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 ...

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 ...

To polish my analytics chops, I took a 24 class analytics course online. Here's my review of The Great Courses' Big Data Analytics offering - as well as some big data misconceptions highlighted by the ...

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 ...

NoSQL might well be called “the little database engine that could.” It is quietly proving it is on track as Big Data transitions to cloud-based data storage and management. NoSQL is increasingly ...

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 ...

What is the new era of data management? There has been a significant change in the IT world recently; solution developers no longer believe the answer to all data management challenges is a relational ...

The demand for job skills related to data processing — NoSQL, Apache Hadoop, Python, and a smattering of other such skills — has hit all-time highs, according to statistics collected by tech job site ...

Jennifer Zaino is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in business and technology journalism. Her work appears in publications including The Semantic Web Blog, RFID Journal, Smart Enterprise ...