The secret of SAP HANA – Pssst! Don’t tell anyone!
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What is better, saving a file in RAM or on disk? It depends… What is better, writing a file as-is or compressing it? It depends… What is better, modifying the…
A future-proof Big Data Architecture
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Setting the stage In my previous post, Hitchhiker’s guide to Big Data, we explored the differences and similarities of Big Data versus Business Intelligence and why both are orthogonal to…
Hitchhiker’s guide to Big Data
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Big Data marketing versus reality When reading current publications, the IT world seems to have moved to Big Data. Forget about databases, with Big Data tools you can do everything…
Big Data and Analytics in the Example of Retail
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The retail market is an interesting area to look at, lots of changes and opportunities. And certainly one with large volumes of data, assuming the Big Data trend is about…
