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Best Books to Put on Your Big Data Reading List for 2015

Last year, the rage in big data literature included Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Kenneth Cukier and Viktor… Continue Reading

The Legal Considerations of Big Data

The focus of most companies utilizing or planning to utilize big data has so far been focused on the technologies and talents needed to process and analyze… Continue Reading

Why 2015 is Set to Be the Biggest Year for Cloud Adoption Yet

The year 2014 saw almost a 26 percent gain in cloud computing over 2013. The market ended at a worth of $76.1 billion in 2013, growing to $95.8 billion… Continue Reading

What to Expect From Big Data in 2015

Big data had quite a big year last year, as Hadoop gained more widespread acceptance and hit Wall Street with a bang. How hard will it be for big data… Continue Reading

The Internet of Things: Is Your Business Prepared?

The term Internet of Things, or IoT, has circulated for a while now. Most people consider it just a buzzword, but the reality is that it is here and here… Continue Reading

How Ansible Might Just Be the Ideal IT Management Tool

On February 5 in London, AnsibleFest 2015 will feature a day-long series of learning seminars by Ansible developers.  Our IT Operations Manager, Marius… Continue Reading

HP

We’ve recently worked on a case study with HP for their line of ProLiant Gen9 servers. In our testing, we found up to 40% improvements… Continue Reading

North America Vs Europe: Who Will Win the Race to Cloud Adoption?

Cloud spending is on the upswing globally, and is expected to increase by another 42 percent during the year 2015, bringing the total cloud market value… Continue Reading

How Healthcare Could Be Leading the Way Towards Cloud Adoption

By most reports, the healthcare industry has been slower than most in adopting the cloud. However, some key changes recently have marked a rapid acceptance… Continue Reading

How Big Data is Changing the World of Modern Manufacturing

It's hard to find an industry that big data isn't making an impact in, but the world of manufacturing showcases the operational power of big data like… Continue Reading

Expert Interview with Mark Csernica on the Future of Big Data for Bigstep

The future of Big Data is even Bigger Data, according to Mark Csernica, technology analyst for Mind Commerce, a research and consulting firm that supports… Continue Reading

Docker Best Practices

Lean, uncomplicated, standardized, easily manageable: that's the essence of Docker containerization. Using best practices assures that all of the benefits… Continue Reading