Editors' Picks
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Data science: A crash course
Is your organization practicing good data science? Contributor Phil Simon examines how data scientists are transforming big data into 'the new oil.'17 May 2013
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NoSQL security: Do NoSQL database security features stack up to RDBMS?
With NoSQL databases increasingly being used to tackle big data challenges, expert Michael Cobb examines NoSQL security in comparison to RDBMS.16 Apr 2013
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NoSQL security: Do NoSQL database security features stack up to RDBMS?
With NoSQL databases increasingly being used to tackle big data challenges, expert Michael Cobb examines NoSQL security in comparison to RDBMS.16 Apr 2013
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The right data analysis tool drives success of traffic info provider
INRIX lives and breathes big data, but when that data got unwieldy, the right data analysis tools set the traffic info provider back on course.07 Mar 2013
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Quiz: Data warehouse performance issues
After you view and listen to the content in our data warehouse performance classroom, take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the topic.29 Jan 2013
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A 'big data' veteran talks fundamentals of big data infrastructure
No stranger to 'big data' projects, Biogen Idec's Martin Leach talks strategy with SearchCIO.com on building a big data infrastructure.23 Jan 2013
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Advanced Oracle analytics a major focus of BI summit
Advanced Oracle analytics, including big data, NoSQL and the R programming language, will be a major focus of a BI summit to be held in the Bay Area in January, according to one of its organizers.03 Jan 2013
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Effective 'big data' strategy helps advertising firm attract clients
Online advertising company adMarketplace uses a mix of NoSQL and SQL databases in a "big data" environment that feeds its search syndication system.07 Nov 2012
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Data warehousing architecture takes logical turn in big data era
To make the most of different data assets, analysts say data warehouses and big data systems should be blended into logical or hybrid architectures.25 Sep 2012
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Data warehousing architecture takes logical turn in big data era
To make the most of different data assets, analysts say data warehouses and big data systems should be blended into logical or hybrid architectures.25 Sep 2012
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