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As an emerging industry, big data still has a lot of Web professionals scratching their heads. Most people tend to have some idea of what it is (large datasets that are too big for on-premises management tools or processing applications...
There is more pressure than ever for digital marketing departments to measure performance and optimize the total marketing mix. To do that you'll need access to some robust analytics of course; fortunately, there's no shortage...
One hiring priority that has quickly emerged over the past year is that of the data analyst. According to a recently released Dice.com Hiring Survey , those familiar with analytics are the fourth largest talent pool (within the tech...
When IDInteract Founder, CEO and Chief Architect Matt Standish managed 1,769 applications, 25 petabytes of data and seven channels, as well as spent hundreds of millions of dollars to do so as a mobile executive at companies like AT&T...
By Abigail Lefkowitz, Data Analyst at MaassMedia, LLC When describing a set of data, the word "big" doesn't just refer to size. "Big" implies that the data comes from multiple sources and is too complex overall...
We all know how online marketing and social media can be a goldmine of potential consumers. Brands like Whole Foods Market and Samsung have succeeded on Twitter with as many as 3 million followers each. Coke triumphs over Pepsi on...
Despite all the hype and potential, most companies are essentially stalled in the preparation phase of their big data efforts. A new study from OpTier ( Making Big Data Analytics Fast & Easy ) reveals that few enterprises are able...
We all know that it’s difficult to manage big data, which is, by its very nature, huge and disorganized. But, as those companies that have found a way to make use of it can attest to, big data can also offer some incredibly valuable...
Big data is (very) big business but what’s driving the trend? After a stellar 340 percent increase over its own Q1 sales numbers, big data analytics provider Pentaho is offering up some insights. According to Pentaho’s...
The big data boom has changed a lot on the Web. Most notably, it has spurred the creation and development of many new technologies, and none of them has made a bigger impact than the Apache Hadoop open source software framework. As...
The beauty of an open source platform like Apache Hadoop is that it can always be altered, built upon, and expanded to make it beneficial and productive to all of its users. As the premier, go-to software for the distributed processing...
This lack of down-to-Earth, nitty gritty details on how Apache Hadoop works and who uses it may make it seem more elusive than it really is, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Hadoop isn’t the exclusive Web technology...
“Big Data” has been one of the biggest buzzwords in the online business world the past few years, but just how big are the returns being delivered to companies that are successfully leveraging big data management? Pretty...
Revenue from business intelligence software – including BI platforms, analytic applications and corporate performance management software – in Australia is forecast to grow over 11 percent to 406.4 million in 2012 according...
Enterprises will add more Linux to support their cloud computing and big data initiatives according to the “ Linux Adoption Trends 2012 ” report from the Linux Foundation. Eight out of ten survey respondents indicate that...
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