Large Scale and Big Data: Processing and Management In this excerpt from chapter 9, readers are provided on overview of the NoSQL world, exploring the recent advancements and the new approaches of Web ...

Speedata, a startup that’s developing a specialized computer processor for data analytics workloads, exited stealth mode today as it closed on a $55 million funding round that brings its total amount ...

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Big data is data that exceeds the processing capacity of conventional database systems. The data is too big, moves too fast, or doesn't fit the strictures of your database architectures. To gain value ...

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New research finds that magnetic wires, spaced a certain way, can lead to a 20-30x reduction in the amount of energy needed to run neural network training algorithms. The rapid progression of ...

There is little question that big data has broken through, not only to the enterprise IT agenda, but also to the public imagination. Barely a day passes without mention of new capabilities for mining ...

A clear big data definition can be difficult to pin down because big data can cover a multitude of use cases. But in general the term refers to sets of data that are so large in volume and so complex ...