Archive for data management
What is the big deal about big data?
I have begun writing a weekly blog for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. I am pleased to be able to republish my discussions on my blog site. In this blog I discuss the value of big data and its implications for the business. Your comments on this blog are welcomed. The ability to analyze mountains of data is important, but managers need
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Predicting 2012: What’s old is new again – or is it?
Maybe I have been around the technology market too long but it appears to me that there is nothing new under the sun. The foundational technologies that are the rage today all have their roots in technology that has been around for decades. That is actually a good thing. Simply put, a unique technology concept often will not be commercially
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Is Big Data Real and Can IBM Execute on its Vision?
It is inevitable that data would emerge as the most complex and important topics of the next decade. The expansion of the amount and types of data that we have been accumulating across more systems—physical and virtual, applications, and electronic devices – is astounding. These environments generate huge amounts of data – from structured to unstructured – and with increasing
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Judith Hurwitz is an author, speaker and business technology consultant with decades of experience. 
