5 Ways Big Data Is Changing the Travel Industry

There’s a new trend in many different industries that is taking information and making it part of individual business strategies for companies. It’s called big data, and it has the potential to be felt in all aspects of business. One ...

Big Data: Managing Wild Weather and Water

By Gaalen Engen and Marc Davis A state of emergency was declared throughout Washington State in November in response to a series of savage storms that caused three deaths and hundreds of injuries. So catastrophic was the cumulative damage that the ...

7 Things You Must Know About Big Data Before Adoption

There is absolutely no doubt that the right use of big data helps businesses become more profitable. But for this to happen, there are things businesses must know. Big data is the hottest technology trend going around right now. Crunching, analyzing ...

5 Big Data Hadoop Use Cases for Retail

Only in the last few years has the integration of big data and retail marketing become a method for customizing marketing campaigns to individuals -- and what a difference it has made. Previously, advertisers had to conduct focus groups, customer ...

NoSQL, NewSQL, or RDBMS-How To Choose

When should you choose a NoSQL or NewSQL option versus a conventional relational database management system? Here are 10 telltale traits that will help you make the right choice. Today's databases are not only expected to be flexible enough to handle ...

15 important case studies on Big Data

Are you passionate about data science, engineering, or analytics? Then you’re probably already pursuing a degree in big data and trying to delve into the matter as deeply as possible. We bet you focus on developing technical and analytical skills and ...

Big Data TechCon Welcomes LinkedIn to Technical Program

Announces industry keynote in addition to more than 55 how-to big data classes and tutorials MELVILLE, N.Y., August 25, 2014 —BZ Media LLC today announced its opening keynote at Big Data TechCon, the how-to technical conference for IT professionals implementing ...