Spotlight on Traitify: Who The Hell Are You, Anyway?
DataWeek/API World this past September earned my ink as an overall exceptional conference, and as a spotlight on big data company SiSense. I…
IT MPG: Measuring the Value of IT Is Simple Math
As companies clamor to go digital, IT budgets are on the rise, but what exactly do we get for all…
What Are Your Big Data Application Options?
Hadoop is an excellent tool for collecting and sorting massive volumes of data, but businesses must also use analytics and…
6 Ways Big Data Hadoop Is Helping America Become Energy Independent
In the last several years, oil drilling efforts in the US have greatly increased. The International Energy Agency has predicted…
Where Do You Draw the Line Between Relevancy and Privacy?
We have a love/hate relationship with ads. Whether they’re on television, in our favorite publications, or online, we love them…
How Governments Can (and Should) Use Hadoop
Some of the core functions of government?both state and federal?are keeping citizens safe, representing constituents, and ensuring a healthy, efficient…
Hadoop in Advertising: How Big Data Helps Make Smart Decisions
Is the premise of big data really living up to it’s promise? Is the premise of big data really living…
4 Ways Hadoop Is Improving Our Healthcare System
With new medical advances every day, it’s no surprise that the healthcare field has a bold new technology that allows…
5 Reasons Organizations Use Hadoop [INFOGRAPHIC]
Hadoop, which as named after the elephant toy of the inventor of Hadoop, was developed because the existing data storage…
The Rise of Hadoop [INFOGRAPHIC]
Since 2005, Hadoop has been the foundation for hundreds of big data companies, due to its open-sourced nature. Over 170…