The problem with a technology as important as Big Data is that everyone is jumping in with their own version. That’s to be expected, of course, since companies and vendors all have their own ideas about what Big Data means to them. Unfortunately, getting all those different technologies to work together can be a real ...

The business world is a complex, ever-changing place, and nowhere is that more true than the business technology sector. Every company that wants to succeed knows the value of research and analysis. Just as technology is changing the way products are developed and marketed, so too is innovation altering the research landscape. Dave Vellante, co-CEO ...

In the Big Data world, performance is everything. It’s not just about collecting more data, but also understanding the information and finding the value in it. Even by the standards of the tech world, Big Data technologies are changing quickly to meet this goal. As new sources of information and new types of data come ...

The Hadoop Summit in Dublin is a major conference for the European Big Data community. Right after the Day One keynote, John Furrier (@furrier) and Dave Vellante (@dvellante), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, sat down to discuss the keynote talks and the direction of Big Data for this conference. The theme was the Cloud ...

In this year’s CUBEmadness, 64 of the best interviews in tech coverage went head-to-head in a battle to see who was declared THE tech superstar. From four Regionals came the contenders, powerful and moving interviews from Wikibon, theCUBE, SiliconANGLE, and #TechAthlete. Only one could emerge victorious in the CUBEmadness arena, and the votes have been counted. Ladies and ...

CUBEmadness 2016 has seen victory and defeat, as 64 of the best interviews in tech coverage dueled to reach the Finals. Now, thanks to your votes, only two remain. These two contestants, incredible interviews both, must face one final battle. Your vote will decide the winner. The time is now. Your vote is all that ...

In the new digital era, a business needs a store of data to help inform its decisions and interactions, but data is useless unless someone acts upon it. Unfortunately, it’s very easy to collect more data than any human team could possibly sort through, let alone put into practice. That’s where machine learning comes in. ...

The buzz in the Big Data world is all about speed. How fast can a company get their data, and even more importantly, how quickly can they draw value from it? The solutions, such as streaming, are becoming a vital part of Big Data business. Unfortunately, these systems are not cheap or easy to set ...

There’s no question that Big Data is reshaping the business world. Every day, more companies are jumping on the Big Data bandwagon. It has become more important than ever for businesses to collect and manage their information. What, though, is this new technology actually doing for business? What are companies getting out of Big Data, ...

The Big Data revolution is a new thing to business, so it’s no surprise there is some unmapped territory. Tools and platforms like Hadoop are great at what they do, but every company has its own unique needs. It’s no surprise there are gaps when it comes to setting up Big Data systems. To shed ...