Big data goes beyond volume, variety, and velocity alone. You need to know these 10 characteristics and properties of big data to prepare for both the challenges and advantages of big data initiatives.
- By George Firican
- February 8, 2017
A new class on recognizing fake or distorted data, why data science needs transparency, and the basics of the blockchain distributed database.
- By Lindsay Stares
- February 7, 2017
To get full business value from big data and other new data sources, many organizations use a data lake atop Hadoop to capture, process, and manage diverse data at scale for business analytics.
- By Philip Russom
- February 2, 2017
As enterprises look to put their best foot forward in 2017, many are increasingly turning to text analysis to improve customer experiences and business processes.
- By Terry Lawlor
- February 1, 2017
Explore the digital divide between countries at different income levels, understand Internet growth in America, and find out how long it takes to read terms and conditions for smartphone apps.
- By Lindsay Stares
- February 1, 2017
Data lakes disturb me. It's the shallowness of the definition that concerns me the most.
- By Barry Devlin
- January 31, 2017
Big data is changing American football, improving city services, and increasing market share for streaming video providers.
- By Lindsay Stares
- January 31, 2017
Human biases are easily skewed by newer data because it makes up an ever-larger proportion of the data landscape.
- By Barry Devlin
- January 27, 2017