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]]> http://www.splicemachine.com/dataweek/feed/ 0 How the Internet of Things Changes Everything http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/how_the_internet_of_things_cha.html http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/how_the_internet_of_things_cha.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:22:35 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=642 Currently in the business world we are witnessing something like the epic collision of two galaxies — a rapid convergence of two very unlike systems that will cause the elements of both to realign. It’s all thanks to the Internet of Things.

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]]> Currently in the business world we are witnessing something like the epic collision of two galaxies — a rapid convergence of two very unlike systems that will cause the elements of both to realign. It’s all thanks to the Internet of Things.

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]]> http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/how_the_internet_of_things_cha.html/feed/ 0 A Herd of Elephants: The Proliferation of Hadoop Distributions http://www.splicemachine.com/a-herd-of-elephants-the-proliferation-of-hadoop-distributions/ http://www.splicemachine.com/a-herd-of-elephants-the-proliferation-of-hadoop-distributions/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:06:23 +0000 Splice Machine http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=635 At the Strata Conference in February, EMC Greenplum and Intel debuted their own Hadoop distributions. That makes six major Hadoop distributions, when you include Cloudera, MapR, Hortonworks and IBM. While this certainly hints that Big Data is beginning to hit its stride, there’s been some debate around proprietary distributions of Hadoop and how successful they [...]

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]]> At the Strata Conference in February, EMC Greenplum and Intel debuted their own Hadoop distributions. That makes six major Hadoop distributions, when you include Cloudera, MapR, Hortonworks and IBM. While this certainly hints that Big Data is beginning to hit its stride, there’s been some debate around proprietary distributions of Hadoop and how successful they will be in the long term. Because the Splice SQL Engine is built on the Hadoop stack, we thought we’d chime in with some thoughts on the pros and cons of major players like EMC and Intel getting into the fray.

More distributions will likely lengthen the sales cycles because more choices tend to slow down buying decisions. For an organization considering their Big Data strategy, it now becomes not only just a question of whether or not to use Hadoop, but also of which Hadoop distribution. And that question extends to companies like Splice Machine who have to decide which distributions to support. However, this might be moot if the new distributions don’t get traction.

All of that said, Intel and EMC are very large, well-respected technology providers that will spend significant marketing dollars increasing overall market awareness. Their presence in the Hadoop market increases the legitimacy of a Hadoop solution for mainstream corporations. In addition, new competition should only serve to raise the bar and ultimately, make distributions better.

Netting this out, we believe that the new distributions are a net positive for the Hadoop market. The increased market awareness will more than compensate for any short-term confusion on what distribution to choose. For a more in-depth look at the new Hadoop landscape (that also stays neutral), check out this story from Andrew Brust in ZDNet.

We look forward to see how this all turns out. Do you have any thoughts? Leave them in the comments section below!

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]]> http://www.splicemachine.com/a-herd-of-elephants-the-proliferation-of-hadoop-distributions/feed/ 0 A Very Short History Of Big Data http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-data/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-data/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=632 The story of how data became big starts many years before the current buzz around big data. Already seventy years ago we encounter the first attempts to quantify the growth rate in the volume of data or what has popularly been known as the “information explosion” (a term first used in 1941, according to the [...]

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]]> The story of how data became big starts many years before the current buzz around big data. Already seventy years ago we encounter the first attempts to quantify the growth rate in the volume of data or what has popularly been known as the “information explosion” (a term first used in 1941, according to the Oxford English Dictionary).

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]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-data/feed/ 0 Travel Stress Quantified Using Big Data http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/news/big-data-analytics/travel-stress-quantified-using-big-data/240154241 http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/news/big-data-analytics/travel-stress-quantified-using-big-data/240154241#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:42:55 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=625 Millions of workers are on the roads, railways and tarmacs every day. But what’s the impact on productivity when those trips go wrong, when business travelers experience stress and suffer indignities large and small? CWT, a $28 billion global travel, meetings and events management company, wanted to find out.

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]]> Millions of workers are on the roads, railways and tarmacs every day. But what’s the impact on productivity when those trips go wrong, when business travelers experience stress and suffer indignities large and small? CWT, a $28 billion global travel, meetings and events management company, wanted to find out.

