Data Science Skills in Demand for 2016
Big data has been the watchword for a while in IT, so it’s no surprise that data science skills are in hot demand and the job has perhaps mischievously been labelled as the ‘sexiest job in the 21st century’ by ...
Big data gets a new open-source project: Apache Arrow
Hadoop, Spark and Kafka have already had a defining influence on the world of big data, and now there's yet another Apache project with the potential to shape the landscape even further: Apache Arrow.
The Apache Software Foundation on Wednesday launched ...
Why NoSQL is the future of IoT
NoSQL is emerging as the backbone of IoT systems thanks to its ability to manage the massive volume, variety, and velocity of data produced by connected devices. It delivers exceptional horizontal scalability, flexible schemas that accommodate diverse formats like JSON ...
How to Expand into Global Markets
Breaking into international markets isn’t easy. From the largest of corporations to the smallest of .coms, getting to know your global audiences times take, research, and respect. As no two cultures are alike, what may be a resounding success in ...
5 Reasons to Choose Parquet for Spark SQL
It is well-known that columnar storage saves both time and space when it comes to big data processing. Parquet, for example, is shown to boost Spark SQL performance by 10X on average compared to using text, thanks to low-level reader ...
The Top 5 Hadoop Distributions
A new report by Forrester Research’s big data analysts says that adopting Hadoop is “mandatory” for any organization that wishes to do advanced analytics and get actionable insights on their data.
Forrester estimates that between 60% and 73% of data that ...
4 predictions for NoSQL technologies
Allied Market Research predicts that the global NoSQL market will reach $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, with a growth rate of 35.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2020.
The reason for this growth is that companies ...
Complying with the GDPR: International Data Protection and Privacy Excellence Forum
Understanding, Preparing for and Implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation
London, UK
06th – 08th April 2016
The biggest data protection reform in 20 years is finally upon us. At the marcus evans Complying with the GDPR: International Data Protection and Privacy Excellence Forum, a ...
Master Data and Enterprise Information Management
Take control over data assets and empower business
Berlin, Germany, 25th -27th April 2016
Data is becoming a true enterprise asset. In today’s digital age companies needs to become more real-time and agile in order to compete successfully. Thus, a firm foundation of quality ...
6 Major Tips of a Successful Predictive Analytics Project
Over the years we all helped organizations bring predictive analytics modelling in house and have learned a lot along the way. The use of predictive analytics has had a great impact on the company impact, resulting in better business decisions ...