Online dating is a great example of the Volume principle of Big Data. Sharif Corinaldi hacked online dating to find a new girlfriend.
Continue readingONLINE DATING: A Lesson in Big Data Volume
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Who are the Digital Stall Out or Stand Out Countries?
Harvard Business Review rates and ranks the world’s economies for digital capacity – stand out, stall out, break out, watch out.
Continue readingJeffrey Heer Explores Data Visualization for Better Decision Making
Better Decision Making Capability by Exercising Data Skepticism Jeffrey Heer explores how better data visualization tools create better questions and better decision making capability.
Continue readingBig Data Implementation in the Middle
Digital age techies come from an open source world. Middle and top managers are used to silos. Addressing this difference is imperative to Big Data implementation.
Continue readingBig Data is not JUST for Data Scientists and Experts
Bring Big Data to the People. Big Data isn’t just for IT geeks; everyone can understand it and use it.
Continue readingBig Data Future and Past Stats
Clips from info graphic on computer capability – past and present.
Continue readingBig Data Vs Infographic
Excellent infographic on the Vs of Big Data
Continue readingCNN includes Big Data as What to look forward to in 2015
CNN reports Big Data in the Internet of Things (IoT) as what to expect in 2015.
Continue readingBig Data Anti-Malarial: Cell Phone Data for Greater Good
Examples of how cell phone Big Data is being used to provide medical and disaster assistance in developing countries.
Continue readingField Guide to Hadoop | Pentaho
Field Guide to Hadoop | Pentaho.
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“This book is recommended for IT managers, developers, data analysts, system architects, and similar technical workers, who are faced with having to replace current systems and skills with the new set required by NoSQL and Hadoop, or those who want to deepen their understanding of complementary technologies and databases.”