Wetting Our Toes In The Big Data Sea World population has reached 7 billion, and as of the middle of 2012, it is estimated that worldwide there are 2.4 billion Internet users, more than a third of the Earth’s population. As universal as the Internet has become, it is perhaps not a completely understood thing. Perhaps it can be thought of as the logical extension of the Neolithic cave paintings. In the history of media, the Internet is not only the simplest means to disseminate large amounts of information, but it is really the first time that there is a
traditional data management
A Hitchhikers Guide To The Cloud – Database Challenges To Consider The cloud has turned traditional data management on its head. People still think they will be able to command endless resources while being able to deploy, run and consume a distributed data solution anywhere, anytime. But there are key database challenges when putting your applications in the cloud that are unique and can’t be ignored. 1. High Availability In the cloud, high availability isn’t just about hardware resiliency anymore. Because customers are removed from the actual hardware, you can no longer plug in an extra power supply, network card
Open Data Center Alliance Creates Data Services Workgroup To Accelerate Big Data New members join Open Data Center Alliance to help enterprise IT use cutting edge database solutions PORTLAND, Ore., April 30, 2012 – Recognizing the challenge faced by IT in managing a forecasted 6.7 times growth of data within the enterprise over the next 5 years, the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) today announced the formation of a Data Services Workgroup chartered to document the most urgent requirements facing IT in their management of data towards competitive opportunity. The Data Services Workgroup will focus initially on big data by documenting usage
