Big Data is often described in terms of three V’s: volume, velocity and variety. Let's dive into what exactly that means and how state and local governments can begin to tackle Big Data. The hard disk ...

Has your enterprise just started to grasp the enormous scope of big data? Do you realize that it's expanding exponentially even as you read this? Does your organization feel overwhelmed? It's not ...

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In life science research, data comes in many forms - structured clinical trial tables, semi-structured instrument outputs, and unstructured lab notes or images. This “variety” makes it difficult to ...

A funny thing happened on the way to the AI promised land: People realized they need data. In fact, they realized they need large quantities of a wide variety of data, and that it would be better if ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. As state and local governments look to ...

As we leap toward a digitally-driven world, there is an enormous amount of data being generated. The true value of such large volumes of data sets, which are both structured and unstructured as well ...

It is no longer a secret that big data is a reason behind the successes of many major technology companies. However, as more and more companies embrace it to store, process and extract value from ...

With Big Data making headlines daily, it’s easy to mistake “lots of data” for “Big Data.” As most IT folks agree, organizations of all stripes, from government agencies to academia, have been dealing ...

This vintage image depicts three musicians playing Yankee Doodle Dandy during the American Revolution. In a May 2011 special research report, Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, ...

Big data analytics tools have become indispensable, as they offer the insights necessary for organizations to make informed decisions, understand market trends and drive innovation. These platforms ...

Mention the word “database,” and most people think of the venerable RDBMS that has dominated the landscape for more than 30 years. That, however, may soon change. A whole crop of new contenders are ...