Petabyte-size data stores can play havoc with backup windows, and traditional backup is not designed to handle millions of small files. The good news is that not all big data information needs to be backed up in the traditional way. More>>
Tag: Big Data
Data explosion and big data demand new strategies for data management, backup and recovery
Businesses clearly need a better approach to their data recovery capabilities — across both their physical and virtualized environments. The current landscape for data management, backup, and disaster recovery (DR), too often ignores the transition. More>>
Trends in Data Governance
Data Governance was a hot topic at this year’s Enterprise Data World (EDW 2012) held in Atlanta. With Big Data driving a massive growth in the amount of stored information, it behooves organizations to develop and implement policies for the control of this data. More>>
Can You Handle the Truth About Big Data?
Rethinking Privacy in an Era of Big Data
How ready are you for big data?
Big data has been the subject of a lot of hype lately. But that doesn’t mean it’s a fad; this movement is certainly here to stay. More>>
The Big Data Myth…
The trendy phrase "Big Data" refers to data sets that have grown so large and complex that they become awkward to work with using standard database management tools. More>>
Who’s afraid of the big data?
It seems that every vendor and analyst firm is talking about big data. But is our infrastructure quite ready to cope with the demand placed upon it by this fast moving, voluminous and vastly unstructured mass of information? More>>
The Hype around Big Data – What’s it all about?
Why is everyone so hyped over Big Data? Possibly it’s because people are now realizing the power of Big Data. More>>
Is Your Big Data Hot, Warm, or Cold?
Identifying what data changed, along with the volume and frequency of change, can provide valuable input for operational and business decisions. This article shares some of the available metrics that can help you understand the frequency, volume, percentage of change, and type of actions that constitute changes to your data.