Data Scientists Create Code Of Professional Conduct
Concerned about big data's potential for misuse, a new organization of data scientists has created a set of rules for their profession.
The Data Science Association is a non-profit organization with more than 500 members, even though it's only about 2 ...
Big Data for Telco Begins to Unleash Systems of Engagement
In our recently completed Q3 2013 Global State Of Enterprise Architecture Online Survey, big data for real-time analytics moved from the No. 3 most revolutionary technology to the No. 2 position, according to the 116 enterprise architects who participated. This ...
Cloudera and Syncsort partner to offload mainframe data to Hadoop
Software vendor Syncsort has partnered with Cloudera, provider of one of the most popular distributions of Apache Hadoop, to create a solution for customers who want to apply Hadoop-based analytics to data that sits on mainframes.
According to Syncsort, mainframes host ...
Splunk Is a Big Winner in Big Data
Wedbush conducted a Big Data roundtable with 10 software and Internet companies that have significant initiatives in high-volume unstructured data, real-time data, and next-generation analytics.
Big Data may be overhyped as a technology trend, but we believe the large majority of ...
5 Insights Your Traditional Data Won’t Tell You
The traditional relational database has been the mainstay of IT for decades. It offered a reliable way to store and search for structured data and an easy way to compare different categories of information. While the relational database works great ...
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 ...
3 Roadblocks To Big Data ROI
Most organizations that implement big data platforms expect to derive significant value from their investment. But nearly half of these firms aren't achieving the level of value or return on investment (ROI) that they had expected.
According to a new study ...
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 ...
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 ...