Monday 26 November 2012

[TechRepublic] Getting the right ROI on Big Data

Big Data Analytics

TechRepublic Member | November 26, 2012

Getting the right ROI on Big Data

Some organizations are obsessed with spending money on Big Data without any concern for the value it represents. John Weathington tells you what sequence of actions to follow to mitigate this. Read more

Resource of the day

Directory: Big data vendors in the US

TechRepublic's directory of big data vendors has market, product, and contact information on companies that provide data analytics, data warehousing, or other "big data" products and services. Read more

Defining an ROI for Big Data

Efficient resource utilization is the area of Big Data ROI that the CIO needs to bring to the budget discussion. Read more

Don't forget about "small data"

Many IT organizations do an incredibly poor job of managing and presenting "small data," which should give pause before launching a more complex Big Data project. Read more

Creating a data project using SQL Server Integration Services

Edmond Woychowski walks though the creation of a data project using SSIS, a data migration tool that is part of SQL Server Standard Edition or above. Read more

Additional TechRepublic resources

 

Tips on mining Big Data in a small business environment

Here are factors and tools to consider when mining Big Data for small business intelligence. AWS, SumAll, and Google Cloud Storage might help you get a good ROI. Read more


Featured multimedia

 

LEGO Architecture exhibit visits The Henry Ford

See Wally Bahny's photos of the LEGO Architecture exhibit, which is currently on display at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, MI. The traveling exhibition contains 14 scale models of buildings from around the world, built entirely out of LEGO bricks. View on site



Today's recommended downloads

VMware Protection: Purpose-Built Tools vs. Enterprise Backup Solutions (Quest Software, now a part of Dell)

On-Demand Video: Take Command with Toad for Oracle v11.5 (Quest Software, now a part of Dell)

The Importance of Managing Privileged Accounts (Quest Software, now a part of Dell)

Securing end-user mobile devices in the enterprise (IBM)

Your chance to win $500! - IT Priorities Data and Business Analytics Survey (ZDNet)


More Big Data resources

 

Is Big Data big hype?

Big data: We've got big plans, says CIOs

Big data challenges and how the cloud can help

Harness Big Data with Google BigQuery

Connect with TechRepublic
 
facebook twitter googlePlus linkedIn digg rss android iPhone
 

LinkedIn endorsements: I'm not sure I approve

Social media can be very effective and very positive. But there's a fine line between networks moving things forward and simply devaluing the currency -- or even putting your reputation at risk.



TechRepublic newsletters

 

Get tips, tutorials, expert analysis, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today!

Data Center

The Enterprise Cloud

Google in the Enterprise

CIO Insights

IT Leadership

10 Things




Send us your feedback here.

Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic!
To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center.

The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com.
Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Ad Choice | Privacy Policy

Tr Footer Logo

Copyright 2012 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved.
TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc.

TechRepublic
235 Second Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
U.S.A.

No comments:

Post a Comment