Latest Big Data Stories
FARMINGTON, Conn., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Big Data represents more than just a collection of data sets that form a large quantity of data. Big Data also represents a big business opportunity across many industry verticals. But processing big data using traditional applications is another story. Enter Hadoop. Apache Hadoop is open source software that makes possible the distributed processing of large data sets across commodity server clusters. According to analysts at...
Kapow Enterprise 9.2 is the first Big Data integration platform to mine all information channels, deliver key insights from dynamic data sources and automate response PALO ALTO, Calif., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kapow Software, a leading Big Data solution provider, today announced the availability of its new Kapow Enterprise 9.2 Big Data Integration Platform. The powerful, enterprise-grade software platform is now available for subscription. It is designed to deliver critical,...
Alteryx offers customers real-time query management IRVINE, Calif., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteryx, Inc., the leading provider of Strategic Analytics, today announced it will support Cloudera Impala(TM), as well as Hive 2 to bring faster, more efficient access to Big Data for today's Data Artisans and line-of-business analysts. "At Alteryx, we help businesses use Big Data to help make better decisions. The ability to perform real-time query management magnifies the impact...
Data science lab functionality delivered with enhanced capability; a principal aspect of the "logical data warehouse" GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kognitio, driving the convergence of Big Data, in-memory analytics and cloud computing, today announced the Kognitio Analytical Platform enables new fully parallel not-only-SQL (NoSQL) capabilities, most notably the R language for statistical computing and graphics. The announcement came at the Gartner Business...
Robert Grossman has been named by Federal Computer Week to its Federal 100 Award list for 2013. The 24th annual list recognizes government, industry and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles in the federal government IT community. River Forest, IL (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 Dr. Grossman is part of an elite group of individuals who have gone above and beyond their daily responsibilities and have made a difference in the way technology has transformed IT. He and the other winners...
The Big Data Group and SiSense analyze Venture Capital data and make findings freely available SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis, published by The Big Data Group [http://thebigdatagroup.com ] and powered by SiSense's Prism [http://www.sisense.com ] technology, unveils venture capital trends that challenge common beliefs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/601513 ) "The data points to a Series B crunch, rather than a...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hadapt, the only data analytics platform natively integrating SQL with Apache Hadoop, has named Jit Saxena to its Board of Directors. Saxena was co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Netezza, which pioneered the analytic database appliance and developed technology for complex analytics on large, diverse data volumes. Jit led Netezza from inception until January 2009, then served as Chairman until its acquisition by IBM in 2010 for...
VoltDB's Real-time Analytics and Decisioning Key to Driving Value from Big Data Application BILLERICA, Mass., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VoltDB, the world's fastest high-velocity database, today announced that it has been selected to power Yellowhammer's Performance Trading Platform. VoltDB will enable Yellowhammer to provide unprecedented real-time segmenting, targeting and optimization capabilities to advertisers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121204/MM24267LOGO )...
In Industry Benchmark Test, DDN Also Outperforms Traditional Storage for Big Data in Financial Analytics by as much as 800 Percent SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- News Facts Demonstrating the responsiveness and performance of DataDirect Network's (DDN) flagship Big Data storage platform, the SFA12K-40, DDN today announced new record results for financial analytics response times and corresponding throughput as reported by the Securities Technology Analysis...
New study reveals best practices in content marketing and social media efforts SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Data Group, LLC today announced the availability of its new study The 100 Most Social Big Data Companies. The Big Data Group produces The Big Data Landscape, Big Data Trends, and Big Data TV. "Our clients often ask us for best practices in the areas of content marketing and social media," said David Feinleib, Managing Partner of The Big Data Group....
