In the 1st Part of this 3 Part Post we tried to understand the question : What is Big Data? Then in part 2 of this post we tried to understand the Issues with Data and the Evolution of Technology around Data. Now in this 3rd and final part of the Post we try to understand the Importance of Big Data and why Businesses should care about Big Data. Impact and Importance of Big Data on Business There are many [...]
Computing
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Big Data Simplified – Part 3
Its Data and its growing Big In the 1st Part of this 3 Part Post we tried to understand the question...
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Big Data Simplified – Part 2
Its Data and its growing Big In Part 1 of this 3 part post we tried to understand if not answer...
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Big Data Simplified – Part 1
Its Data and its growing Big So, if you read the book (Cloud Basics – The Paradigm Shift)...
- Types of Private Clouds
- What is the Unit of Information?
- Community First – 9 Elements of Corporate Strategy
Life
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Do Blackholes exist on Earth?
Blackholes exist right here on earth. What is a Blackhole?: Light goes in and is never reflected...
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Life of a Beggar
Inspiration: I was just sitting one day thinking about an incident that has happened many a times...
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Books Unread
Inspiration: One day I was carrying a book around in my arm pit and realized it has been around...
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Big Data Cloud Computing
Big Data Simplified – Part 3
In the 1st Part of this 3 Part Post we tried to understand the question : What is Big Data? Then in part 2 of this post we tried to understand the Issues with Data and the Evolution of Technology around Data. Now in this 3rd and final part of the Post we try to understand the Importance of Big Data and why Businesses should care about Big Data. Impact and Importance of Big Data on Business There are many [...]
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Big Data Cloud Computing
Big Data Simplified – Part 2
In Part 1 of this 3 part post we tried to understand if not answer the question: What is Big Data? In Part 2 of this post we shall try understand the Issues around Big Data or Data more broadly. We shall also try and understand how technology has evolved around Data, Databases and what this means in the Big Data context. Issues with Data? Need for faster access to information, storage for larger and larger volumes of information and [...]
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Big Data Cloud Computing
Big Data Simplified – Part 1
So, if you read the book (Cloud Basics – The Paradigm Shift) I had said it was really mean’t to be a Blog Post or a Series of Posts that ended up becoming a book. As, I write my first post on Big Data I can clearly see the need for a Book or maybe even a series of Books here that can help clear up the mist on Big Data. More over there is a need to clarify what [...]
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Cloud Computing
Types of Private Clouds
Private Clouds are in the News. AT&T announced yesterday(Monday, 13th Feb 2012) its Virtual Private Cloud offering. It is interesting to see terminology evolve in the Cloud world. Am sure we have heard the terms Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud but maybe not Virtual Private Cloud. Telcos are big proponents of the Cloud. It is often argued that the Telcos stand to be the biggest gainers from the increased Internet Traffic and hence their desire to create new terms. [...]
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Business Finance Management
How to get valued like Facebook, $100 Bn?
Is Facebook worth $100 Billion? was a post made by the Wall Street Journal a few months ago which carried an interesting perspective from Geoff Yang, Founding Partner with Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Park. Geoff gave an interesting perspective on how Facebook could be valued based on its potential market share of the Ad market and the projected growth of the market by 2015. You can read the full post here. (If you know how to get past the Pay Wall [...]
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Do Blackholes exist on Earth?
Blackholes exist right here on earth. What is a Blackhole?: Light goes in and is never reflected back to the source or sender. It is believed that this happens because Blackholes have a high amount of gravity and hence pull in anything that is thrown towards them. At least, so says the Theory of General Relativity. Then there is another theory called Quantum Mechanics that says Black holes are black bodies(no kidding) hence they must emit heat radiation like any [...]
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What is the Unit of Information?
I was just reading a blog post by my connection John Battelle and I felt that his desire for Tapestry needs to be quenched and it gave me good reason to finally pose a question to everyone. If you just want to read the question skip to the end of this post. Unfortunately iWish is a product Steve Jobs did not build. Else, with a magic wand you could have had Tapestry. I mean this in a respectful way. You [...]
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Community First – 9 Elements of Corporate Strategy
This is a Note to all the CEOs and Investors who are wondering how to make it in all the economic madness that exists around them, is there a new mantra of Corporate Strategy that can be our salvation? Surely, if you keep your ‘Community First’. Greetings of the day! I have been working on a presentation for one of my next lectures. It is a theory that has been in my head for an while but is taking a [...]
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