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]]> http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/news/big-data-analytics/travel-stress-quantified-using-big-data/240154241/feed/ 0 Is Big Data Going To Be The Secret Weapon For CRM? http://www.business2community.com/big-data/is-big-data-going-to-be-the-secret-weapon-for-crm-0484895 http://www.business2community.com/big-data/is-big-data-going-to-be-the-secret-weapon-for-crm-0484895#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 17:44:41 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=627 It seems like cloud and big data are the only things that exist in today’s IT world. Anywhere you turn you are likely to stumble upon one of these. IT pros are excited about bringing the big data technology into enterprise intelligence to make them smarter.

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]]> It seems like cloud and big data are the only things that exist in today’s IT world. Anywhere you turn you are likely to stumble upon one of these. IT pros are excited about bringing the big data technology into enterprise intelligence to make them smarter.

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]]> http://www.business2community.com/big-data/is-big-data-going-to-be-the-secret-weapon-for-crm-0484895/feed/ 0 Splice Machine Welcomes Eric Kalabacos to Our Executive Team http://www.splicemachine.com/splice-machine-welcomes-eric-kalabacos-to-our-executive-team/ http://www.splicemachine.com/splice-machine-welcomes-eric-kalabacos-to-our-executive-team/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:47:26 +0000 Splice Machine http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=620 As a growing organization in a growing industry, Splice Machine continues to expand our executive team. As such, we’re pleased to announce (and welcome!) Eric Kalabacos, as our new Vice President of Customer Solutions. In his role, Eric has overall responsibility to ensure customers can successfully deploy Splice Machine technology. He is building a team [...]

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]]> As a growing organization in a growing industry, Splice Machine continues to expand our executive team. As such, we’re pleased to announce (and welcome!) Eric Kalabacos, as our new Vice President of Customer Solutions.

In his role, Eric has overall responsibility to ensure customers can successfully deploy Splice Machine technology. He is building a team of experienced consultants that will go on-site with customers to support the Splice SQL Engine, as well as related technologies such as HBase and Hadoop.

“I’m very excited to be working with such a capable group,” commented Eric. “I believe we have the skills and experience to compete very effectively in the Big Data marketplace.”

Eric joins Splice Machine from Model N, where he served as Senior Director of Global Customer Services and Support. He played a key role in growing the company from an early-stage startup to a profitable, high-growth, publicly traded organization.

Splice Machine is always on the hunt for the best and brightest minds in the Big Data business to work on the Splice SQL Engine. Is that you? Visit our career page here for more information on how you can join our innovative team.

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]]> http://www.splicemachine.com/splice-machine-welcomes-eric-kalabacos-to-our-executive-team/feed/ 0 Three Ways Big Data Has Changed Retail Analytics Forever http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/05/02/3-ways-big-data-has-changed-retail-analytics-forever/ http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/05/02/3-ways-big-data-has-changed-retail-analytics-forever/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:47:45 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=614 Forward-thinking retailers are tapping into Big Data to streamline operations and gain a competitive edge over rivals.

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]]> Forward-thinking retailers are tapping into Big Data to streamline operations and gain a competitive edge over rivals.

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]]> http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/05/02/3-ways-big-data-has-changed-retail-analytics-forever/feed/ 0 Why Hadoop is Set to Be the Next Big Thing http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2264450/analysis-why-hadoop-is-set-to-be-the-next-big-thing http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2264450/analysis-why-hadoop-is-set-to-be-the-next-big-thing#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:37:28 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=617 Social media is so last decade – at least as far as the venture capital industry is concerned. Today, it is largely eschewing social media start-ups in favour of enterprise software and, in particular, ‘big data’ companies, all building applications around the open-source Hadoop framework. (registration required)

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]]> Social media is so last decade – at least as far as the venture capital industry is concerned. Today, it is largely eschewing social media start-ups in favour of enterprise software and, in particular, ‘big data’ companies, all building applications around the open-source Hadoop framework. (registration required)

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]]> http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2264450/analysis-why-hadoop-is-set-to-be-the-next-big-thing/feed/ 0 Big Data Is Already Producing Big Results http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/big-data-is-already-produ_b_3146456.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/big-data-is-already-produ_b_3146456.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:02:55 +0000 admin http://www.splicemachine.com/?p=592 When we hear the phrase “big data,” we have to ask ourselves, “How big is big? What are we really talking about?” Let’s take one of the largest retailers–Walmart. Start by visualizing one five-drawer filing cabinet. Now, think of a room filled with 60 million five-drawer file cabinets.

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]]> When we hear the phrase “big data,” we have to ask ourselves, “How big is big? What are we really talking about?” Let’s take one of the largest retailers–Walmart. Start by visualizing one five-drawer filing cabinet. Now, think of a room filled with 60 million five-drawer file cabinets.

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