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Big Data
MapR Rolls Hadoop Migration ‘Easy Button’
MapR Technologies Inc. rolled out a migration service for its Hadoop distribution that targets what it says is growing demand for moving big data production installations to its converged ...Full Article
Volatile Energy Sector Eyes ‘Information Fusion’
Given the current state of the global energy sector—including the nation's largest coal mining company filing for bankruptcy protection this week—no current operator can afford to drill a dry ...Full Article
Security, New Analytics Tools Top IoT To-Do List
Bulletproof security and new data analytics head a list of emerging Internet of Things technologies seen as unlocking the promise of the construct over the next several years. In ...Full Article
Lifting the Fog of Spark Adoption
If you’re stymied by the prospect of deploying Spark for the first time, Craig Lukasic, senior solution architect at Zaloni, offers tips and insights for overcoming some of the ...Full Article
Beware of Bias in Big Data, Feds Warn
A new report issued this week by the Federal Trade Commission applauds big data practitioners for helping to increase access to goods, services, healthcare, education, and employment. But the ...Full Article
IT Infrastructure Seen Straining Under Data Torrent
As they seek to develop and implement big data strategies, companies are increasingly nervous about the inability of their existing IT infrastructure to handle huge increases in data from ...Full Article
Space-Time Insight Releases Update to Visual Analytics Software Suite
In its latest iteration of its real-time visual analytics software suite, Space-Time Insight focused on simplifying the process for developers and enhancing the application's real-time Spark Streaming capabilities. SI ...Full Article
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bigger Data at the Human-Machine Interface
The demand to use big data for a competitive advantage in commercial fields has never been greater, but all too often practitioners get distracted by the data's noise, instead ...Full Article
IBM Promotes Era of Cognitive Computing
Cognitive computing, not digitization, is the destination enterprises should target, and employees should not worry about mass layoffs but rather seek out new career opportunities, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty ...Full Article
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
