Hybrid cloud technology is a buzzword for those of us who use SharePoint regularly, and research shows that hybrid cloud systems may soon become the biggest part of SharePoint’s base installation. However, this is not a new development. And as Office 365 matures, we can expect to see more similar developments. The Hybrid Cloud Microsoft’s State of the Hybrid Cloud 2017 discovered that... Read More
Microsoft Announces New Commitment to Apache Spark
Microsoft will soon be starting a commitment with open source framework, Apache Spark. The technology giant began working with Spark last year. Now the company plans to launch several Spark services and even announced that Spark would power the on-premises version of Hadoop’s R Server, which has become popular for big data analysis. Additionally, the cloud version of R Server will be... Read More
Utilizing SharePoint and OneDrive for Business for Maximum Benefit
When it comes to ECM applications like EMC Documentum, IBM FileNet and, of course, SharePoint, many businesses face a common issue: users want to use the most lightweight file-sharing services, but these programs often have issues with privacy control. Microsoft has noticed this conundrum and rolled out OneDrive for Business (ODB) as part of Office 365. However, Microsoft isn’t abandoning... Read More