You can’t have a conversation about Big Data for very long without talking about Hadoop.
Structure
The architecture of data: store, process, and analyze your business’s information.

How to Open a Company Bank Account for Your Startup & Avoid the Pitfalls
Congratulations on registering your new business! Or if you’re still contemplating forming your business, and just trying to better understand the steps required for having a bank account under the company name, you’re in the right place. Be sure you have seen our Lloyd & Mousilli guide on incorporation here for a step by step analysis. […]
The Automation Boom is Coming. Will the Internet Be Ready?
We live in an increasingly connected world. It’s estimated that there will be about 260 million internet-connected devices in the U.S. by 2020, and the next wave of these devices will push our data demand even further. New Bluetooth advancements, for instance, enable devices to perform within a range that’s four times greater, twice the speed, and eight times the […]
Steps to Building a Successful and Scalable Sales Process
If you run a business and are not happy with your current results, you are likely wondering how you can boost your sales to the next level. Crafting a viable sales process that you can scale is the best way to reach your goals and get the sales rate you have always wanted. Finding a […]
How Do You Determine Which Partners Will Fuel Your Success?
Most leaders have been bombarded by the idea that business partnerships are vital to their success. Partners can extend a company’s reach, add new audiences, enhance its value, expand its capabilities, and even boost its reputation by association. Marketing Week pointed out that behemoths like Amazon and Adidas have grown larger as a result of […]

Get To Know The Four Types Of Data In The Internet Of Things
Status, location, automation, and action.
What Can Your Company Learn from Fast-Growing Startups?
Startup businesses continue to find creative ways to evolve rapidly and adapt to market changes with limited resources. They spend a great deal of time and effort researching innovative techniques, finding and testing the best management methods, and implementing the right tools for their teams. 32 percent of executives claim that choosing the right technologies […]
3D Printing: 10 Ways it Could Transform the Construction Industry
3D printing, or additive manufacturing as it’s sometimes called, is poised to vary the planet as we all know it. Many have hailed the technology because of the coming of the third technological revolution. 3D printing viably puts the help and making of a decent kind of goods and products inside the hands of anybody […]
It’s Time to Ditch Departments and Start Building Cross-Disciplinary Teams
In my company’s early days, we were a small design agency with a singular focus. As we grew, we added staff in other disciplines so we could work directly with them and create a more efficient workflow. As people in other disciplines joined the fold, we saw how beneficial it was to have all these players at the […]
How to Manage Remote Sales Teams
Many professionals are comfortable working remotely, especially sales team members. For the employees who were surveyed, 86% felt they were most productive when working alone. Without the distractions of noisy coworkers and impromptu desk meetings, a remote work environment increases productivity. But the question is how to manage remote sales teams. Although the benefits of […]

Netflix CEO Explains Why A “Gut” Feeling Is Still Better Than Big Data
Reed Hastings on why algorithms don’t do it all.
How to Feel Secure With Your Data in 2018
Implementing multiple layers of security is the common thread for today’s data security strategies. The layered approach has worked in some cases. However, other companies have still become vulnerable to hackers. In fact, numerous large global enterprises with significant technology budgets have fallen victim to hackers. It may make you wonder just how realistic it is to […]

This New Open Source Project Is 100X Faster than Spark SQL In Petabyte-Scale Production
Alluxio is getting attention from Baidu and other data giants because of its in-memory speed at profound scale.

The Big-Data Tool Spark May Be Hotter Than Hadoop, But It Still Has Issues
It’s the cool kid these days, but it’s flunking some subjects.
Dell Technologies commits $1b to the future of IoT
Dell Technologies this Tuesday announced the formation of a new IoT solutions strategy, a new IoT division and a $1bn commitment in IoT R&D. Chairman and CEO Michael Dell called IoT “the infrastructure of the next industrial revolution. And that’s what we’re co-inventing with our customers and our partners,” The company’s new IoT Division, led […]
How Can a Startup Compete with Big Companies
Entering the market flooded by well-known companies is quite a challenge. Yet, not for those who know the market rules and turn them into their advantage. If you’ve founded a startup and aren’t quite sure how to make a way among your renowned competitors, you’ve got to the right article. There’s something you can do. […]

Big Data Failures Owe More To Business Culture Than Technology
Most corporate cultures still aren’t built around data.

Why DBaaS Will Be The Next Big Thing In Database Management
How “Database-as-a-Service” can ease the heavy back-end load.
Toll Brothers launches kitchen VR app for luxury home buyers
American luxury home builder Toll Brothers has launched a virtual reality app that lets home buyers view all 360 degrees of their kitchen in high-definition and choose from thousands of configurations. The app, called Kitchen 360, provides buyers with a tour of the kitchen through a connected tablet or HTC Vive VR. While on the tour, […]

BitTorrent Gives Developers A Cloud-Free Alternative
The new Sync API is here—get coding.


Project Myriad Aims To Bring Order To The Big Data Universe
It makes YARN play nicely with Mesos in Hadoop.

Big Data Failures Owe More To Business Culture Than Technology
Most corporate cultures still aren’t built around data.

The Big-Data Tool Spark May Be Hotter Than Hadoop, But It Still Has Issues
It’s the cool kid these days, but it’s flunking some subjects.

The Big Data Tool Hadoop Is Growing More Powerful, But Also Harder To Use
And that creates … opportunity!

The Internet Of Things Will Be Huge, And So Will Hadoop
Hadoop won’t kill its rivals, though it’ll try.

Hadoop: What It Is And How It Works
You can’t have a conversation about Big Data for very long without talking about Hadoop.

Proprietary Hadoop Is A Losing Strategy
EMC has a shiny new Hadoop distribution, which boasts improved performance and ease of use. Despite these apparent advantages, EMC has baked one thing into its product that severely cuts its odds of success: a proprietary license.

FoundationDB’s NoSQL Breakthrough Challenges Relational Database Dominance
According to the conventional wisdom, if you have NoSQL, you can’t have strong consistency in your data. But a new start-up is threatening to shatter that notion and bring consistent transactions to the NoSQL world.

A Sensor In Every Chicken: Cisco Bets on the Internet of Things
A few months ago we wrote about how big-name companies are starting to talk about the Internet of Things – a term for the network formed by real-world objects connected to the Internet – indicating that the idea is picking up speed.
Today Chief Futurist for Cisco Systems Dave Evans appeared on the company’s netcast, Talk2Cisco, to answer questions…