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On the Radar: 14 Metadata Vendors To Watch Now

Before you can turn your big data set into something of tangible value through SQL analytics or machine learning, you need to get a firm handle on it. That is not always easy, and is often the crux of the big data proble Read more…

Cataloging Alation’s Growth Potential

Super-fast processors and snappy visualizations may elicit "oohs" and "ahhs" from the big data masses. But here's the thing: the best analytics setup isn't worth a dime if you can't find the right data to analyze in the Read more…

Hadoop at Strata: Not Exactly ‘Failure,’ But It Is Complicated

Has Hadoop failed to deliver the goods? That was a question on the minds of Strata + Hadoop World attendees last week, with opinions expressed both pro and con. Regardless of your stance on that question, it's clear that Read more…

5 Hadoop Trends to Watch in 2017

Hadoop is synonymous with big data, providing both storage and processing resources for large and disparate data sources—not to mention a platform for third-party software vendors to build upon. Where will the distribu Read more…

Data Catalogs Emerge as Strategic Requirement for Data Lakes

If the exhibitors at last week's Strata + Hadoop World expo are any indication of what's happening down on the street, data cataloging is evolving from a nice-to-have into a necessity for organizations looking to capital Read more…

Behavior I/O: Using Machine Learning to Empower Human Learning

At lunch last week, I learned that a couple colleagues were engaged in a little duel—trying to out-walk each other, as tracked by their new Fitbits. Self-improvement was definitely the goal, but seeing peer performance Read more…

Battling Big Data’s Tribal Knowledge Problem

One of the practical data-related problems that people struggle with today is just finding the right piece of data hidden among various sources. If you've ever asked for a specific data set, only to be told "Ask Suzy in Read more…