Editors' Picks
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Hadoop for big data requires IT-wide teams, like Oracle Exadata
Oracle Exadata forces IT silos to talk to one another, and Hadoop big data projects will do the same.02 Apr 2013
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Data interpretation and visualization techniques add business value
In this SearchCIO.com tweet jam recap, learn how to add business value to big data analytics with data interpretation and visualization techniques.02 Apr 2013
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Is analysis of data worth your IT staff's time? Tweet jammers talk big data
How much time should CIOs invest in the analysis of data? SearchCIO.com Twitter followers argue the significance of big data analytics.01 Apr 2013
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Wikibon analyst scopes big data market, predicts explosive growth
Big data technologies challenge the status quo. In this Q&A, analyst Jeff Kelly sorts through the issues and sees big-time growth in new methods.28 Mar 2013
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Big data's influence on meeting regulatory compliance requirements
In this video, Sears Holdings CTO Phil Shelley discusses how regulatory compliance and big data influences a company's approach to IT operations.28 Mar 2013
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Can you have big data and personal data privacy?
In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.26 Mar 2013
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SQL Server big data technologies should be a major DBA focus
Microsoft platform architect Mark Kromer says in this Q&A that DBAs need to start focusing on SQL Server big data technologies to stay up-to-date.25 Mar 2013
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O'Reilly Strata conference tackles big topics in data science, Hadoop
The O'Reilly Strata conference was the place to be to learn about the role of the data scientist and big data technologies.22 Mar 2013
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HPC systems: Out of the lab and into the enterprise
HPC was once sequestered in research labs, but enterprise IT is beginning to see its value for addressing some of the toughest business challenges.18 Mar 2013
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Confronting MapReduce, Hadoop problems and complexities
The challenges of using Hadoop and its MapReduce programming model confront big data users. But taking some good first steps can help avoid problems.01 Mar 2013
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BI architect has new options to meet growing data, analytics demands
Designing a business intelligence architecture that can meet the expanding needs of BI users is an exercise in finding the right combination of tools.28 Feb 2013
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DataDirect Networks tackles Hadoop storage with SFA appliance
DataDirect Networks launches the hScaler, an appliance designed to speed deployment and increase efficiency of Hadoop storage-based big data systems.27 Feb 2013
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Hadoop framework breathes new life into Ancestry.com legacy tools
Ancestry.com tackles DNA testing with the help of the Hadoop framework, and discovers that moving to big data technologies takes time and teamwork.27 Feb 2013
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Hadoop framework breathes new life into Ancestry.com legacy tools
Ancestry.com tackles DNA testing with the help of the Hadoop framework, and discovers that moving to big data technologies takes time and teamwork.26 Feb 2013
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Metadata practices gaining momentum as companies tackle 'big data'
Companies have long considered metadata secondary to analytics and data management programs, but with the advent of 'big data,' that's changing.19 Feb 2013
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Cloud stack comparison shopping for your private cloud build
Will it be OpenStack, CloudStack, Eucalyptus or another option? Save yourself from costly mistakes by choosing the right cloud software up front.18 Feb 2013
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Using patterns for big data design
Design patterns have caught on as a way to simplify development of software applications. Increasingly, that means using them for big data design.14 Feb 2013
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Hadoop development: Tools just beginning to tackle higher-level chores
Standard tools exist for Hadoop management, but more work is needed around Hadoop development tools for mainstream IT.13 Feb 2013
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Hadoop helps bring big data into a data warehouse environment
Hadoop emerged primarily to handle unstructured big data. Now it can help IT teams looking to efficiently mix big data systems and data warehouses.12 Feb 2013
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Exposing the business intelligence value of cloud data analytics
Business intelligence gained from mining big data sources and cloud data analytics can present huge gains for companies that know what they're doing.11 Feb 2013
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO