With a website and a mobile app, Tout aims to connect people through user video streams and by hooking into Twitter and Facebook. There’s just one catch: these shareable moments on video can be no more than 11 seconds. It may not be enough time. Read More »
Archive for March 2011
Underlying all the useful applications, like Hadoop, that have emerged out of the big data ecosystem, there’s a fundamental assumption: The data that companies want will be able to be accessed when companies want and need it, explained Michelle Munson, CEO and co-founder of Aspera. Read More »
At our Structure: Big Data conference, CA Technologies CTO Donald Ferguson suggested that big data might actually be a driving force behind the adoption of cloud computing because variable workloads are ideal for utility billing models. More of his thoughts here. Read More »
As organizations strive to analyze more data than ever and to do it faster than ever, the results they’re getting might actually be worse than those in the pre-big-data and real-time world — at least temporarily. Read More »
Estimates say that 90 percent of all data was created in the last two years alone. That staggering figure can lead to analysis paralysis for some organizations, but those that can sift through, analyze and take action on information faster than others will enjoy competitive advantages. Read More »
For a true picture of the risks involved in banking, you have to query data in real-time across institutions, including terabytes of your own data as well as data extended into other databases to assess the full risk. Read More »
Want to get a better idea of how much cellular data you’re using on your iPad? DataMan’s new app designed specifically for the iPad 3G can help. The app offers highly customizable data info, including push notifications and granular usage tracking, designed specifically for Apple’s tablet. Read More »
When it comes to social data, one of the biggest firehoses around is the one that comes from Twitter. Trying to make sense of 140 million tweets a day in something close to real-time is a significant challenge, says Tap11 chief technology officer Braxton Woodham. Read More »
Carriers no longer dominate the mobile world thanks to the emergence of Apple, Google and the rise of third-party app stores. But they can retain — or even increase — their relevance by leveraging a few important things. Read More »
Pete Warden got famous for scraping 220 million Facebook profiles and then analyzing this data to unearth U.S.-wide user connection trends. Now he wants you to be able to do the same with a new web service released at GigaOM’s Structure Big Data conference today. Read More »
AT&T is starting to look like the network of choice for connecting electric car’s wireless IT systems. This week at the wireless event CTIA, Ford said it has chosen AT&T’s wireless network for connectivity for its upcoming Ford Focus Electric. Read More »
Andy Bechtolsheim — computing pioneer, Sun Microsystems co-founder and now CDO of Arista Networks — says when it comes to the trend of big data, keep a close eye on open source. Read More »
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