Data governance: Mixing the old with the new | #BigDataNYC
It’s not enough for a company to merely collect data. To truly benefit from the power of Big Data, a business must ensure the information it works with is timely, accurate and the same…
Are we beyond Hadoop? | #BigDataNYC
Is Hadoop the past and Spark the now? Jim McHugh, VP of marketing at Cisco Systems, Inc., weighed in on the topic as he revealed his thoughts on the Big Data trends of past, present and…
Looking for the unicorn in Big Data | #BigDataNYC
As day one of BigDataNYC 2015 came to a close, there was a sense of excitement from John Furrier, Dave Vellante and George Gilbert, hosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team. The day saw…
Making ROI part of the Spark recipe | #BigDataNYC
InfoObjects, Inc., a technology consulting company, took a risk when it began offering Apache Spark training and recommending Spark for enterprise data and other sectors. “We took a big bet on Spark,” said InfoObjects CEO…
Forging a pipeline for data integration | #BigDataNYC
If a company wants to put Big Data to work, they need to get the right information to the right people. Given the volume of data involved, this is not an easy task. A…
Big Data trends: Outcomes not architecture | #BigDataNYC
As Big Data hits the Big Apple, industry insiders are beginning to see big shifts in customer requirements for their data. What are the current trends? Rob Thomas, vice president of product development, analytics for…
Data ninjas study data and build solutions | #BigDataNYC
IBM’s new Cloud Data Services is helping developers learn how to navigate the world of Big Data on IBM’s Cloud. Larry Weber, program director of Cloud Data Services at IBM, sat down at BigDataNYC 2015…
McAfee’s tech road to 1600 Pennsylvania
By John McAfee
I am proud to report that for the first time ever, the tech community has some skin in the political game. Yet, this is no game, it’s our future. My first official appearance as…
Exclusive: Zaloni launches Mica to automate “data wrangling” process | #BigDataNYC
Keeping data accessible is the goal of Mica, a new product from enterprise data management solution company Zaloni. Hadoop may make Big Data storage easy, but a growing issue is how to stop your…
The art of bringing Big Data and the user together | #BigDataNYC
Every digital business knows the importance of Big Data, but there’s a vast gulf between simply collecting lots of information and finding the value in all that data. Tools that make it easier for…