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Big Data Information Chain Challenges

May 18, 2012 by Dylan Jones

Dylan Jones wraps up our Big Data Week event with a possible end-game for our tale of Big Data…

George Carlin and Big Data

May 17, 2012 by Phil Simon

Phil Simon continues Big Data Week with a tribute to a comedy great. What’s that got to do with Big Data, you ask? Read on…

Big Data: Dangerous to Sit this one Out

May 16, 2012 by Thomas Redman

Midway through Big Data Week at the Data Roundtable, Thomas Redman drops by to argue a better definition, while detailing the dangers of a “wait and see” attitude as it pertains to Big Data…

Big Data: Structure and Quality

May 16, 2012 by Jim Harris

It’s Wednesday on Big Data Week, and Jim Harris expands upon the definition of Big Data by looking at quality and structure…

Big Data: Latent Latency

May 15, 2012 by David Loshin

As we continue Big Data Week at the Data Roundtable, David Loshin steps in to examine the benefits of analysis platforms like Hadoop and the problems with latency …

Big Data “In the Air Tonight”

May 14, 2012 by Rich Murnane

Rich Murnane continues Big Data Week at the Roundtable, as he wonders if Big Data is all a misunderstanding…

Joyce Norris-Montanari kicks off Big Data Week at The Data Roundtable! We asked our experts for their thoughts on Big Data, and they responded in a big way. Joyce begins her post with a simple question…

On Uncertainty and Data Minimalism

May 10, 2012 by Phil Simon

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect. Among the famous quotes attributed to him is “less is more.” In other words, blame minimalism at least partially on him.

Now, for your data-overwhelmed folks, I understand the desire for…

Books That Influenced my Thinking: The Goal

May 09, 2012 by Thomas Redman

If we took a poll, I bet that more people would cite The Goal as the most influential book on quality of all time. Devotees might note the importance of Goldratt’s theory of constraints as the feature they liked best. But most would cite its readability. Over three million copies have been sold.

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