This is a white paper on the business applications of BigInsights. Link: http://bruceweed.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/biginsights-wp-imb14103-usen-00.pdf For your convenience, here is the executive summary: Companies are hyper-connected to...
InfoSphere BigInsights 2.1 provides a unique set of capabilities that combine the innovation of Hadoop with robust support for already-installed tools. Leveraging existing skills and...
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White paper regarding the business applications of big data as well as IBM’s Big Data offering. Note: This paper assumes some familiarity with big data....
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See how real companies are leveraging big data and turning unstructured data into a competitive advantage. Big Data, which admittedly means many things to many...
See how innovative banking and financial markets organizations extract value from uncertain data. Big Data, which admittedly means many things to many people – is...
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The purpose of this study was to review the capabilities of IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) as a file system for IBM BigInsights Hadoop...
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White paper about Big SQL 3.0 and its low-latency parallel execution infrastructure. When considering SQL-on-Hadoop, the most fundamental question is: What is the right tool...
The explosive growth of data is creating significant challenges for many companies. Challenges include physical storage, lack of data mobility, and the escalating costs of...
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