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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case

CTOvision

It is my contention that when the total cost of using all your data exceeds what you are able to spend using purpose-built technologies, it is time to consider using a general purpose solution like Hadoop for process offloading. Data has mass, and there is a cost to moving it around the network. What is Big Data? Conclusion.

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We asked 24 startups in the new Techstars Seattle class about how AI is impacting their business

GeekWire

The companies represent industries including healthcare, finance, culinary, advertising, robotics, and more. GeekWire Photo / Nate Bek) AdsGency The pitch: A no-code platform to automate advertising workflows from ideation and content generation to performance monitoring and optimization. Others have AI embedded within the products.

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Real-Time Data at Verizon: It’s as Critical as Air

CIO Business Intelligence

By Reed Peterson, Field CTO, Telecom, DataStax. Real-time data is critical for everything, from your financials to customer sales to whether promos are working, whether advertising is working, whether the initiatives that you’re investing in are paying off. How important is open source software and the innovation it provides?

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Parler, the “free speech” social network, explained

Vox

The largely unmoderated and right-wing social network was also involved in the planning of the insurrection , leading some to worry that Parler is a new hotbed of misinformation and extremist activity. Based in Nevada, the company behind Parler is run primarily by two people: Matze and Jared Thomson, who serves as CTO.

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Parler, the “free speech” Twitter wannabe, explained

Vox

Based in Nevada, the company behind Parler is run primarily by two people: Matze and Jared Thomson, who serves as CTO. Jeffrey Wernick, a bitcoin enthusiast and early Airbnb investor , serves as the company’s chief operating officer. Parler is not the only social network to woo fringe groups.

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