Hadoop Toolbox: When to Use What
Eight years ago not even Doug Cutting would have thought that the tool which he's naming after his kid's soft toy would…
Hadoop + Ubuntu: The Big Fat Wedding
Now, here is a treat for all you Hadoop and Ubuntu lovers. Last month, Canonical, the organization behind the Ubuntu operating…
Consumerization Revisited: Why Aesthetics Matter
I’ve been an advocate of the consumerization of BI for a number of years. Business Discovery platforms like QlikView that…
Computer Glitch Costs Millions
American Airlines suffered a computer outage due to a software problem in both their main and backup systems, according to…
First Look: Decisions
I caught up with the wonderfully named Decisions recently. Back in the 90s the founders started OOP.com to separate what…
A Unified Environment For Big Data Analytics
It is challenging to make big data simple to access and easy to analyze. While there are many reasons for…
Business Discovery Apps: Data Visualization Plus
In the Harvard Business Review blog article by senior editor Scott Berinato, “Your Business Needs Insight, Not Just Pretty Pictures”…
Spreadsheets: Still the King of Business Intelligence Tools
"BI is not an upgrade to the spreadsheet!" "Stop trying to use the spreadsheet as a BI tool!" BI vendors…
Big Data Goes Real-Time
Data seems to be the buzz on the street now, and not just any kind, but Big Data. But what…
Zynga: A Big Data Company Masquerading as a Gaming Company
How much data does an online game developer like Zynga create and use on a daily basis? The answer is,…
