Hadoop Toolbox: When to Use What
Eight years ago not even Doug Cutting would have thought that the tool which he's naming after his kid's soft toy would…
Hadoop + Ubuntu: The Big Fat Wedding
Now, here is a treat for all you Hadoop and Ubuntu lovers. Last month, Canonical, the organization behind the Ubuntu operating…
Software, IP Protection, Innovation and the Apple – Samsung Verdict
The patent trial that many in tech had watched with keen interest ended yesterday as the jury reached a verdict…
Technology Obsolescence
Software products sold to the customers are now fast changing their version numbers. The versioning of the software products are…
Data Visualization’s Final Frontier
Back story Back story35 years ago a mathematics theorist-teacher named Al Inselberg was thinking, "enough of placing data variables on…
The Diary of a Construction Manager in Love with His Business Intelligence Solution
Hi, my name is Bob and I am a construction manager. I oversee all aspects of managing the operations of…
The Amazon Effect: Zuora, Citrix and the Acceleration of the Cloud Economy
When Amazon started making their infrastructure and IT processes available outside the company firewall in 2006 it was a tipping…
What Is Hadoop? Here is a 101 with Mike Olson
Every technologist I know has been working to learn more about Hadoop. I bet you are already somewhat familiar with…
Facebook’s Response to Yahoo’s Patent Lawsuit
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook made the right…
