Tunable consistency is one of the many points of differentiation between SQL and NoSQL databases. This article explains this important parameter and the tunable consistency options Cassandra provides.
- By William McKnight
- July 18, 2016
Today read about new security technologies that may replace passwords, aspects of IoT sensor data that no one talks about, and why IoT developers need to learn a different lesson from the open source community.
- By Quint Turner
- July 18, 2016
With cloud applications becoming the de facto standard delivery model, how can we derive benefits from the data growth in the cloud?
In today’s articles, read about a company with a different way of thinking about big data, 3 ethical principles for data science, and the pros and cons of self-service discovery tools.
- By Lindsay Stares
- July 15, 2016
This spring, Teradata announced its hybrid cloud architecture capabilities. This architectural opportunity makes the leap to leveraging cloud-based data warehousing a smaller jump.
- By Jake Dolezal
- July 15, 2016
Being different in positive ways makes your BI team stand out from the crowd. Finding that difference can take thought, but it will help your career flourish.
- By Max T. Russell
- July 15, 2016
New ruling decrees that U.S. companies cannot be forced to turn over data held overseas, although the Microsoft case highlights some issues with current processes and laws.
- By James E. Powell
- July 15, 2016
Today read why many businesses haven’t succeeded in implementing analytics, how to help your executives understand your data, and why you should invest in real-time BI tools.
- By Lindsay Stares
- July 14, 2016
Many of the technology challenges facing driverless cars are already well understood and, in some cases, solved. We have to give more thought to the legal, ethical, and societal impacts.
- By Barry Devlin
- July 14, 2016