Big Questions for Big Data
by Angela Guess A new article by Timo Kissel discusses the possibilities of Big Data, noting, “‘Big Data’ is a much-buzzed-about topic of conversation these days, and many of these conversations have...
View ArticleCan Hadoop Cut It?
by Angela Guess A recent article asks the question, is Hadoop our only hope for dealing with Big Data? The article begins, “There has been an absolute explosion in the data space recently… The level of...
View ArticleIntroduction to CouchDB & Membase
by Angela Guess Hovhannes Avoyan recently completed his discussion of top NoSQL systems with a look at CouchDB and Membase. Starting with CouchDB, Avoyan writes, “If you’re looking for a database that...
View ArticleData Governance Technology
by Angela Guess David Loshin has written an article for Inside Analysis regarding the technology used to support Data Governance. He writes, “As a prelude to the discussion, it is valuable to consider...
View ArticleIn Defense of PRISM's Big Data Strategy
Doug Henschen of Information Week recently shared his thoughts on the less-than-nefarious intent of the NSA's PRISM Big Data tools. The post In Defense of PRISM's Big Data Strategy appeared first on...
View ArticlePostgreSQL 9.4 Beta Features Improved NoSQL Capabilities
by Angela Guess Roopesh Shenoy of Info Q reports, “PostgreSQL 9.4 Beta comes with the much-anticipated ‘binary JSON’ type, JSONB. This new storage format for document data is higher-performance and...
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