Category Archives: Commentary

24 February 2013: ZDNet

Pushback Against “Big Data” Begins Excerpt: It was inevitable that some would begin questioning the term and idea of “big data”, since it has become the hype word of the year. But what exactly are we talking about when discussing … Continue reading

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19 February 2013: Technorati

Massively Parallel Processing of Big Data - CEO Interview with ParStream Excerpt: ParStream’s vision is to revolutionize the database market to enable real time big data analytics applications. To achieve this, the company is performing fundamental research and driving innovation in database … Continue reading

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18 February 2013: Biztech

Businesses Move Security to the Cloud Excerpt: Phil Hochmuth, an analyst for IDC, says organizations such as The Sak Brand Group realize savings from running a cloud security service across hundreds or thousands of machines. Read more: http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2013/02/businesses-move-security-cloud Related articles … Continue reading

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12 February 2013: Enterprise Irregulars

We Have Big Data But Do We Also Have the Big Picture? Excerpt: Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times today  about a quixotic attempt by some in congress to cut funding for social research, which, to my mind, … Continue reading

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8 February 2013: Huffington Post

Big Data Gets Personal in US Cities Excerpt: …as Deb Roy highlights in his TEDTalk, the true promise is where the numbers and patterns from this data connect and become personal — enabling us to understand and to respond to … Continue reading

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22 January 2013: Enterprise Apps Today

Marketers to Boost Big Data Analytics Spending in 2013 Excerpt: Marketers are prepared to increase their spending on Big Data analytics this year, according to a study from Infogroup Targeting Services and Yesmail Interactive, two companies that operate under the Infogroup umbrella. … Continue reading

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7 January 2013: Computer Reseller News

Partners and Priorities: Cisco’s Channel Chief Talks Exclusively to CRN Excerpt: As Bruce Klein succeeded Keith Goodwin atop Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO)’s Worldwide Partner Organization a few months ago, Cisco partners told CRN they wanted continuity and consistency: two hallmarks of what … Continue reading

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4 January 2013: InformationWeek

Why You’ll Need a Big Data Ethics Expert Excerpt: Big data is a big deal for companies in 2013. The prospect of outdistancing your competition by leveraging your company’s data with huge data sources such as NASA, the government, video … Continue reading

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3 January 2013: CIO Journal

Forrester: As Cliff Fears Recede, Mobility and Analytics to Lead Tech Spend Forrester Research Inc. predicts that global tech spending by businesses will increase by 5.4% in 2013, driven by previously delayed investments in mobility, data analytics and collaboration tools. CIOs who … Continue reading

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2 January 2013: Enterprise Apps Today

Big Data and Beyond: BI Trends for 2013 Experts interviewed by Enterprise Apps Today believe Big Data will remain the biggest trend in business intelligence for the foreseeable future. While Big Data is still an emerging concept, those using it … Continue reading

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