Last week, I wrote briefly about Apache HBase pushing out its 1.0 release. Subsequently, news of several more new releases of Big Data-related projects rolled out of the Apache Software Foundation. I… Read more »
Though DIY and hyper-convergence are two contrasting ways to deal with data growth and storage limitations, each has its merits and both can coexist in the same data center. Read more »
The Strata + Hadoop World Big Data confab starts up in San Jose, CA this morning, and a bunch of vendor announcements are coming along for the ride. Some of the news broke just… Read more »
Big Data is still in its early stages of life; to get to the next stage, its integration with core enterprise technologies needs to get better. Chief among the enterprise environments… Read more »
What does it mean to be a Big Data developer? Does it mean you’re a data analyst who knows how to code? Does it mean you’re a hero developer who also… Read more »
You may recall that Cloudera and Hortonworks each acquired Hadoop security companies last year. Hortonworks acquired XA Secure and Cloudera acquired Gazzang. I covered the XA Secure acquisition in a post on this blog and… Read more »
The trend toward self-service in business analytics has been good for the big data industry. But in order for the user-oriented paradigm to take deep root, the industry needs to change the way… Read more »
Expect technologies and processes that will make day-to-day tasks more personalized, enhance employee engagement, and alter the overall culture of the workplace in 2015. Read more »