Aaron Schildkrout, head of data, at Uber
How Uber Uses Big Data to Optimize Customer Experience
If you’ve ever used Uber, you’re aware of how ridiculously simple the process is. You press a button, a car shows up, you go for a ride, and you ...Full Article
Couchbase Releases V4 of NoSQL Database
Couchbase today unveiled the eponymous fourth version of its NoSQL database designed to empower developers in create broader varieties of web, mobile, and Internet of Things applications on Couchbase. ...Full Article
Gartner: ‘Hello Algorithms, Goodbye Apps’
Algorithms will soon replace apps as they reshape business, IT, and the ways in which organizations interact with customers, partners, and employees, according to researchers speaking at today's Gartner ...Full Article
CMU and Boeing Establish Aerospace Data Analytics Lab
Partnership provides underscores the collision between big data and HPC that's spurring academic-industry collaboration.Full Article
Yellowfin Cuts Programming From Customized Analytics Dashboards
Business intelligence and analytics software developer Yellowfin on Friday plans to debut DashXML, a browser-based Java application designed to make it easier to create customized analytical functions and applications. ...Full Article
Big Data Plays Arresting Role in White Collar Crime
User-friendly analytics tools with graphical presentation tools plus big data solutions and the ability to more easily search and track fiscal anomalies give financial crime fighters a much stronger ...Full Article
Linux Study Claims $5B in Economic Impact
Open source software development in general and Linux in particular have helped generate an estimated $5 billion in economic value, according to a new report by the Linux Foundation ...Full Article
VoltDB Updates In-Memory Operational Database
By enhancing the familiarity of SQL with capabilities that allow organizations to accelerate development cycles, streaming analytics, and time-to-market, VoltDB hopes to shine a light on enterprises' once "dark ...Full Article
StackStorm Wins Over Netflix with Enterprise Edition
At the Cassandra Summit today, StackStorm unveiled an enterprise edition of its event-driven automation software, already in use by Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). The on-demand provider of video content is ...Full Article
Enterprise Cassandra Gets a Storage Boost
As enterprises embrace NoSQL and other emerging database technologies, they are encountering familiar teething problems as they attempt to scale out and deal with stress points like soaring costs ...Full Article
