Will open models, standards be forever at odds?
Even the White House has its policies around "open data standards," and has developed a set of guiding principles around implementation. But these so-called standards are not in any way a set of specifications for the industry.
Big data pays attention to detail in manufacturing
Software has done a great job automating processes and protecting quality, but big data is helping manufacturers measure their productivity over time and determine the best settings and methods for systems in their plants.
Social media giants make their big data moves
By using tools, languages, and libraries normally used for designing single-machine applications across multiple machines, Ubalo was able to reduce image processing tasks from eight hours to five minutes.
American Express wants you to trust online reviews
While credit card companies and retailers team to sift through every morsel of data they have about their customers, one positive by-product of this exercise for consumers is coming from American Express.
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Big data community can't hide from premature elections
But we do have data, lots and lots of data. And campaigns have money, lots and lots of money. The two are joining forces and will be a focal point for the next presidential campaign, which is already underway.
Hadoop appears to be everywhere lately, except in big data
Hadoop, the database everyone associates with big data, has had a run of more traditional deployment lately, which is good for Hadoop, but also still good for those looking for more proof of its ability to scale.
GraphLab raises $6.75M to bolster 'Hadoop for graphs'
Founder and data scientist Carlos Guestrin started the GraphLab open source project five years ago. He said recently that data has the ability to make our lives better--whether applied to public health, economics or by suggesting the perfect song. Graphs, he said, help people think in a new way and see things differently.
New Google+ photo allowance will make big data even bigger
Google is betting the way to users' hearts is through their photos.
Spotlight: Customer experience company merges with Shopalize
[24]7, announced this week its acquisition of Shopalize, a social commerce platform specializing in social sharing and social referral solutions.
Big data pays attention to detail in manufacturing
Software has done a great job automating processes and protecting quality, but big data is helping manufacturers measure their productivity over time and determine the best settings and methods for systems in their plants.
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Google is looking to take on Apple's Siri with its revamped Google Now service for the desktop.
Among other services and tweaks, Google will be expanding its Google App Engine to support applications written in the PHP scripting language. This was unveiled at the company's Google I/O conference this week at a developer session on the Google Cloud Platform. A highly popular language, PHP is also the language used to host blogging platforms such as WordPress and Drupal.
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