How to Make Your In-memory NoSQL Datastores Enterprise-Ready
In-memory NoSQL datastores such as open source Redis and Memcached are becoming the de-facto standard for every web/mobile application that cares about its user’s experience. Still, large enterprises have struggled to adopt these databases in recent years due to challenges ...
Big data deployments remain low among firms
More organizations may be investing in big data projects but few have actually deployed such initiatives. According to a Gartner study released Tuesday, 64 percent of businesses said they were investing or planning to invest in big data technology, up ...
64% Of Organizations Have Invested In Or Plan To Invest In Big Data Tech
Businesses are eager to spend money on big data, but few have a clear cut plan for what they plan to do with the technology, according to a new Gartner report. 64% of organizations surveyed have already purchased or are ...
3 key differences between big data and analytics
Organizations around the world and across various industries are employing the philosophies of big data in order to gain more insight into their business and improve processes. However, it is not rare for many executives to wonder if big data ...
NewSQL Vendor MemSQL Takes On MongoDB
Startup vendor MemSQL announced Wednesday a new release of its high-scale, in-memory database that adds JSON (Java Script Object Notation) support. The move is aimed at attracting developers who might otherwise choose the MongoDB NoSQL database.
MongoDB has the leading market ...
Big Data Still Needs a Human Touch
In July, I brought my 15-month-old and 4-year-old sons to a medical center in Palo Alto. Eight weeks earlier, I had moved to California to launch my company Hexigo in the U.S., and it was time to see a doctor ...
How DevOps Can Take Data Science to the Next Level
Big data is all about advanced analytics at extreme scales. Data scientists are, among many things, one of the key application developers for this new age. Quite often, the statistical models they build become production assets that must scale with ...
Google’s Calico-With Big Data You’ll Live Forever
Google’s latest business venture: Calico, or the “California Life Company,” aims to extend life by tackling aging and disease. How? Big-data analytics is the key.
On the one hand, could this be an early Google April fool?
On The Other Hand, Google ...
8 Keys To A Game-Changing Big Data Strategy
Is it time for your company to get into big data? Wrong question—you’re already in it. The real question is whether you will seize the opportunity or be overwhelmed by it.
The fact is that all businesses are on the big ...
Government Networks Unprepared for Cloud, Big Data Transitions
As federal agencies gear up for a series of major IT transitions, a majority of government network managers say that their government software systems lack the capacity that will be required to meet the additional load that cloud computing, big ...