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IDC: big data skills crisis needs vendor action

Posted April 22, 2012 - 8:34 pm

Enterprise IT departments are struggling to take advantage of the benefits big data can bring due to a lack of skills in the marketplace, according to IDC research VP Susan Feldman.
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Out of Africa: Analytics for a better world

Posted April 19, 2012 - 8:00 am

Analytics is just one more tool for policymakers and authorities to respond to a crisis. However, unlike other technologies, analytics delivers precise information to those who need it most, when they need.
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Global net capacity passes tablet test

Posted April 17, 2012 - 8:00 am

Tablets are mighty big data users. According to a recent Cisco report, the average tablet handles 3.4x the amount of data as a smartphone, 517 Mbytes per month v. 150 Mbytes per month. Given the staggering growth in the number of 4G LTE-ready tablets hitting the market in the months ahead, the potential spikes in data loads on mobile networks likely will be notable. Despite the growth, the networks haven't buckled yet.
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Big data analytics may detect infection before clinicians

Posted April 12, 2012 - 3:36 pm

A Toronto hospital is implementing a clinical experiment using big data and real-time analytics to help save the lives of its tiniest patients.
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In praise of the CDO

Posted April 5, 2012 - 8:00 am

It's time to invest in a chief data officer. Not only will they champion data as a strategic business asset, and a driver of revenue, they can also eliminate data turf wars in the enterprise.
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Is your IT Team ready for operational business intelligence?

Posted April 3, 2012 - 8:00 am

Don't get carried away by the potential benefits of operational business intelligence (OBI) at the risk of taking down your business operations. The benefits are huge, but get experienced designers to build and deploy your OBI app.
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Bettor analytics; Better democracy

Posted March 29, 2012 - 8:00 am

Analytics permeate life as we know it -- from NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and big Hollywood movies such as Moneyball to the US Presidential elections.
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How InfoChimps plans to fill the gap in the big data market

Posted March 19, 2012 - 9:03 am

InfoChimps has lots of strategic data to sell, but its true ambition is in helping companies manage and understand their own growing Big Data sets.
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Using Big Data to analyze NBA shooting

Posted March 12, 2012 - 3:09 pm

An assistant professor at Michigan State University has mapped five years of National Basketball League scoring using Big Data.
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Deep into big data

Posted February 22, 2012 - 3:41 pm

Democratization of data inside a company to make a business agile is important, says Kee Siong Ng, senior data scientist at EMC's Greenplum.
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Why big data means a big year for Hadoop

Posted January 26, 2012 - 7:20 pm

Companies from IBM to Amazon are turning to Hadoop to manage the surge in data that needs storing.
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Big data, NFC adoption set to grow in 2012: Deloitte

Posted January 24, 2012 - 9:46 pm

Near field communications (NFC) and big data have been tipped by research firm, Deloitte, as two technologies that will see greater uptake in Australia during 2012.
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RainStor launches Hadoop version of enterprise database

Posted January 18, 2012 - 10:11 pm

Online database repository provider RainStor unveiled what it is calling the industry's first enterprise-class database that runs natively on Hadoop.
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Hadoop solidified for production duty

Posted January 4, 2012 - 9:10 am

After nearly seven years of development and fine tuning, the Apache Hadoop data processing framework is finally ready for full production use, the developers of the software announced Wednesday.
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IT trends to watch in 2012

Posted December 21, 2011 - 5:39 pm

IT trends for 2012 include: The consumerization of IT, bigger, badder security threats, the rise of big data and the cloud, and the IT economy.
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Microsoft Azure hosts Hadoop, other open-source apps

Posted December 12, 2011 - 4:19 pm

Making good on an announcement made earlier this year, Microsoft has installed a version of Apache Hadoop on its Azure cloud service. The company now offers a limited preview version of the open-source data analysis platform, often used for big data-style analysis.
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Encouraging users to embrace big business data

Posted December 12, 2011 - 9:00 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on encouraging users to embrace big business data. Add your opinion and advice.
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Big data strains small-business bandwidth

Posted December 6, 2011 - 4:54 pm

Just as enterprise tech has always trickled down to smaller businesses, so too are the benefits and challenges of big data.
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A rare peek into power grid management with big data visualization, at California ISO

Posted December 1, 2011 - 5:34 pm

Cal-ISO facilitates the management of power lines throughout the state. It’s not the only company to do it, though managers say this facility is the most up-to-date. Its control room likes like something out of a movie, where specific desks are charged with big tasks -- like wholesale brokering of energy into California and management of emergency power line failures.
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Big data can yield extra profit

Posted November 30, 2011 - 2:05 pm

Using real-time data, instead of intuition, helps you meet the evolving needs of your high-value customers and earn an agility dividend
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IT stats in handy video format

Posted November 29, 2011 - 2:21 pm

A lot of enterprise IT vendors are using the term "Big Data" these days, much in the way they used the term "cloud" a few years ago, as the "next big thing" for IT. This video shows a ton of stats that will prove them right.
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2012: The year of 'big data'

Posted November 22, 2011 - 10:08 pm

With the amount of information created and replicated expected to surpass 1.9 zettabytes in 2011, now is the time for enterprises to start using big data technology, according to analyst firm, IDC Australia.
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Storage in a big data world

Posted November 17, 2011 - 5:26 pm

The beauty of little boxes, and their role in the future of storage.
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Walmart tries new tech with eye on consumers

Posted November 11, 2011 - 4:14 pm

Walmart could start letting shoppers buy products in the aisles and skip the checkout line, but the world's largest retailer needs to find out how that would improve the customer experience, the company's e-commerce chief said Thursday.
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Hadoop skills are in high demand

Posted November 10, 2011 - 7:04 pm

Growing enterprise interest in Hadoop and related technologies is driving demand for professionals with big data skills.
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