CEO Guide to Hadoop

Learn how large corporations are coping with the increasing flow of unstructured data by using a free software program called Hadoop

Getting a Handle on Big Data with Hadoop
The flood of information from social media and elsewhere is propelling companies' use of free and customizable software called Hadoop to manage it
Slide Show: How Large Companies Tackle Big Data with Hadoop
GE, Wal-Mart, and others use Hadoop software to process large amounts of Web data and gain a better understanding of their businesses, products, and customers
Yahoo Spinoff Tries to Ride Data Tsunami
Hortonworks is one of several startups offering services based on Hadoop, for handling "unstructured data" like Facebook and Twitter posts
Video: Wal-Mart's Bet on Social Commerce
Wal-Mart Stores, struggling to translate its success in brick-and-mortar outlets to the Web, is using Hadoop, free software named after a kid's stuffed elephant, to help it gain an edge on Amazon.com in the $165.4 billion e-commerce market
Podcast: Getting a Computer to Play Jeopardy
In February, Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter faced off against IBM's computer, Watson. The battle was man vs. Machine, and millions of people tuned in to see just how smart computers had become
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