We’re gearing up already for our annual Strata + Hadoop World conference in New York City. In the last year, the event has gone global, with shows in New York, Barcelona, London and (soon!) in Singapore. That expansion reflects the growing interest worldwide in big data and analytics. I enjoy the chance to travel and…
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Highlights: Cloudera Sessions, New York City
Cloudera Sessions – a forum dedicated to tackling big data problems with Hadoop and making advanced analytics pervasive throughout the organization – was held in New York City in July 2015. The event brought together a stellar community of Cloudera partners, business executives, data scientists and IT staff from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies…
Cloudera Cares + DataKind = Data-for-Good
Cloudera Cares and DataKind UK recently co-hosted a Meetup following Strata + Hadoop World London and we were thrilled to meet the over 70 data for good enthusiasts that attended! Featuring speakers from Cloudera Cares, DataKind UK and Citizens Advice, the event was a great cross-section of the Data-for-Good movement itself. Using data science in…
Better Care with Big Data: Cloudera at HIMSS 2015
Healthcare is perhaps more affected by the rapid proliferation of data than any other industry. With the HITECH and HIPAA regulations and high-visibility data breaches driving more focus on security, retention, and privacy of personal health information (PHI), the latent demand for a scalable data strategy has become a primary driver of industry decision-making. Rapid…
Retail, Big Data, and Pervasive Analytics: Lessons from NRF 2015
Perhaps no industry has been more affected by the data deluge than retail. E-commerce now compels even brick-and-mortar stores to develop a comprehensive online sales and marketing strategy. Supply channels are more complex, and the web has removed barriers that previously kept manufacturers from vertically integrating into the retail space. Retailers have more diverse transactional…