Big Data isn’t new. Forbes traces the origins back to the “information explosion” concept first identified in 1941. The challenge has been to develop practical methods for dealing with the 3Vs: Volume, Variety, and Velocity. Without tools to support and simplify the manipulation and analysis of large data sets, the ability to use that data […]
The Case for More Domain Experts in Data Science
by Angela Guess Kalev Leetaru recently wrote in Forbes, “As I’ve come to work with an ever-widening swath of the data sciences and “big data” communities, I have been struck by how narrowly focused much of its practitioner base is on statistics and computational expertise as opposed to a solid understanding of the domain being […]
How Big Data is Changing the Lending Industry
by Angela Guess Phil Simon recently wrote in The Huffington Post, “It’s no overstatement to say that new technologies and Big Data are upending many traditional industries. Sure, there are multi-billion-dollar darlings such Uber, AirBNB, and Lyft that are seemingly in the news every day. Make no mistake, though: Many other types of mature industries […]
Delivering the Uber of Big Data in Federal Agencies
by Angela Guess Bill Lemons recently wrote in GCN, “Information is not all linear or easily consumable. While data about water consumption at Fort Bragg or the traffic flow in and out of Fort Meade can be considered fairly manageable, much of the new data that is received is dynamic information. That, along with the […]
ETL Tools, Big Data, and Self-Service Data Preparation
by Angela Guess Andrew Brust recently wrote in Data Informed, “With the shift to the client-server architecture in the mid-90s, databases became more centralized and the procedures for interacting with them became more formal. In response, a new category of tooling emerged under the moniker of ETL – extract, transform, and load. ETL tools allowed […]
ERwin Looks to the Future of Data Modeling
The recently completed acquisition of Data Modeling industry leader ERwin from CA Technologies by private equity firm Parallax Capital Partners comes a couple of years after the Department of Justice effectively ended plans by Embarcadero Technologies to do the same. Since then, the market has gone through further transitions, with IDERA’s acquisition of Embarcadero last […]
MapR Redefines Big Data Landscape with Dedicated Enterprise-Grade Spark Distribution
by Angela Guess A recent article out of the company reports, “MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry’s only converged data platform, announced today at Spark Summit a new enterprise-grade Apache Spark distribution. This new distribution includes the complete Spark stack engineered to support advanced analytic applications, along with patented innovations in the MapR Platform, […]
Big Data’s Big Liability Issues
by Angela Guess Ryan Garner recently opined in Quartz, “Let’s just say it: In the future, successful data companies will not own any data. The data economy is the engine of growth for all digital businesses. However, the landscape is changing. We are heading for a data crunch. Data has huge economic value but it […]
Bringing Big Data to the Farm in a Practical Way
by Angela Guess Mary Shacklett recently wrote in TechRepublic, “Collecting data and then later aggregating and querying the data in a batch mode data mart for business intelligence is a leading way to apply big data and analytics. It can also help level the playing field for people in emerging countries, saving them time and […]
Data Security Gaps Thwart 73% of Business Initiatives
by Angela Guess Tara Seals reports in Infosecurity Magazine, “Information and analytics make up the new face of innovation for corporates—who hasn’t heard the term ‘Big Data,’ after all. But IT security challenges are getting in the way of executing the vision of dynamic, usable, instantly accessible data frameworks, with three-quarters (73%) of organizations reporting […]