IBM DataWorks, a holistic approach to leveraging data
                    This week at Strata, IBM unleashed a series of announcements and presentations about its Project DataWorks. DataWorks takes some deciphering to figure what it is exactly: a (line of) product(s), a methodology, or a strategic initiative. Spoiler alert: it's all of the above.
Read More →I got 99 data stores and integrating them ain’t fun
                    Data integration may not sound as deliciously intriguing as AI or machine learning tidbits sprinkled on vanilla apps. Still, it is the bread and butter of many, the enabler of all things cool using data, and a premium use case for concepts underpinning AI.
Read More →What IBM, the Semantic Web Company, and Siemens are doing with semantic technologies
                    Defining semantics is a matter of semantics, not less so in the Big Data space.
Read More →GODAN, feeding the world with open data
                    Would you be skeptical if someone told you that feeding the world with open data can actually feed the world? That’s GODAN’s mission statement in a nutshell, and its leader talked to us about it. Even if you know about open data and its significance, you may not be familiar with Global Open Data for Agriculture […]
Read More →MarkLogic, dual-wielding its way through transactional and analytical workloads
                    Is dealing with transactional and analytical workloads in a single database a pipe dream? Not according to MarkLogic, which has its own way of taking on both.
Read More →How i learned to stop worrying and love telling stories
                    I’ve got tech, data, and media, and i’m not afraid to use them. Here’s my story, why you may care, and how to make sure you’re up to date. A geek’s life I have not always liked writing, neither have i always been that good at making cases and telling stories. Or at least, that’s […]
Read More →Euclid Analytics: Applying data science to human behavior
                    As its namesake did for mathematics, Euclid Analytics aims to deal with physical world analytics in a formal and systematic way. Here's a look at EA's latest product.
Read More →Analyzing customer journeys can be NICE
                    Does the journey matter more than the destination? For customer analytics, it just might. NICE just released a tool for Customer Journey Optimization, and we've got the lowdown.
Read More →Mesosphere + DataStax + Confluent + Lightbend = Container 2.0… But is it complicated?
                    Last week Mesosphere announced a number of strategic partnerships that comprise a comprehensive ecosystem and spearhead its initiative for what it calls Container 2.0. We take a look at what this means for the industry.
Read More →Seebo, virtualizing Things on the Internet
                    Developing IoT projects is complex, partly due to its fluid state, partly due to the many hardware and software moving parts, and partly because of everything that comes with app development. Seebo promises to ease this process by throwing some smart tech in the mix.
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