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- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Finance data governance program gets new start, broader focus
Businesses constantly need to evolve their programs for governing data. Nationwide's finance data governance team shares how it stepped up data governance strategy and processes.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Pepperdata calls on Dr. Elephant for big data application profiling
Application profiling software from Pepperdata is built on LinkedIn's Dr. Elephant open source entry. A primary goal is to get more Hadoop and Spark applications into production.
- February 21, 2017
21 Feb'17
Containers help move Spark and Hadoop into analytics operations
Moving custom Spark and Hadoop pilot projects into production use has proved daunting. But container technology eased the transition at the Advisory Board analytics service.
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- February 16, 2017
16 Feb'17
Drizzle on tap to spur Spark Streaming architecture
Spark Streaming architecture to date has focused much on programming perks. Now, as a bit of a hedge against other streaming choices, Drizzle comes to bat to cut streaming latency.
- February 06, 2017
06 Feb'17
Preparing data for analysis helps JTV find predictive gold
Predictive models help Jewelry Television's on-air hosts sell its wares, thanks to data integration and preparation processes that funnel a mix of data into the analytics applications.
- February 06, 2017
06 Feb'17
Data preparation steps increase to meet predictive analytics needs
Data scientists building predictive models and machine learning algorithms often have to do more data preparation work upfront than is necessary in conventional analytics applications.
- February 06, 2017
06 Feb'17
Fast-moving big data changes data preparation process for analytics
Increased automation of data pipelines and more flexibility for data scientists through self-service software are taking hold as big data deployments change data preparation practices.
- February 03, 2017
03 Feb'17
Kaiser's data governance model leans heavily on data stewards
The head of Kaiser Permanente's data governance program says data stewards hold the key to the initiative's success, and he offers advice on managing data stewardship processes.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
Data governance process gets fine-tuned, as big data makes its mark
Big data analytics and digital transformation challenge the conventional data governance process, with many questions to answer in organizations. But a governed data lake shows how it can be done.
- December 02, 2016
02 Dec'16
Amazon ushers in pay-by-query pricing with Athena data engine
Amazon's Athena data engine brings interactive SQL queries to S3 data sets and lets users pay as they go. It's based on an open source framework called Presto that Teradata and others also employ.
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- November 30, 2016
30 Nov'16
Louisiana uses GIS software to create map to flood preparedness
The Louisiana Department of Health responded to flooding with the help of GIS software that located trouble spots with at-risk hospitals. Ease of use was welcome, according to a preparedness manager.
- October 28, 2016
28 Oct'16
Containers and microservices find home in Hadoop ecosystem
Big data is moving from its bare-metal roots, and data streaming is a driver. Containers and microservices may have a role to play in what's next. An e-commerce application shows the way.
- October 06, 2016
06 Oct'16
Effective data visualization crystallizes a company's crystal ball
What's in your toolbox? October's issue of Business Information turns the tables and puts that burning question to Capital One and several other business intelligence and data analytics software users. As the burgeoning worlds of ...
- September 30, 2016
30 Sep'16
Vendors move to make Hadoop cloud deployments simpler, less costly
Users increasingly are eyeing the cloud for big data management and analytics applications, and IT vendors are moving to ease the process -- and the price -- of running Hadoop in the cloud.
- September 29, 2016
29 Sep'16
MemSQL 5.5 adds native data ingestion for Kafka, eases pipelining
Among a handful of new SQL-oriented, in-memory databases is MemSQL. Recent product updates are meant to improve data pipeline creation and performance in high-speed ingestion applications.