It's not the queries that are inflexible; it's the storage of data predefined into columns and rows. With Hadoop you load anything and come up with the schema (the dimensions of interest) on read, using algorithms, MapReduce,...
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It's almost as laudable as (and comparable to) Bill Gates' efforts to stamp out polio.
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I remember working on VAX servers running VMS in the late '90s. As a new guy they had to send us half way across the country to a place that could train us. On my desk I had a VAX Terminal, and an old 386 computer...
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David, great question. The biggest hurdle faced by providers seeking to engage in remote consultations is the requirement under many state laws that a patient-provider relationship be established by an in-person, face-to-face...
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I have amassed close to four years worth of running data using various Nike+ devices. It started with the Nike+ Sportband pedometer (since repleced with NikeFule band). That captured pace, distance, time, calories burned,...
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Feinstein out of touch with atrocities committed by intel. http://sosbeevfbi.ning.com/profiles/blogs/this-congress-of-the-usa-will Overthrown government of usa now controlled by very dangerous and murderous thugs (beasts)...
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Alex, you're absolutely correct that the rollout process for medical apps is extremely complicated given the lack of a standardized set of rules. I think a standardized set of federal laws would be a step in the right...
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Interesting to see who ranked tops among mobile retail sites: HSN, 5th J.C. Penney, 4th Japanese Internet retailer Rakuten, 3rd Office Depot, 2nd; and Blockbuster, 1st. ...not the leaders one would expect. One possible...
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Your healthcare records and information being "relatively" safe is a bit like your being relatively pregnant. Especially when it comes to protecting health information, providers and exchanges need to go all-in on securi...
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I think your point that value of health data, on the open market, fetches far more than personal financial data, trumps whatever notion we may have about what criminals find of interest. If it pays better, more criminals...
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These days, it seems you can't appear serious about an online initiative without building an impressive Operations Center to show off to your stakeholders. While many fault Microsoft's products for giving hackers plenty...
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A short battery life is often a feature, not a bug, for parents. And at $150, hard to go wrong. HP should offer it in jellybean colors.
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Why can't FB just let people sort the way they want? I like to see all posts in order -- not priroritizing a post from last week because it has a lot of comments. If you want to keep tabs on a commenting war, that's...
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Absolutely, Rob. It is silly to say the front end is "good to go." The back end is what propels the entire thing! And if the public can't be sure social security numbers are being handled securely -- that's a huge...
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"Cloud computing is making things harder. As soon as IT organizations decommission an on-premises application, they're seeing three new cloud-based ones pop up to take its place" Is that apples and oranges? Renting...
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IT will always need some specialists, but no CIO can build an effective team using a constantly rotating cast of specialists. The idea of hiring generalists, with diverse project experience, who can morph and grow with the...
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We've been told that the "frontend" of the site is working just fine now, but that the pesky "backend" may need some more work. That backend is where the rubber meets the road--it's where citizens actually get the coverage...
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Doug, Are there projects in the works to make conventional DBs more flexible for queries? Seems like if these vendors want to hang on to marketshare they need to take on that challenge.
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I think this is a great move for MS. Its PhotoDNA technology is particularly interesting, and the "CSI" setting will ensure a stream of good PR -- MSM journalists "get" that. Redmond's been focused on beefing up its security...
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2014 Analytics, BI, and Information Management Survey
The desire to simplify data analytics and business intelligence has been gaining steam for years. But this year, interest in visual data analysis tools came to the forefront, and the use of Hadoop and NoSQL databases made slow but steady gains. While established companies like IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and SAS are still the top dogs for BI and analytics, smaller and nimbler vendors like Tableau and QlikTech are forcing the giants to innovate.
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