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What a book from 1914 can teach us today about data
New big data software from startup Kyvos Insights can format Hadoop data into OLAP repositories
Now that Microsoft is supporting development of the R language, it could take the next step and deliver R as an Azure service -- without running afoul of the GPL
Package ecosystem and graphics are strengths; security and memory management are weaknesses
The 'single source of truth' data model is what IT knows, but not what it should be doing today
Acquiring Revolution Analytics gave Microsoft a distribution of the open source R language. Let's hope it doesn't go through with its rumored plans for a GPL-free rewrite of R
Box users will be able to store data on the IBM cloud and use Watson Analytics
Cloud startup led by Microsoft veteran Bob Muglia also announces a new $45 million funding round
Combining rich visualizations with ease-of-use extras, Qlik brings powerful analytics to the rest of us