Two sessions focused on the popular column-based NoSQL data store Cassandra, which was created by Facebook, and later used by high-volume sites such as Twitter. Although neither of the sessions was ...

What does “big data” include? “Big data” includes structured and unstructured data. Structured data is relatively easy to analyze. Unstructured data that includes voice, video, email, and documents ...

Big data is comprised of the well-known 3 V’s: volume, velocity, and variety. Traditionally, when there has been an influx of new data, systems have scaled up. Recently though with the variety and ...

If you want to know what’s what in Big Data analytics today, you’ve got to know the basics of NoSQL databases, and how appropriate NoSQL databases facilitate Big Data analytics. What are the most ...

A NoSQL database helped MetLife build in 90 days the kind of consolidated customer view it had dreamed about for nearly 10 years. Similarly, Constant Contact took three months to build a social ...

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One of the critical decisions facing companies embarking on big data projects is which database to use, and often that decision swings between SQL and NoSQL. SQL has the impressive track record, the ...

The latest trends in big data analytics were presented by Objectivity, Inc. and Database Trends and Applications in a webcast that is now available for replay. Moderated by Tom Wilson, president of ...

What does “big data” include? “Big data” includes structured and unstructured data. Structured data is relatively easy to analyze. Unstructured data that includes voice, video, email, and documents ...