Tag: big data
The Big Data Goldmine
Did you know that this year the amount of global digital data generated is expected to reach about 2.7 zettabytes? That number represents a 48 percent increase from 2011. Most people have trouble comprehending the size of a terabyte, let alone a zettabyte. But those of us in the biz are finding...
Happy Birthday ODBC!
It’s hard to believe, but it’s September already! Along with going back to school and preparing for Fall, September also marks something else this year: the 20th birthday of the ODBC standard. That’s right, our beloved ODBC, co-founded by Progress’ very own...
Trends in Big Connectivity: Big Data, Hadoop, and the Mysteries of “Dark Data”
The concepts of Big Data have been around well before the introduction of the Hadoop file system. Back when I was in college (ancient times, according to my family) and pursuing my degree in astrophysics, I wrote a thesis on ‘stellar spectroscopy’ – researching the spectrum of data from...
Urban Science Calls on Corticon to Cut Through Big Data
If you’ve ever researched buying a car online (and nearly 80% of new car buyers do, according to J.D. Power and Associates) you can probably imagine the amount of data generated by the process. Nearly everything is captured - from basic demographic information, like your name and address, to the...
Banking on a Future in Big Data - How DBS Bank is Driving Customer Engagements with Decision Analytics
Earlier this week, I participated in a webinar with FierceFinance on Big Data and next-era business intelligence. In preparation for the event, I took a look at the nature of banking and Big Data which blends the virtual world with the real world. I was struck by just how much opportunity there is...
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