Perhaps no other point so vexes me when I read about “Big Data” than the now familiar absence of a clear definition of the term. I just read an article published today, Thursday, September 5, 2013 in the “CIO” blog… Read more ›

On Sunday, August 7, 2013, The online New York Times published an article in the “Opinion Pages” written by James Glanz, Is Big Data an Economic Big Dud?. We couldn’t disagree more with Mr. Glanz’s opinion. A preponderance of information… Read more ›

Until the recently publicized controversies over public surveillance operations in the United States, the real inescapable quality of Big Data eluded us. Until now, we had a hard time differentiating this new computing trend from earlier approaches to data management… Read more ›

In article published in the March 22, 2013 edition of The Wall Street Journal, “New Rivals Clip Oracle’s Wings”, several wall street analysts present their opinions about the near term prospects for Oracle Corporation. We found several points of interest… Read more ›

The Bloomberg Big Data Conference panel discussion, “Rethinking Risks and Opportunities in Big Data: Healthcare” left us wondering whether the no SQL databases and related tools of big data can deliver high value to the healthcare industry in the United… Read more ›