[TechRepublic] Does data center co-location make sense for Big Data?

Big Data Analytics TechRepublic Member | April 15, 2013

Does data center co-location make sense for Big Data? Mary Shacklett discusses whether you should consider a co-lo for big data analytics and high performance computing. Read more Resource of the day On-demand Webcast: Affordable and Secure Data Storage for the Mid-Market Don't miss this webcast that will examine the importance of data storage solutions for the mid-market, including best practice tips for gathering and storing data safely and inexpensively. To get Big Data buy-in, IT should let go of proof of concept If your company is currently experimenting with Big Data in an attempt to prove some sort of concept--interrupt this right away. If you're going to prove something--it better be value. Read more Before Big Data, clean data With interest in the analysis side of data at an all-time high, it's not a bad time to suggest efforts to clean that most critical aspect of any Big Data project. Read more How to tackle Big Data cleanup Mary Shacklett outlines six tips for classifying and cleaning up data. Read more Featured multimedia   Screenshots: Use Win+X Menu Editor to customize Windows 8 Greg Shultz shows you to create your own customized WinX menu for Windows 8. View on site Today's recommended downloads Award-Winning Design Firm dwp Tackles Global Collaboration Challenges with Silver Peak (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) On-demand Webcast: How to Keep Up With Data (SAP) 451: Silver Peak Claims Proof-Positive of Network Virtualization's Agility (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) On-demand Webcast: Affordable and Secure Data Storage for the Mid-Market (EMC) Forrester Video: The Next Generation Cloud and Your Network (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) 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 The 21st Century Data Center Special Feature More than ever, data centers run the world, but many of them need a 21st century reboot. Today's data centers have to be more efficient, redundant, and flexible than ever. TechRepublic and ZDNet examine when and how to best run your own data center versus when to outsource to the cloud or a service provider, and when to take a hybrid approach. TechRepublic newsletters   Get tips, tutorials, expert analysis, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Week in Review Data Center The Enterprise Cloud Google in the Enterprise CIO Insights IT Leadership 10 Things

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