Big Data
Articles on Big Data Mangement, Analytics, Best Practices and News
A Technical Look at Big Data
Big data can mean a number of things—and guide business decisions in countless ways. It can involve analyzing sheer volumes of data, from 100s of terabytes to petabytes. Or it can imply getting data and information from unlikely sources—sensors from a machine on an...
An Extensive Glossary of Big Data Terminology
Big data comes with a lot of new terminology that is sometimes hard to understand. Therefore we have created an ABC of big data that should give some insights. Some of the definitions refer to a corresponding blog post. Of course this big data glossary is not 100%...
Don’t Have A Big Data Strategy Yet? Good
Big data noise has reached the point where most are reaching for the ear plugs. And with any good hype bubble, the naysayers are now grabbing attention with contrarian positions. For example, The New York Times expressed doubt about the economic viability of big data...
Big Data Changed the Way We Think About Data Warehousing
Expectations from organizations have changed the demand for data. The change requires organizations to gather and manage very large data sets – terabytes and petabytes of data – for processes and near real-time analysis and predictive analytics, and is due, in part,...
Is Embracing Analytics a Rush to Judgment?
Allow me to take a contrarian view to the rapid interest in applying analytics. Have we seen this kind of story before? Is there a rush to judgment that analytics is the elusive cure-all magic potion or panacea that management has been seeking in order to achieve...
Big Data doesn’t have to be so “big” after all
In an era where having access to real-time data and analyzing data effectively can push you a step ahead of your competition, it is essential to make the big data process as simple as possible. Data gathered from transactions, to customer service functionally, price,...
