Lambda Complexity: Why Fast Data Needs New Thinking
The Unix Philosophy, summarized by Doug McIlroy in 1994:"Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs…
Data Profiling Services: Putting Business Data to Work
Image source: itbusiness.ca Image source: itbusiness.caWithin each business there are many people who possess the knowledge of how data needs…
Problems with the Language of Probability
The language of probability to statisticians and most scientists is clear—they understand terms such as “correlation”, “statistically significant”, “confidence” and…
Forrester Releases Report on Impact of Snowden Revelations
One of the biggest fears of US based cloud providers is that they would see a dramatic drop off in…
The Data Lake Debate: Pro Cross-Examines Con
As to be expected, Anne, your arguments against building a data lake are both persuasive and passionate. You’ve made some…
Big Data Is Really Dead
IDG Enterprise’s 2015 Big Data and Analytics survey shows that the number of organizations with deployed/implemented data-driven projects has increased…
Obstacles Still Getting in the Way of the Progress of the Internet of Things
Technological advancements seem to happen with astonishing regularity these days, and perhaps no development is more exciting and filled with…
3 Ways to Always Stay Connected to Your Business
According to a Sage Research Study, 93 percent of all businesses have missed important deadlines or experienced project delays simply…
A Lot of Private-Sector Data Is Also Used for Public Good
The unprecedented collection of data by the private sector has been a boon for the average citizen, but government restrictions…
Salesforce Acquires Toopher for Mobile Authentication Capabilities
Toopher is a startup company based in Texas that provides mobile authentication services. Toopher offers a two factor authentication service…