With Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and other data retention laws in place, the need for data storage experts is on the rise. Read Lora's article on various news that validate the need.
UK-based IT staffing firm Ifftner Solutions says requirements arising from Sarbanes-Oxley and the European Union's data retention law are creating an increasing demand for data storage specialists in the UK.
According to eGov monitor, Ifftner representative Melanie Bosley says the requirement that U.S. companies be able to produce e-mail written in the last five years that contains particular words - as well as other longer data retention periods - has resulted in a growing number of storage architects, consultants and engineers.
And the demand will continue to increase if the growing volume of digital data is any indication. An IDC study indicates that the global data volume is increasing 60 percent per year.
Pentaho Swipes BI Customer from SAP Business Objects
With its purchase of the New Zealand-based Weka open source data mining project, Pentaho demonstrates its commitment to providing a comprehensive open source business intelligence suite, according to a company spokesperson. A Ventana Research analyst confirms that the move is a good thing, noting that data mining is one of the top BI capabilities that users look for. Weka team members aren't disappointed either, according to this piece, which says the project has grown such that it needs commercial-grade support and resources to continue.
DiBona on Google's Open Source Philosophy
Chris DiBona, the open source program manager for Google, shares his philosophy. Read Lora's summary on how Google is implementing the Summer of Code.
OpenSolaris OS Beta Now Available
Sun and the OpenSolaris community have announced the availability of the OpenSolaris OS. The free operating system is based on Sun's Solaris kernel and is the first OS to feature ZFS as its default file system.
