Companies have been able to run data analytics applications in the cloud for some time, either by leasing dedicated space or using a utility-style rental model on shared equipment. Now, Internet companies and startups are building data warehousing offerings designed from the ground up to run on the cloud. Read More…
Google took a step towards challenging other infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers like Amazon Web Services and Rackspace by bolstering its cloud ecosystem, announcing 47 technical and service partners. Read More…
News coverage of the Waldo Canyon wildfires in Colorado and heat wave hitting the eastern United States illustrates a growing effort by industry and government to create data visualizations of rapidly-changing conditions. Read More…
GAITHERSBURG, MD.—The likes of Microsoft, Google and Amazon are just beginning to pay attention to the big data needs of scientific researchers. That was the message delivered by computer scientists from several commercial heavyweights at a workshop on big data Read More…
In introducing its BigQuery service, Google emphasized the small- and medium-sized businesses it says will benefit from a cloud-based analytics service. Companies already using the service during a trial period, like Claritics, which tracks the behavior of online gamers, and Read More…
