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Administrator

Dennis Ritchie died today at 70. Brian Kernighan, Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie are the biggest influences on my career, starting when I became aware of Unix in high school. I never had the chance to meet Dennis, but I … Continue reading →

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Personal Jet Aircraft Details

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Administrator

The dream of a $800,000 dollar new personal jet died with the bankruptcy of Eclipse Aviation in 2008. Marketeers even changed the name of the category from “Very Light Jet” to “Personal Jet.” A few patient buyers did get 85%-complete, … Continue reading →

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