Big Data and Security – still a problem?

Big Data and Security – still a problem? When we talk to clients about Big Data it’s often assumed that there is a strong security infrastructure in place to secure all that data either at rest or in motion. While that assumption is starting to be true...
Don’t believe the (Big Data) hype?

Don’t believe the (Big Data) hype?

Don’t believe the (Big Data) hype? Two Gartner reports recently about Big Data Your Big Data projects will fail and here’s why http://ht.ly/Sj41q (ZDNet Summary)  Big Data ROI remains elusive http://ht.ly/Sj41q (ZDNet summary).  Both reports and...

Kudu – the end of MapReduce?

Kudu – the end of MapReduce? The latest in a long line of struggling Data Warehouse companies announced their results  on 5th November. Teradata had flat revenues and flat to slightly declining revenues predicted for the year. Look at the Dell/EMC idea,...