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Big Data Project Management: What’s In & What’s Out?

CTOvision

Here’s something to think about when you're planning a big data project: are you planning a project or a program ? A program is something ongoing and relatively permanent. Relatively self-contained big data projects may be tied to an ongoing process or program that is already developing or delivering a product or service.

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Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley If you are an analyst or executive or architect engaged in the analysis of big data, this is a “must attend” event. Registration is now open for the third annual Federal Big Data Apache Hadoop Forum! 6, as leaders from government and industry convene to share Big Data best practices.

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Predictive Analytics is not Big Data

Eric D. Brown

Around the Internet and media, you might see people using Big Data and predictive analytics interchangeably, but in reality they are different. Predictive analytics is an approach to using data, regardless of the size or origin of said data. Big Data predictive analytics' They aren’t the same.

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The First Step into Big Data

Eric D. Brown

In “ Incorporating Big Data into your Business ”, I wrote: Big data is worth investigating and incorporating into your businesses. The obvious areas to investigate are areas where you are already gathering data. Do you have a social media presence? Big Data' How about your website?

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Transforming to a Big Data Organization

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Transforming to a Big Data Organization. So Big Data is not a solution or a capability.

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Asking Smart Big Data Questions - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Asking Smart Big Data Questions. Examples of Good Big Data Driven Questions.

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What Is Big Data? The Real Challenges Beyond Volume, Velocity.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 What Is Big Data? Big Datas Challenges. Big Data for All Businesses.

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