Is 5G the missing link for autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and a brave new world?
We may have hit peak 5G hype before 5G is actually available. But is 5G really a game changer?
Read More →Reflect: Embedded meta analytics, built for developers
Cloud-based analytics for on premise data, an API-first approach for embedded product analytics, and impact-based pricing. Meet Reflect.
Read More →Real-time applications are going places
Data streaming is the paradigm behind applications that can process data and act upon insights on the fly. Apache Flink, one of the key platforms in this area, is releasing new versions and getting traction. But there may be other players in this game soon, and not the ones you think.
Read More →Machine Learning: The cloud is the new battlefield
There's a reason why every major cloud provider is backing its own machine learning framework. What's that and how do you get to choose?
Read More →A better blockchain: Bitcoin for nothing and transactions for free?
Imagine a blockchain-like protocol that promises to remove what is seen as the two biggest deficiencies in blockchain: inefficient mining and soaring transaction fees. IOTA is working on a fix.
Read More →A rock and a hard place: Between ScyllaDB and Cassandra
How many NoSQL databases does the world really need, and how easily would you switch your existing solution for a new one? Asking these questions before setting out to build a NoSQL database is a good thing. The people behind ScyllaDB did, and now Cassandra may be between a rock and hard place.
Read More →Insight platforms as a service: What they are and why they matter
The convergence of cloud, automation and collaboration has created a new class of offerings for data driven insights. We take a look at their defining characteristics, featuring analysis from Forrester and commentary from Qubole.
Read More →Alibaba: Building a retail ecosystem on data science, machine learning, and cloud
What does it take to compete in a global arena in which retail and cloud are increasingly intertwined? Domain-specific data science and machine learning for the masses, according to Alibaba.
Read More →Media hype and moral panic: fake news and populism in the Netherlands
What led towards an election result that did not live up to Geert Vilders’ hopes and everyone else’s fears? Where does fake news fit in this picture, and what lessons are there to be learned? As an expat who has lived and worked in the Netherlands for 3 full years by choice, speaks the language […]
Read More →Devs are from Mars, Ops are from Venus: Can analytics bridge the gap?
Despite what they'd have you believe, Devs and Ops don't always get along nicely. Pepperdata and LinkedIn think data and analytics may be the way to educate and show the impact of code running in production.
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