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Big Data or Small Data

I went to San Francisco for Small Data SF, a conference sponsored by Mother Duck. The premise of the event was that smaller sets of data are both very useful and prevalent. The manifesto speaks to me, as I am … Continue reading

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Big Queries, Big Money

I had been meaning to post this, so as I finished a piece that referenced this, I decided to post the picture. This was from Small Data SF, where the opening keynote referenced the Google BigQuery demo of a 1PB … Continue reading

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Big Data Downsides

Companies often want more data to help them make decisions on how they run their business. There has been this quest to gather and analyze as much data as possible to increase the efficiency of their operations to help reduce … Continue reading

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The Danger of Sharing Data

In the past, many businesses hired employees whose role was deciding which prices to charge for their goods or services. At one point, organizations largely set prices based on their costs, though over time they tend to look at their … Continue reading

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