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Research: first steps with big data

Getting a pilot study up and running requires the support of those who may not understand what big data is all about. John Leonard and Danny Palmer take a look at the issues
15 May 2013

Twitter acquires big data visualisation firm Lucky Sort

Start-up Lucky Sort helps customers to discover patterns in live data streams
14 May 2013

Marketing hype risks creating big data cynicism, says McLaren CIO

Buzzword could hide true potential of big data, but bringing it to the attention of board level is positive, Stuart Birrell tells Computing
10 May 2013

Interview: Paul Woobey, CIO, Office for National Statistics

Woobey discusses big data, how Oracle Exadata has improved budgetary calculations tenfold, and why he won't use the cloud
08 May 2013

Analysis: Why Hadoop is set to be the next big thing

Venture capital firms have invested over $1.2bn in Hadoop and big data start-ups. Why are they doing this and what innovations will this funding spur?
01 May 2013

Big data will go mainstream when nanotechnology is embedded into humans, says Skype CISO

The real benefits of big data won't be seen for five to 10 years, says Skype's Adrian Asher
26 Apr 2013

Big data used to alter video game difficulty

Georgia Tech develops big data algorithm to tailor difficulty to skill
22 Apr 2013

'Without Splunk we might be taken out of the market,' says Barclays

Head of security services praises Splunk for helping it comply with regulations
19 Apr 2013

Interview: WANdisco CEO David Richards

Richards tells Computing how firms get sucked into the Amazon cloud, and how he plans to replicate entire data centres over the WAN
19 Apr 2013

Splunk reduces firewall management from minutes to 20 seconds, says WorldPay

Online payment service provider saves time managing a diverse firewall estate
18 Apr 2013

Where innovation is always on the menu: an interview with Pret a Manger's IT chief

Fast-growing food chain Pret a Manger prides itself on serving high-quality fresh produce with the minimum of fuss. But behind this simple concept lies a technology stack that is constantly evolving
18 Apr 2013

Nokia Entertainment: Why we went Mongo

Nokia tells Computing about the pros and cons of NoSQL database MongoDB
11 Apr 2013

Big Data Summit 2013: Addressing the challenges of real-time analytics

Intel's Alan Priestly discusses real-time analytics at Computing's recent Big Data Summit, and takes questions from the audience
10 Apr 2013

The road to big data discovery

Kevin Long of Teradata UK discusses the potential within big data, and how to unlock it
10 Apr 2013

Big Data Summit - Insight from the experts

Speakers and other experts from Computing's recent Big Data Summit 2013 provide their insights into big data
05 Apr 2013

Rugby tries out data analytics

Danny Palmer talks to IBM, Opta and the RFU about their use of data analytics to track every detail at the recent Six Nations rugby tournament
03 Apr 2013

Big Data Summit 2013: lessons from IT leaders

Delegates at the Computing Big Data Summit heard from some of the country’s most experienced big data practitioners about the advantages and pitfalls. Sooraj Shah listened in
02 Apr 2013

Research: data quality and the Little Red Hen syndrome

Data in UK enterprises is neither managed nor measured, finds a Computing survey
02 Apr 2013

Video: SAS launches academy to tackle big data skills shortage

The thoughts of e-Skills UK, Birmingham City University, an ITMB student and SAS on the academy and big data
28 Mar 2013

Huge rise in big data adoption, finds survey

Comparison of surveys 10 months apart shows increased activity at all stages in project rollout
25 Mar 2013

Big Data Summit: Social - the next step for big data analysis

TfL, the FT, Arup and the Salvation Army agree that social media analytics could benefit them greatly
21 Mar 2013

CIA CTO: We want your data and will keep it forever

Ira Hunt reveals CIA's plans to collect all digital information for 'big data' analysis
21 Mar 2013

Half of organisations say data accounts for up to 75 per cent of their value

Challenge is exploiting that data, according to Microsoft
20 Mar 2013

BSkyB: There are opportunities for big data in cyber security

Big data can help organisations to bolster their digital defences, as long as they have a stringent security policy in place
20 Mar 2013