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Posts Tagged ‘ definition ’

What’s Really Meant by “Data Governance”

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May 2, 2013
What’s Really Meant by “Data Governance”

by Angela Guess David Decloux of Sys-Con Media reports, “Many software vendors, analyst and journalist are overusing the term “Data Governance” in today’s complex business and IT environments. However, it has become one of the primary goals and drivers for data-related IT projects while at the same time being one of the most difficult...
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Gartner’s Three-Part Definition of Big Data

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March 29, 2013
Gartner’s Three-Part Definition of Big Data

by Angela Guess Svetlana Sicular of Gartner recently wrote an article for Forbes regarding Gartner’s often misunderstood definition of Big Data. She writes, “Volume, velocity and variety characteristics of information assets are not three parts of Gartner’s definition of big data, it is part one, and oftentimes, misunderstood. Most people only retain about one-third of...
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The Advantages of NoSQL

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March 26, 2013
The Advantages of NoSQL

by Angela Guess Brian Proffitt of ReadWriteWeb recently wrote that while NoSQL databases may not be necessary for all companies, they are an ideal option for a large number of businesses. He writes, “The proliferation of non-relational databases in the tech sector these days could lead you to think that these data management tools...
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Data Governance: An Introduction

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March 5, 2013
Data Governance: An Introduction

by Angela Guess Data Salon has created a helpful introduction to the topic of Data Governance. The article states, “The issue of data quality is becoming an essential point of basic good practice for all scholarly publishers. So, having noted the pitfalls of bad data and the benefits of good data, what practical steps...
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Data Governance: Then & Now

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January 9, 2013
Data Governance: Then & Now

by Angela Guess E.G. Nadhan of the Open Group Blog recently wrote, “In an earlier post, I had explained how you can build upon SOA governance to realize Cloud governance.  But underlying both paradigms is a fundamental aspect that we have been dealing with ever since the dawn of IT—and that’s the data itself. In...
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Hadoop: An Inside Look

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September 26, 2012
Hadoop: An Inside Look

by Angela Guess Dave Einstein of Forbes recently took a hard look at “how Hadoop makes short work of Big Data.” He writes, “Hadoop was named after a toy elephant, sounds like a Dr. Seuss character, and it’s the hottest thing in big-data technology. It’s a software framework that makes short work of a...
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The Value of Data Gravity

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July 5, 2012
The Value of Data Gravity

by Angela Guess Paul Miller recently wrote an article for Sys-Con Media discussing the idea of Data Gravity, Dave McCrory’s concept that “large or valuable agglomerations of data exert a pull that tends to see them grow in size or value.” Miller writes, “I caught up with Dave over skype last week, just before...
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NoSQL & Graph Databases

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May 8, 2012
NoSQL & Graph Databases

by Angela Guess Philip Howard has written an article for IT Analysis regarding graph databases and NoSQL databases. He explains, “Strictly speaking, a graph database is a NoSQL database but this is a case where strictly speaking is not very useful. There are two things that tend to typify NoSQL databases in people’s minds:...
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An Introduction to NoSQL

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May 2, 2012
An Introduction to NoSQL

by Angela Guess DWBIConcepts has provided an introductory tutorial on NoSQL databases. The tutorial begins, “NoSQL is not the name of any particular database instead it refers to a broad class of non-relational databases that differ from classical relational database management systems (RDBMS) in some significant aspects, most notably because they do not use...
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Defining Data

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March 23, 2012
Defining Data

by Angela Guess Tim Davies has written an article providing definitions and implications of various types of data such as Big Data, raw data, linked data, open data, and more. He writes, “These are just a few different types of data commonly discussed in policy debates. There are many other data-distinctions we could also...
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