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Q&A: Composite Software on 'big data' integration, analytics
Composite Software exec Robert Eve talks about the challenges of "big data" analytics, offers advice on managing big data projects and discusses Composite's approach to integrating big data. Video
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Businesses begin transition from defining 'big data' to analyzing it
"Big data" is still going strong, but conversations about it have changed compared to a year ago as businesses focus less on what it is and more on what to do with all the data they're collecting. From the Editors
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TDWI kicks 12 common Hadoop project myths to the curb
TDWI director of research Philip Russom deconstructs the 12 most misconstrued Hadoop characteristics and replaces rumor with fact. News
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descriptive modeling
Descriptive modeling is a mathematical process that describes real-world events and the relationships between factors responsible for them. Definition
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Recipe for predictive analytics success includes one part storyteller
XL Insurance Inc. has a three-part formula for predictive analytics success: Be a programmer, learn statistical analysis and know how to spin a good yarn. Case Study
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SAS: High-performance analytics frees data scientists to model faster
High-performance analytics on "big data" could aid European companies as they struggle to make headway in the recession, say senior SAS executives. All sectors are turning to big data, they claim. News
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Tyagi: 'Big data' technology a solution in search of right problems
Not every data problem requires "big data" technology, says consultant Vineet Tyagi. In a video Q&A, he discusses good uses for big data tools and offers tips on managing a big data project. Video
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'Big data' analytics, mobile BI apps help U.S. Xpress truck more data
In a video Q&A, Timothy Leonard of U.S. Xpress explains how the trucking company uses big data analytics, real-time BI software and mobile BI apps in unison to make important business decisions. Video
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Eckerson: 'Big data' analytics weighs a mix of the old and new
In a video interview, business intelligence analyst Wayne Eckerson offers tips on using big data analytics software and related big data technology. He also gives his view of what big data really is. Video
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Quiz: Managing 'big data' applications, systems and usage
After listening to Mark Smith's BI University webcasts, test yourself to see how well you've retained his key points and recommendations about effective management and use of "big data." Quiz