A Quick Guide to Structured and Unstructured Data
Big data has opened doors never before considered by many businesses. The idea of utilizing unstructured data for analysis has…
What’s Hadoop? Here’s a Simple Explanation for Everyone
When you learn about Big Data you will sooner or later come across this odd sounding word: Hadoop – but…
WOW! Big Data at Google
Big data and big business go hand in hand – this is the first in a series where I will…
A Complete Guide to Overcoming Executives’ Concerns about Hadoop
CEOs are often critical of adopting new technology, and for good reason. New technology is expensive and all too often…
How To Maximize Performance and Scalability Within Your Hadoop Architecture
In its infancy, Apache Hadoop primarily supported the functions of search engines. Today, it is used throughout dozens of industries…
6 Simple Steps to a Big Data Strategy
We now live in a world in which the volumes of data are exploding by the second. While some companies…
3 Big Hadoop Myths Dispelled
As with any new technological innovation, a lot of myths have been generated about Hadoop. At Strata + Hadoop World,…
7 Important Types of Big Data
Big data is a term thrown around in a lot of articles, and for those who understand what big data…
How MapR’s M7 Platform Improves NoSQL and Hadoop
The M7 Edition. Sounds like a high performance sports car, doesn’t it? The M7 Edition. Sounds like a high performance…