Tim O'Reilly on the calculus of data, predictive analytics, and why mobile sensors are central to his thinking about the future.
by Mac Slocum
| @macslocum | 27 December 2010
Tim O'Reilly recently offered his thoughts and predictions for a number of areas we cover here on Radar. First up: the new calculus of data, the rise of predictive analytics, and the importance of sensors.
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Data markets, real-time technology, and the race for developers
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd | 24 December 2010
To conclude our Strata Gems series, we take a look at the important drivers for the data world in 2011: data markets, real-time data processing, and developers.
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Get a feel for MapReduce without installing any software
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd | 23 December 2010
The JSCouch project is a partial implementation of CouchDB in the browser, letting you experience CouchDB's storage and MapReduce queries without installing any software.
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Get control over cloud resources
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd | 22 December 2010
The cloud makes clusters easy, but for rapid prototyping purposes, bringing up clusters still involves quite a bit of effort. The Whirr project makes cloud control simple.
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Part 5 of the series, "What are the chances for a free software cloud?"
by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 22 December 2010
The merger of free software with cloud and web services is a win-win. The transition will take a buy-in from cloud and SaaS providers, a change in the software development process, a stronger link between computational and data clouds, and new conventions to be learned by clients of the services. (Part 5 of a 5-part series.)
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A simple app turns Android phones into intelligent agents.
by Edd Dumbill
| @edd | 21 December 2010
Tomorrow's augmented reality is being built today on mobile devices. The Tasker app for Android puts the power of the phone's sensors and network into the hands of non-programmers.
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