Big data can solve every business problem you have, transform society for the better, and possibly cure your fallen arches — if you believe the firestorm of ultra-positive hype on the subject. In an ...

An industry-supported online school provides a good grounding in the science and application of very large datasets. A virtual school, developed by a team of leading software and hardware companies, ...

As a poster child for big data, Hadoop is continually brought out as the reference architecture for big data analytics. But what exactly is Hadoop and what are the key points of Hadoop storage ...

We've written a lot about the role of data in modern businesses. From startups and small to midsize businesses (SMBs) to large enterprises, data insights and analysis are more accessible to businesses ...

Your SMB may have survived without big data. However, big data isn't just about big business anymore. Learn how to use big ...

I recently purchased an accessory for a phone that required assembly instructions. Unfortunately, the English instructions were unintelligible—incorrect grammar, missing words, sentence fragments, etc ...

When business people talk Big Data, they often focus on the complexity of dealing with enormous data volume, but that’s changing. Volume alone does not pose the challenge it once did. For example, the ...

We always hear people banging on about the potential of Big Data and what it can do for big businesses, but rarely do companies come out and say exactly how their analytics programs have helped ...

During a financial crisis or natural disaster, stock traders frequently abandon risky equities and instead move to safer bets, like utilities, precious metals, and consumer goods. We may be seeing the ...

“You can make better life decisions. Big Data can help you.” So begins Don’t Trust Your Gut, a new book by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Seth, a former Google data scientist, has mined massive data sets ...

Big Data Basics: How to Build a Data Governance Plan Hortonworks and MapR explain how the pillars of auditing, authorization, granular control, and security can make up a rock-solid enterprise data ...