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What is a Data Lake? Definition, Architecture, Tools, and Applications

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Enterprises can house structured and unstructured data via object storage units or blobs using a data lake. The post What is a Data Lake? Definition, Architecture, Tools, and Applications appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Are You Ready For Big Data?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to understand what they are going to do with big data Image Credit: Merrill College of Journalism Press Releases. As a CIO, when we think about big data we are faced with a number of questions having to do with the importance of information technology that we have not had to deal with in the past.

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Discuss Big Data With NASA Experts at 9 Oct Big Data Forum

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Editor’s note: This looks like one of the most relevant data analytics events of the season. Company representatives that want to meet the NASA experts on Big Data should attend. What could their approach and tools do for your Big Data analysis challenges? Discover what big data tools NASA utilizes.

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Optimizing The Data Warehouse: A Big Data Blueprint from Pentaho

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We previously wrote about the Pentaho Big Data Blueprints series, which include design packages of use to enterprise architects and other technologists seeking operational concepts and repeatable designs. Save data costs and boost analytics performance. An intuitive graphical, no-coding big data integration.

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Why Big Data Project Management Can Be So Difficult

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Big data is extremely beneficial to businesses, and gathering it is now easier than ever with today's technology. When it comes to the management of big data, therein lies the challenge. The project management software available today is superior to anything used in the past when it comes to amassing and analyzing data.

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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

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Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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Big Data - Disaster Recovery!

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Big data applications tend to have massive data storage capacity coupled with a hybrid hardware appliance and analytical software package used for data analytics. Big data applications are not usually considered