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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Data is Immortal, but Not Immune to Decay
Data exists in a dangerous state of near-non existence. Few businesses would risk not having backups in place. With cloud computing becoming commonplace in enterprise, weve come to accept that our data will be replicated and stored in duplicate. Even data that is intentionally deleted can often be recovered. When Yahoo! purchased Geocities, nobody dreamed that it would go ahead … [Read more...] about Data is Immortal, but Not Immune to Decay
Are You A Data Hoarder? Learn How to Manage the Clutter
Are you a data hoarder? If your data looks a bit like the above, read on. Many businesses are feeling the pressures of data overload. Businesses are stockpiling more data than ever before. From machine-generated data, social sentiment, transactional data, and emails, many companies feel as if they are drowning in data. According to a report by the Economist, 7 in 10 companies … [Read more...] about Are You A Data Hoarder? Learn How to Manage the Clutter
How Startups Can Preempt Big Data Problems By Addressing These 3 Issues Upfront
Success! You are about to embark on a Big Data project for your startup company. Youve identified your business objective, made your business case, and developed a solid strategy. Youve even managed to get the right people in place, including highly coveted and skilled data scientists. But have you thought of everything? Great technical and business results might not mean … [Read more...] about How Startups Can Preempt Big Data Problems By Addressing These 3 Issues Upfront
Big Data is Like Smartphone Videos
Recently I wrote on growing data files dilemma: should we recycle or erase them. Afterwards I realized that forgetting old stuff is much more natural behavior of us, humans, than continuous going back to the past. The memories should be very impactful and emotionally loaded to make us reminding them frequently. Then I read up a very interesting survey by Apical with its key … [Read more...] about Big Data is Like Smartphone Videos
