Data is driving the world in ways many could only have imagined a few years ago. Detailed information about nearly every aspect of life is being generated at an unprecedented pace, with some estimates even showing that the amount of data generated doubles every two years. Simply put, thats a lot of numbers that need to be collected, sorted, analyzed, and applied to whatever … [Read more...] about Why Flash Proves to be Cheaper and Faster for Big Data
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Predictive (et al.) Analytics For All Business Segments is Very Affordable
These are big words... DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DATA ANALYTICS REGRESSION, CLUSTERING, NEURAL NETWORKS CLOUD HOSTING TECHNOLOGY From some big vendors... IBM WATSON ORACLE CLOUD MICROSOFT AZURE SAS, SPSS From an outsider's perspective, who is not familiar with the industry, yes, it sounds untouchable and expensive. Technologies and consultants normally reserved for the … [Read more...] about Predictive (et al.) Analytics For All Business Segments is Very Affordable
7 Factors to Consider When Choosing Between Public or Private Cloud
By now it should not come as a surprise that Big Data and the Cloud are two trends slowly converging into one major trend. Many organizations are thinking of a cloud solution for their IT and that is not a surprise. In fact, already in 2012 KPMG found that 81% of organizations were either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a … [Read more...] about 7 Factors to Consider When Choosing Between Public or Private Cloud
Three Examples of Big Data Applied in Energy Analytics
One of the hottest topics today is energy including consumption, discovery and implementation. The importance of energy, especially renewable, reusable and affordable energy, cannot be overstated both at an individual and business level. Today, more than ever, there are a plethora of uses for energy. So much of what we do today has to be powered by energy of one sort or … [Read more...] about Three Examples of Big Data Applied in Energy Analytics
Cloud vs. In-house: Which Hadoop Option is Right for You?
Companies across the globe are beginning to realize the immense value that Big Data can add to their business. More and more of them are implementing Big Data each day. If your company too, is on the verge of putting Big Data to work, then there are a few things you need to know. There are two ways to go about using Big Data establishing it on your companys premises or using a … [Read more...] about Cloud vs. In-house: Which Hadoop Option is Right for You?
