Commentary
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Doug HenschenFacebook Seeks Next-Generation Big Data Tools
September 28, 2012 09:14 AM Social network giant Facebook and venture capital blue chip Accel Partners think emerging platforms like Hadoop deserve new business intelligence, data visualization, and analytics tools.
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Seth GrimesTwitter Helps Build Social Data Ecosystem
September 25, 2012 08:17 AM Twitter's Certified Products Program is a step in the right direction toward improving data quality, analysis, and social business decision making. Let's hope Facebook and LinkedIn follow suit.
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Mark PetersTech Alone Not Enough To Manage Big Data
September 20, 2012 09:00 AM Studies show that big corporations worry about hiring enough skilled humans to manage big data--a surprising need considering all the advanced automation tools at our disposal.
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Doug HenschenHortonworks' Hadoop Dilemma: Get Rich Giving Ideas Away
September 18, 2012 08:26 AM Hortonworks shares its innovations with everybody, including rivals Cloudera and MapR. CEO Rob Bearden says the market will 'return to its rightful owner.'
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Doug HenschenEMC Taps Alpine As SAS Alternative For Analytics
September 07, 2012 08:08 AM EMC's Greenplum unit still has an important partnership with SAS, but a new deal with Alpine Data Labs brings big data practitioners a second option for advanced analytics.
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Paul Cerrato5 Trends Will Reshape Health IT In 2013
August 27, 2012 10:39 AM Look for growth in mobile health, telemedicine, clinical analytics, and personal health records—and an EHR vendor shakeout.
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Doug HenschenCan Analytics Degree Bridge The Business-IT Gap?
August 27, 2012 08:37 AM Louisiana State University Masters In Analytics program taps demand for graduates who can use data to solve business problems.
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Paul CerratoHealth IT's Next Big Challenge: Comparative Effectiveness Research
August 21, 2012 01:35 PM Innovative approach to medical data analysis can yield new treatment options at a lower cost.
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Dion HinchcliffeWhy Big Data Will Deliver ROI For Social Business
August 06, 2012 08:35 AM The public-by-default nature of social media is a boon to business--or will be, as we learn to cope with the volume of conversation.
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Josh GreenbaumDell's Software Shift: 4 Big Questions
July 25, 2012 08:37 AM As Dell embarks on an ambitious software journey, it must map out a plan to overcome early obstacles. Here are some key issues Dell must address.
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Doug HenschenHow To Choose 'Advanced' Data Visualization Tools
July 24, 2012 02:23 PM Big data and analytical capabilities are the latest coveted features in a fast-growing market for charts, maps, and other ways to visually sort through data for insight.
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Patrick HoustonWhy Big Is Bad When It Comes To Data
July 19, 2012 01:15 PM Calling it "big data" doesn't do it justice. Gushing data would be far more accurate.
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Doug HenschenIf BI Is Dead, What's Next?
July 17, 2012 10:49 AM New studies from Constellation Research and IDC reveal that the business intelligence market is in transition, with analytics, visualization, and big data driving the fastest growth.
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Rajan ChandrasHow To Manage Big Data
July 05, 2012 08:26 AM There's an argument for integrating master data management with big data, but much work needs to be done before that happens.
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Doug HenschenBig Data Analytics Power Revolution In Decision-Making
June 27, 2012 10:01 AM InformationWeek virtual event explores enterprise steps toward deriving valuable insights amid unprecedented data volume, velocity, variety, and complexity.
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Doug HenschenWith Hadoop, Big Data Analytics Challenges Old-School Business Intelligence
June 12, 2012 12:13 PM Datameer and Karmasphere say their Hadoop-based platforms are what's needed for the next era of data analysis. Are you buying it?
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Doug HenschenHana and Exalytics: SAP's Hype Versus Oracle's FUD
May 01, 2012 01:24 PM Getting to the facts in the war of words surrounding SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exalytics platforms.
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Chris MurphyWhy P&G CIO Is Quadrupling Analytics Expertise
February 16, 2012 11:47 AM Procter & Gamble's Filippo Passerini is investing in analytics talent, even as the company cuts in other areas, to speed up business decision making.
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Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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