What IBM's acquisition of Netezza means for enterprises.
by Alistair Croll
| @acroll
| 21 September 2010
Netezza sprinkled an appliance philosophy over a complex suite of technologies, making it easier for enterprises to get started. But the real reason for IBM's offer was that the company reset the price/performance equation for enterprise data analysis.
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Blue is the color, getting help with email overload.
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd
| 16 September 2010
In the latest edition of Strata Week: Google's introduction of a new search-indexing system highlights an important limitation of MapReduce and Hadoop. Can MapReduce adapt to real-time needs or will others follow Google in creating new architectures for real-time analytics?
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LAPD goes precog, Mint shares its data, journalists get a new data viz tool.
by Julie Steele
| @jsteeleeditor
| 9 September 2010
In this week's data roundup: The LAPD gets ahead of crime with "predictive policing" techniques, Mint shares large quantities of consumer financial data, compression technology patents coming up for auction, FlowingMedia releases a vizualization tool for journalists, and Ellen Miller questions the federal government's commitment to data transparency initiatives.
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Data and low-cost sensor networks can spot extreme weather before it hits.
by Michael Ferrari
| @aeroculus
| 8 September 2010
Identifying extreme weather patterns can minimize impact when that weather arrives. But to improve long-range forecasts, we'll need to create environmental sensor networks out of phones, satellites and other technology.
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Check-ins are only the beginning. Here's what lies ahead for local.
by Tyler Bell
| @twbell
| 2 September 2010
The check-in is hardly the apogee of the local consumer experience. It works, for now, but it won't be the long-term solution for customer/business relationships and physical point of presence. So what will replace it? Here's a look at the local sector's near-term future.
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Data Pointed, CouchDB in the Cloud, Launching Strata
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd
| 2 September 2010
Data Week is a new series that brings together notable stories and developments from the data world. Links in this edition include: the connection between visualizations and art, advice on becoming a data scientist, BigCouch goes open source, and more.
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