Big Data

February 26, 2016

DATA CENTER

Changes, Part 2 – So, What Do We Do With That?

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Last week, in part 1 of this 3 part series, we discussed how Digitization* is driving change. We also covered how Changes (cue** David Bowie) are manifesting themselves in...

February 12, 2016

DATA CENTER

The Business Value of Cisco Big Data Solutions

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Since it’s inception five years ago Cisco’s Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) offerings have consistently driven positive technical and business value for our customers at many levels, some examples: • Cisco UCS regularly delivers top-level performance as showcased via our leading benchmarking results. • In their datacenters our customers have recognized material gains in operational […]

February 11, 2016

DATA CENTER

A Year Ahead: Big Data and Analytics on Cisco UCS

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I’m so looking forward to the year ahead in the world of big data and analytics, because the opportunities appear to have no limits. Big Data and Analytics has been growing for quite some time. IDC expects the Big Data Technology and Services market to grow at a 26.24% compound annual growth rate through 2018 […]

January 31, 2016

PERSPECTIVES

The We’re Listening Blog Series: Big Data Analytics Drive Faster Time to Services Quotes

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Throughout the year, our customers and partners provide feedback to us about their experience doing business with Cisco. We take that feedback very seriously, and are constantly making improvements to address the most common themes we hear and improve the overall experience. In the We’re Listening Blog series, we close the loop to tell you […]

January 26, 2016

DATA CENTER

Big Data and Analytics Touchdowns

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What’s your winning combo for big data and analytics? This may come as a surprise to you – but given that the Superbowl is approaching – I am going to use a football analogy. As we get ready for the game in 2 weeks, we have a tale of two quarterbacks. One is an established […]

Welcome to Data Virtualization’s New Frontier

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Where We’ve Been When Judith Davis and I co-authored Data Virtualization: Going Beyond Traditional Data Integration to Achieve Business Agility in 2011, we identified the five most popular Data Virtualization usage patterns at that time. “Data virtualization is a versatile data integration solution that can be deployed to solve a wide range of data integration […]

January 7, 2016

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Five Strategic Insurance Business Imperatives for 2016

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“One of these days the ground will drop out from beneath your feet One of these days your heart will stop and play its final beat One...

Drowning in Data: Data Preparation to the Rescue

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Everyone knows that data is important. Modern enterprises compete with data and win with the agility and insight it provides. Thus the “Big Data Era” as metaphorically captured by terms such at Data Lakes, Data Reservoirs, Data Swamps, Data Streams and myriad others that attempt to describe the pools of liquid gold that this valuable […]

December 14, 2015

DATA CENTER

A Year in Review. Big Data and Analytics 2015. 3rd Generation Platforms, World Record Performance, and Expanding Partner …

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My goodness… Were we ever busy in 2015! Our Cisco Big Data & Analytics teams executed and delivered a tremendous body of work with several key accomplishments these past 12...