By the end of 2013, 1.4 billion smartphones will be in use by consumers from around the world. Around 2015, Gartner predicts that more tablets will be sold than PCs worldwide and in 2017 1.75 tablets will be sold for every PC. The growth of smartphones is not only in the Western world. 75% of all new smartphones will be sold in Africa and Asia. The mobile era is upon us and … [Read more...] about Four Guidelines How To Approach Mobile Big Data
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Walmart Is Making Big Data Part Of Its DNA
Walmart started using big data even before the term big data became known in the industry and in 2012 they moved from an experiential 10-node Hadoop cluster to a 250-node Hadoop cluster. At the same time they developed new tools to migrate their existing data on Oracle, Netezza and Greenplum hardware to their own systems. The objective was to consolidate 10 different websites … [Read more...] about Walmart Is Making Big Data Part Of Its DNA