Bill Inmon, the “Father of Data Warehousing,” defines a Data Warehouse (DW) as, “a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant and non-volatile collection of data in support of management’s decision making process.” In his white paper, Modern Data Architecture, Inmon adds that the Data Warehouse represents “conventional wisdom” and is now a standard part of the corporate infrastructure. […]
2017 Machine Learning Trends
Machine Learning (ML) has revolutionized the world of computers by allowing them to learn as they progress forward with large datasets, thus mitigating many previous programming pitfalls and impasses. Machine Learning builds algorithms, which when exposed to high volumes of data, can self-teach and evolve. When this unique technology powers Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, the […]
Healthcare’s Digital Divide Ushers in a New Year of Patient Distrust
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Black Book’s national panel poll of consumers aims to judge patient adoption and acceptance of technology, as well as measure those impacts on the healthcare industry. The patient survey, conducted from September through December 2016, asked consumers to evaluate the technology they were exposed to, know […]
Innovation Cycles in Silicon Valley
Click to learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Introducing the Big Data & Brews video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, Founder of Datameer. The series will touch on hot topics within the business of Machine Learning, Big Data, Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Modern BI, NoSQL and Next Generation Technologies. In today’s video blog Stefan […]
The Data Dictionary Demystified
Understanding Big Data and Data Governance goes hand in hand with the concept of a Data Dictionary. Data Dictionaries have been integral to business functions. This article will demystify and help to clarify the Data Dictionary model. What is a Data Dictionary? A Data Dictionary provides the ingredients and steps needed to create relevant business […]
The Science of Big Data: The Art of Interpretation
Click here to learn more about Jeff Hirsch. Still think marketing research is more science than art? Allow me to introduce exhibit one, the 2016 presidential election. Lamenting this epic fail in research in The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Wolff went so far to say it was the “day the data died.” That’s not quite right. Big […]
Six Reasons Data Analytics Will Make a Splash in 2017
Click here to learn more about author Jon Pilkington. Looking back over the past year, it is clear that self-service solutions have become widely adopted by organizations across industries, as users want to access and analyze information immediately without having to wait for IT to run a report or provide a database. This trend will continue […]
Panda Security, Logtrust Stem Next-Gen Cyber Threats with Real-time Analytics
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “Logtrust™ (www.logtrust.com), the Real-time Big Data-in-Motion firm for Fast Data, Big Data analytics, and Panda Security, the world’s leader in cloud-based security solutions, announced the availability of the Advanced Reporting Tool (ART), which automatically generates security intelligence that allows organizations to pinpoint attacks and unusual behaviors, and […]
Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse When It Comes to Big Data
Click here to learn more about author Dave Brunswick. The sheer volume of information – and its various formats – is what makes data “Big Data.” Attempting to manage Big Data across business units, continents, and data centers with traditional, un-scalable tools is a major underestimation of modern needs. So something very important must happen […]
MapR Executive Chairman and Founder John Schroeder Identifies 6 Big Data Predictions for 2017
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “The market has evolved from technologists looking to learn and understand new big data technologies to customers who want to learn about new projects, new companies and most importantly, how organizations are actually benefitting from the technology. According to John Schroeder, executive chairman and founder of MapR […]