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Key Technologies Behind Big Data

Jul 22, 2016

We continue to learn about Big Data through successful trial and error followed by production implementation.

Speed, Structured Streaming, and Simplification

Jul 22, 2016

Apache Spark 2.0 has become easier and faster and accessible to all.

The Ultimate Tool in Mobile App Marketing

Jul 22, 2016

Big Data Analytics is the most essential stimulus that matters in providing the perfect boost to app marketing.

Google Sprints Ahead in AI Building Blocks, Leaving Rivals Wary

Jul 21, 2016

There’s a high-stakes race under way in Silicon Valley to develop software that makes it easy to weave artificial intelligence technology into almost everything.

The New MongoDB Connector for Apache Spark In Action: Building a Movie Recommendation Engine

Jul 21, 2016

The Connector provides a more natural development experience for Spark users.

Edward Snowden’s phone case will tell you if you’re being tracked

Jul 21, 2016

Edward Snowden unveiled a concept for a new phone case that can detect when the device's radio is transmitting.

Notes from the First Kafka Summit – aviflax.com

Jul 20, 2016

Kafka is working really well for lots of companies. But it still has some rough edges.

Has open source become the default business model for enterprise software?

Jul 19, 2016

Open-source software is one of those overnight successes that's been a decade and more in the making.

Microsoft’s earnings report shows it is becoming a serious force in the cloud

Jul 19, 2016

The software maker’s results come as the company continues to downplay its phone ambitions as well as a prolonged slowdown in PC sales that has limited its Windows PC business.

DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services

Jul 19, 2016

Vendor lock-in is an important subject. Everybody knows that. But few of us realize just how complicated the subject is.

Tunable Consistency in Cassandra NoSQL — Upside

Jul 18, 2016

Cassandra's use of "TABLE" takes some getting used to if you're coming from the relational world.

Image and Video Applications – Artificial Intelligence

Jul 17, 2016

Are you ready to use deep learning techniques in your business?

Balancing the Demands of Big Data With Those Of Accurate Data

Jul 15, 2016

Today’s DBA may feel somewhat like Dr. Who—traversing alternate application “universes” in which different rules and demands weigh on their decisions.

ONC Seeks Proposals For Using Blockchain In Healthcare

Jul 13, 2016

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is sponsoring a challenge that’s seeking ideas for the use of the advanced IT technology.

Big Data Analytics Just Got Easier with In-Databas…

Jul 12, 2016

The Databricks cloud implementation of Apache Spark simplifies the use of the open-source big data processing engine

Dr. Ellen Friedman Discusses Increased Flexibility in Big Data Tools and Changing Business Cultures

Jul 12, 2016

how Hadoop fits in the industry and what other tools work well for big data streaming and batch processing

Predictive Analytics for IoT

Jul 12, 2016

What is the purpose of connecting all these devices and gathering the data if we are not going to do anything about it?

Full transcript: Numenta co-founders Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky on Recode Decode

Jul 12, 2016

This is going to be the dominant driver in technology going through the remainder of the century.

Generating Recommendations at Amazon Scale with Apache Spark and Amazon DSSTNE

Jul 09, 2016

DSSTNE is used to train neural networks and generate recommendations that power various personalized experiences on the retail website and Amazon devices.

How Valleywag changed my life

Jul 08, 2016

Today it really is easy to get your data out of Google. And it all started because of a post on an internet gossip rag.

Facebook is testing encrypted, secret, self-destructing Messenger chats

Jul 08, 2016

Those who crave more security will soon have some piece of mind knowing their conversations are less likely to fall in the wrong hands.

Hadoop adoption would be helped by more standards; not more options

Jul 07, 2016

NoSQL movement will ultimately dominate the world of analytical systems.

Analytics Symposium – Event

Jul 07, 2016

Analytics is no longer only about better insights -- it’s now the foundation for digital transformation and innovation.

Facebook lays down foundations for easier, cheaper net access

Jul 07, 2016

Facebook began to put some serious thought into providing internet access to remote areas of the world.

With Brexit, APIs just got geopolitical

Jul 07, 2016

A critical mass of digital platform opportunities could create a new center of gravity for startups and alter the flow of fintech talent and funds.

These are the apps refugees are using to find their way in Europe

Jul 07, 2016

A list of apps that helps Syrians to find jobs and accommodations and to provide learning for their children.

Getting the Most from Hadoop in the Cloud — Upside

Jul 07, 2016

Enterprises have started to evaluate Hadoop - a technology that makes processing and analysis of modern day big data workloads possible.

I do not want to pick on the author of the original piece, which has much more than this line and… — Medium

Jul 06, 2016

The implication here is that you have access to all of the data you could possibly need.

Bulgaria passes law requiring government software to be open source

Jul 05, 2016

Amendments to the country's Electronic Governance Act have been voted on in Parliament and are now in effect.

Events

AWS re:Invent

Nov 28, 2022 Las Vegas, NV

Join us again this year in Las Vegas for our biggest, most comprehensive, and most vibrant event in cloud computing.

AI & Big Data Expo 2022

Oct 05, 2022 Santa Clara, CA

This technology event is for the ambitious enterprise technology professional, seeking to explore the latest innovations, implementations and strategies to drive businesses forward.

Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit

Oct 04, 2022 Austin, TX

Join the first-ever data streaming industry event at Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit. You’ll be able to immerse yourself in all things real-time data with peers.

O’Reilly Open Source Convention

May 16, 2016 Austin

OSCON covers FLOSS in its entirety. Not just one language, tool, or philosophy, but all the moving parts integrated and working together.

99U 2016

May 05, 2016 New York

The goal of the 99U Conference is to shift the focus from idea generation to idea execution. Providing road-tested insights

Consensus 2016: Making Blockchain Real

May 02, 2016 New York

Consensus 2016 will define what is “real” in blockchain technology and focus on how to mainstream real-world applications for consumers.