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Big data management

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Hadoop role eyed in mainframe modernization -- and migration

  Hadoop clusters threaten the data warehousing status quo. Signs show that they may also bring a new twist to mainframe modernization and migration.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Big media: The next stage in the evolution of big data?

  Big media is going to have an effect on just about every industry, according to IBM big data evangelist James Kobielus.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  IBM Information on Demand: Mills unveils new big data analytics tools

  SearchDataManagement's Jack Vaughan talks about the latest news and expert big data advice to come out of the IBM Information on Demand conference.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  IBM BLU Acceleration portfolio gets an update at IOD conference

  Research analyst Joe Clabby dishes the skinny on the big data hardware market and the expansion of the IBM BLU Acceleration portfolio.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  University lecturer reports bad news about your information governance program

  The key to getting executive buy-in for an information governance program is putting things in terms that C-Level executives can understand.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Hadoop 2 release adds potential uses -- and new issues to consider

  Hadoop is finding uses as a batch-processing engine and big data landing pad. Version 2 heralds wider applications, but new users face challenges.

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Lucene search meets Hadoop: Surfacing the 'unknown unknowns'

  Software vendors increasingly are pairing up Hadoop systems and Lucene search technology as users seek better data searchability to aid in the big data analytics process.

• July 25, 2013 25 Jul'13

  Hadoop Summit 2013: Where is Apache Hadoop heading?

  In a podcast, SearchDataManagement News Editor Jack Vaughan shares his thoughts and observations on Hadoop developments from the Hadoop Summit.

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Enterprise Hadoop will need to work with existing processes

  A panel of enterprise users at the Hadoop Summit 2013 offered guidance for moving from experiments to real business operations with Hadoop systems.

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Evolving Hadoop ecosystem presents new ways to program big data apps

  Change is on tap as Hadoop 2.0 spawns new development options. At Hadoop Summit 2013, the potential for big data innovation was vivid.

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Business decision making must progress in the age of big data

  Speakers at MIT and Gartner conferences said the process of making business decisions needs to keep up as big data inundates organizations. Can it?

• May 17, 2013 17 May'13

  Expanded Hadoop use cases will drive need for new enterprise features

  With user interest rising, Hadoop vendors are trying to pave a path to higher adoption with add-ons that target issues holding the technology back.

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  Enterprise Data World reveals keys to a successful career in analytics

  SearchDataManagement's Mark Brunelli and Jack Vaughan talk about this year's Enterprise Data World conference, which was held recently in San Diego.

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  Data warehouse performance killers -- and how to avoid them

  In a podcast Q&A, consultant William McKnight offers advice on steering clear of common hazards that can puncture the performance of data warehouses.

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Analytical database tech at core of Actian-ParAccel deal, Pivotal plan

  The EMC-VMware launch of Pivotal and Actian's ParAccel buy share a theme: Both feature analytical databases and play to the big data trend.