Profile of Doug Henschen

Executive Editor, Enterprise Apps Member Since: 11/15/2013
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Doug Henschen is Executive Editor of InformationWeek, where he covers the intersection of enterprise applications with information management, business intelligence, big data and analytics. He previously served as editor in chief of Intelligent Enterprise, editor in chief of Transform Magazine, and Executive Editor at DM News. He has covered IT and data-driven marketing for more than 15 years.

Microsoft, Salesforce.com Make Nice, Marry Apps

5/30/2014
Salesforce apps will work with Office 365, Windows, Windows Phone. Microsoft keeps using ExactTarget. But don't expect Salesforce apps on Azure.
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Salesforce.com Coming To Microsoft Azure Cloud?

5/29/2014
Salesforce on Azure may sound implausible, but in the wake of a similar deal with Oracle, rumor has it the two companies are talking.
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Gartner: Chinese Server Vendors Find Fortune

5/28/2014
Gartner finds server shipments fell in the first quarter, but conditions are leveling off and Chinese vendors are on the rise.
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Salesforce.com Reveals Next Mobile App

5/22/2014
Salesforce1 Mobile App update features drill-down dashboards, access to SAP data, and support for -- gasp! -- disconnected operation.
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Data Pros' Salary Showdown

5/22/2014
Our 2014 Salary Survey shows the typical analytics expert's salary is just keeping up with inflation, even while they're working harder on more diverse teams. What gives?
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Big Data Salaries Top BI, Data Warehousing

5/22/2014
Salaries for business intelligence and data warehousing pros are stagnating. But big data analytics experts and data scientists are cleaning up, surveys show.
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Couchbase Releases NoSQL Mobile Platform

5/21/2014
Couchbase Mobile keeps apps running without connectivity, but can the NoSQL vendor win over mobile app developers?
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IBM Offers 3 Analytic Apps Via Cloud

5/20/2014
IBM ports yet more software onto its SoftLayer-powered cloud with Concert, Project Catalyst, and OpenPages analytics services.
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SAP To Acquire SeeWhy For Marketing Push

5/20/2014
SAP to add behavioral-targeting company SeeWhy to its cloud services portfolio. Can it match Oracle and Salesforce.com marketing clouds?
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Splice Machine SQL Database Scales On Hadoop

5/19/2014
Splice Machine promises SQL- and ACID-compliant RDBMS for analytics and transaction processing on a super-scalable, low-cost Hadoop platform.
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Microsoft Brings SAP Apps To Azure Cloud

5/19/2014
SAP apps are coming to Azure and BusinessObjects now talks to Microsoft Power BI, but in-memory cloud options for Hana, SQL Server must wait.
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Adobe Creative Cloud Crashes, Is Restored

5/16/2014
Adobe says day-long log-in snafu blocked access to cloud-based home for Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other creative tools.
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Hortonworks' Hadoop Security Buy

5/15/2014
Hortonworks acquires startup XA Secure and will bring its Hadoop access, authorization, and audit policy layer into open-source.
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Adobe Marketing Cloud Gets Predictive, Real-Time

5/15/2014
Adobe announces yet more marketing enhancements, but the bigger battle -- with IBM, Oracle, Salesforce.com, and others -- is for best-integrated customer experience.
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Oracle Wants $1.3 Billion Award Against SAP Reinstated

5/14/2014
Oracle argues mega-judgment against SAP was appropriate in seven-year-old TomorrowNow theft case.
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Informatica Self-Service Platform Spots Sensitive Data

5/13/2014
Informatica unveils its Intelligent Data Platform roadmap for clean, secure self-service data, even at big data scale.
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IBM Unites Marketing, E-Commerce In 'ExperienceOne'

5/13/2014
IBM looks to outgun Oracle and Salesforce.com marketing clouds with tech and consulting combinations that span the customer life cycle.
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DataStax Brings Spark To Cassandra

5/12/2014
DataStax promises real-time analysis for big-data apps on Cassandra through an integration with Databricks' Spark in-memory framework.
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Splunk Extends Analysis To NoSQL Databases

5/12/2014
Splunk Enterprise gets multisite support, improved visualization. Hunk adds analysis for Accumulo, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Neo4j.
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HP Offers Appliance For Microsoft Analytics Platform

5/9/2014
HP ConvergedSystem 300 promises fast deployment of SQL Server 2014 and HDInsight Hadoop.
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SAP Shakeup: McDermott Speaks Out

5/8/2014
After an exec shuffle, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott insists the company's priorities have not changed and it is not backing off on Hana.
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Workday Recruiting Extends Cloud-Based HR Suite

5/7/2014
Workday Recruiting application steps up cloud competition against Oracle and SAP human capital management suites.
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Salesforce.com Social Studio Blends Buddy Media, Radian6

5/6/2014
Salesforce consolidates best-of social functionality, adds content marketing and publishing features to ExactTarget Marketing Cloud.
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SAP Shakeup Puts Focus Where It Belongs

5/6/2014
SAP just set its priorities straight. Here's why Vishal Sikka's departure shouldn't worry SAP customers.
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SAP Management Shakeup: Hana Mastermind Leaves

5/5/2014
SAP executive board member Vishal Sikka unexpectedly resigns, signaling a shift in SAP strategy. What does it mean for Hana platform?
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Oracle Lets Customers Shift Money To Cloud Apps

5/1/2014
Oracle unveils new Marketing Cloud and "Customer 2 Cloud" plan that lets enterprises convert on-premises investments to the cloud.
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