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Military Uses Big Data As Spy Tech
April 22, 2013 10:58 AM U.S. intelligence agencies use semantic analysis software to find potential security threats from massive volumes of incoming data.
Big Data For Mom-And-Pop Shops
April 22, 2013 10:57 AM Startup Tranzlogic brings big data-style analytics like those used by giant retailers to small and midsize merchants.
5 Big Wishes For Big Data Deployments
April 22, 2013 09:06 AM Big data project leaders still hunger for some key technology ingredients. Starting with SQL analysis, we examine the top five wants and the people working to solve those problems.
Splunk, DataSift Team Up For Big Data Analytics
April 19, 2013 11:30 AM DataSift now streams real-time social data to Splunk's analytics software for the enterprise.
Teradata Joins SQL-On-Hadoop Bandwagon
April 15, 2013 01:10 PM Teradata announces standard SQL access to Hadoop data, following in the footsteps of IBM, EMC and Cloudera. Hadoop is the winner.
Big Data: Start Small, Think Big
April 15, 2013 10:31 AM A toe-in-the-water approach to big data makes more sense than jumping in with both feet, says CEO of IT management software firm ManageEngine.
Don't Confuse Big Data With Storage
April 08, 2013 09:25 AM A large part of big data management is knowing what data to analyze, what to back up and what to dump, says disaster recovery expert.
When Big Data Needs Bare Metal, SoftLayer Fits
April 04, 2013 11:08 AM SoftLayer touts bare metal cloud service for big data analytics, offers MongoDB with the push of a button.
Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer
March 22, 2013 01:45 PM Appointment would make the Fed another in a growing number of governments and government agencies with chief data officers.
Big Data Strategy Lacking At European Enterprises
March 21, 2013 10:24 AM Interxion study finds that only 25% of large European organizations have developed a business plan for big data. What's stopping them?
NoSQL Databases: 7 Options Compared
March 20, 2013 09:07 AM While MongoDB is the most popular NoSQL database, it's not your only choice. Dr. Dobb's runs down the features and use cases for 7 options on the market.
When Big Data Meets Legal Discovery
March 20, 2013 09:06 AM E-discovery software helps organizations manage the digital stockpiles of unstructured data they warehouse in case of litigation.
10Gen Enterprise Release Takes MongoDB Uptown
March 19, 2013 09:25 AM With big companies embracing the MongoDB NoSQL database, 10Gen is adding a commercial version with monitoring and security features.
IBM Watson's Future: Students Have Winning Ideas
March 15, 2013 11:49 AM University of Southern California students brainstormed novel business uses for the big data-crunching supercomputer; a legal discovery application came out on top.
Cisco CTO: Internet Of Everything Much More Than SDN
March 15, 2013 10:55 AM CTO Padmasree Warrior goes one-on-one with InformationWeek to explain Cisco's larger vision for Internet of Everything.
#BigData100: Vote Now For Big Data Influencers
March 15, 2013 09:30 AM Who are the most influential big data tweeters? Big Data Republic wants to know.
IBM Big Data Monitors Patients For Brain Injury
March 13, 2013 09:55 AM UCLA, IBM and Excel Medical Electronics partner to test real-time alarm that predicts rising brain pressure in patients with traumatic head injuries.
How One University Puts Big Data Into Curriculum
March 11, 2013 01:15 PM U.K. business school uses Tableau Software's visual analytics tool, now free for students, to help undergraduates find stories hidden in opaque data.
Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop
March 11, 2013 11:51 AM Upcoming Interop workshop will focus on helping organizations see through big data hype and focus on what matters.
Microsoft Goes After 3 Big Data Myths
March 11, 2013 09:44 AM Microsoft pushes its big data tools by targeting a trio of common big data misconceptions and talent worries.
By The Numbers
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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