How containers have moved us to next-gen virtualization
With containers, you can build once, run anywhere – no worries about underlying dependencies.
Tag: cloud
Get the scoop on data lake vs cloud
Jim Harris takes a deep dive into data lakes and how they relate to the cloud.
Data on demand or data as a service?
David Loshin describes how data as a service supports fast deployment, easy accessibility and data reuse.
Data quality and cloud computing: What are the risks?
.@philsimon on the specific risks to data quality posed by cloud computing.
Big data integration as a service
I've seen a number of articles and webinars recently that discuss data integration as a cloud-based service. So I thought it was worth exploring what this really means in the context of big data – specifically when the objective is to exploit many sources of streaming data for analytics. My initial reaction
Thoughts on big data and new tools
.@philsimon with some thoughts on the panoply of available tools out there.
Data integration in the cloud
I feel like I'm singing a song called Data in the Sky – With Options! The cloud is forever in our minds these days as a lower cost option because it requires fewer resources to address our data needs. Cloud solutions are an increasing part of many organizations' budgets every year. Whether enterprise data is
Managing big data, Part 1: Technical questions
With Big Data, there are far more technical questions than answers.
"Traditional vendors to fare poorly with big data", not so for SAS...
David Linthicum wrote a blog post entitled "3 winners, 3 losers in the move to big data" on InfoWorld and notes that traditional vendors "did not see this coming" (big data that is). Since David made some interesting points, some of which I agree with, some I disagree, I felt it worthwhile
Top 10 IT considerations for analytics in 2012
It’s hard to believe, but now that 2011 is almost over it’s time to look ahead. The technology pundits are starting to publish their 2012 predictions, and it’s not surprising to see topics like analytics, cloud, big data, mobile, social networking, virtualization, open source on these lists. Instead of creating