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Data Center March 30, 2016 Data lakes: The smart person's guide A data lake is a set of unstructured information that you assemble for analysis. Deciding which information to put in the lake, how to store it, and what to make of it are the hard parts. Resource of the day Four Critical Software Delivery Challenges in the Application Economy Digital transformation is changing the way applications are developed, tested, moved through environments and released into production - and it's putting new demands on IT teams with which they're struggling to keep up. Learn about the challenges impacting digital transformation goals today: Development Constraints Insufficient Manual Testing Siloed Automation Increasing Customer Expectations Additional TechRepublic resources Cloud computing: We'll never be all in, say most companies Scoring big with mobile and Wi-Fi coverage for the NCAA Final Four How to easily manage Wake On LAN devices with NetX Ubuntu MATE is having a bit of a Mutiny Featured multimedia Screenshots: Five free apps to simplify partition tasks Today's recommended downloads eBook Series: Agile Operations (CA Technologies) Evaluating file sync and share solutions: 12 questions to ask about security (Dropbox) The Seven Essential Practices for Effective Business Continuity Management (Japanese) (IBM) ESG Report: Using Flash Storage to Drive Performance and Efficiency in Oracle Databases (Pure Storage) What is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)? (SingTel) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Internet of Things: The Security Challenge The Internet of Things is feeding us countless new streams of data to quantify and analyze things in ways that were never before possible. It's also creating serious new security risks in the process. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Election Tech 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.