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NoSQL, no problem: Why MySQL is still king
You'd think the advent of 'webscale' NoSQL databases would have consigned MySQL to history. But you'd be very wrong
Oracle's next big business is selling your info
The tech titan’s Data Cloud is a boon for businesses, but raises privacy concerns
Building A Better Digital Experience
Technology advancement has never felt so fast and relentless, and the instant impact it is having on business can feel suffocating for those trying to keep up with the latest developments. Embracing digital is the goal for which
SQL-powered MapD 3.0 woos enterprise developers
MapD 3.0 appeals to enterprises with native scale-out, high availability, and ODBC connectivity, but hybrid cloud deployments will have to wait
Data science could keep United out of more trouble
The right data analytics can sometimes prevent you from doing stupid things that alienate your customers
3 reasons why data scientist remains the top job in America
For the second straight year, 'data scientist' is the top job in America. Why is the position in such high demand and will it stay there in the years to come?
LLVM-powered Pocl puts parallel processing on multiple hardware platforms
Open source implementation of OpenCL automatically deploys code across numerous platforms, speeding machine learning and other jobs
How to Stay Protected Against Ransomware
Ransomware threats like Cryptowall, TeslaCrypt, and Locky are on the rise, targeting organizations of all sizes. This paper explains how these attacks work, and why a large number of new infections continue to surface despite existing
21 hot programming trends—and 21 going cold
Hot or not? From the web to the motherboard to the training ground, get the scoop on what's in and what's out in app dev
Review: Amazon QuickSight covers the BI basics
A promising data analysis tool in the cloud, QuickSight is easy to use but limited in terms of visualization types
MIT-Stanford project uses LLVM to break big data bottlenecks
Written in Rust, Weld can provide orders-of-magnitude speedups to Spark and TensorFlow
Machine learning proves its worth to business
AI on the verge: Early adopters reap business benefits, as machine learning nears the mainstream
SAP on AWS Overview
Companies of all sizes can take advantage of the many benefits provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to achieve business agility, cost savings, and high availability by running their SAP environments on the AWS Cloud.
5 web analytics tools every business needs
For deep insights into how users interact with your website or app, look no further than these affordable tools
Data governance as an accelerator, not a roadblock
A data governance strategy is key for organizations to get the most value from their company data
SAP adds new features to Vora and readies a cloud version
New data engines will run on SAP Cloud Platform Big Data Services and elsewhere
Why Splunk keeps beating open source competitors
Arguably the first widely used big data tool, Splunk provides the kind of end-to-end user experience open source solutions lack
The Impact of the Underground Economy, and How Analytics Can Fight It
The underground economy is thriving, thanks in part to new technologies and business models such as digital currencies and online marketplaces for freelance services. SAS fraud specialists reveal how government agencies can uncover
Mesosphere DC/OS brings elastic scale to Redis, Couchbase
The latest version adds new big data applications and more container introspection and logging tools
MapR unveils platform for IoT analytics at the edge
MapR Edge is a new small footprint edition of the MapR Converged Data Platform geared for capturing, processing and analyzing data from internet of things devices at the edge
Google's new cloud service eases data preparation for machine learning
Google launched a bundle of big data features on Thursday, including one that's supposed to ease the preparation of data for machine learning applications
3 Kaggle alternatives for collaborative data science
If you're dismayed that Kaggle is now part of the Alphabet soup, these sites continue the tradition of crafting a bounty-paying, competitive venture out of research
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