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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

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A Road Map to Hadoop Success: Going from Zero to Enterprise Data Hub

Jorge A. Lopez

For enterprises just beginning to explore Hadoop, we offer a five-point road map to unlocking the full potential of big data.

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DataRPM Seeks to Heat Up BI and Analytic Natural Language Search

Stephen Swoyer

The search for a clear front-runner in the market for business intelligence and analytic search is far from over. DataRPM, a vendor specializing in natural language search, hopes to have something to say about this.

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3 Tips for Choosing the Right BI Vendor

Max T. Russell

Be known for recognizing a good vendor. Recommend the ones who understand their products and your true needs. Don't take a vendor's (or anyone else's) word for assessments that you yourself must make on behalf of your organization.

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Analysis: A Closer Look at Teradata Database 15 and Query Grid

Stephen Swoyer

Teradata has several new amenities on tap for users of its data warehouse software, starting with in-database support for JavaScript object notation files. The centerpiece of the announcements was QueryGrid, which -- chiefly because it's so ambitious -- will likely take considerable time to flesh out and realize in practice.

TDWI Webinar Series:

Graph-Based Analysis: Using Alternative Data Analytics to Analyze Behavior

Speaker: David Loshin

June
17
9:00AM PT
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Although many different techniques and technologies for big data appliances can increase scalable performance, the ways that certain applications are mapped to a typical Hadoop-style stack might limit scalability due to memory access latency or network bandwidth. Yet the promise of big data must go beyond increased scalability for known problems.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

The Three Pillars of Agile Data Integration: Self Service, Rapid Data Set Prototyping, and Data Stewardship

Agile development methods -- as applied in data disciplines-- have experienced strong adoption by uses in recent years, and for good reason. Learn how delivery speed, development productivity, and business alignment are the leading priorities (and benefits) for agile data management.

Speaker: Philip Russom

June
18
9:00AM PT

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Are Advanced Analytics Possible without a Data Scientist?

Data scientists are in high demand and companies are frantically looking for ways of overcoming the costs and shortage of experienced data science talent. To help solve this problem, both established and new start-up vendors are introducing products that claim to enable business users to do advanced and predictive analytics without the assistance of a data scientist.

Speaker: Colin White

June
19
9:00AM

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Events Calendar

June 10, 2014

Solution Spotlight on Big Data Analytics

San Francisco, CA

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July 8 - 10, 2014

TDWI BI Symposium: BI Essentials, Data Modeling, Analytics, and Agile BI

Toronto, ON

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July 20 - 25, 2014

TDWI World Conference in Boston: Evolving Your Analytics Infrastructure: From DW to Big Data

Boston, MA

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