Oracle to acquire DataRaker. Oracle (ORCL) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire DataRaker, a provider of a cloud-based analytics platform that enables electric, gas and water utilities to leverage vast amounts of data to optimize operational efficiency and improve the customer experience. The combination of Oracle and DataRaker’s cloud-based solutions is expected to provide utilities with the most complete solution to harness the benefits of utility Big Data to improve operational performance and enhance customer experience. “Big Data created by smart meters and sensors has presented utilities with an enormous opportunity to improve operations and deliver better customer service by acting on the unique insights that can only be found by understanding the massive amounts of data coming from their customers and networks,” said Rodger Smith, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Utilities. “With DataRaker, Oracle can provide customers a complete and integrated set of products to further unlock efficiencies and create data insights that maximize business value.”
Violin selected by Nirvanix. Violin Memory announced it has been selected by Nirvanix for its public Cloud Storage Network spanning 10 data centers around the world. The Violin Flash Memory Arrays are implemented across several multi-petabyte clouds, including a leading $50 billion financial services company. Nirvanix evaluated multiple traditional SAN storage options but Violin convincingly demonstrated superior performance and economics. “Integrating Violin Memory with our public, private and hybrid cloud solutions expands the opportunities for our customers to build their business on a cloud foundation and opens up business opportunities for us to better serve both new and existing customers,” said Dru Borden, CEO of Nirvanix. “The superior performance of Violin’s primary Flash Storage Arrays enhances the enterprise-class scale, security, data integrity and data accessibility that we provide.”
