The Myth of the Big Data Switch
More and more organizations have jumped on the Big Data train the 18 months since the publication of Too Big to Ignore. There's a reason that Hadoop enabler Hortonworks recently announced $100M in additional funding. This currently values the company at a cool $1 billion. Not exactly WhatsApp, but not too shabby either.
Some argue that that eye-popping valuations like these prove that we're in a tech bubble. Maybe, but I don't think soβat least not with Big Data. Mark my words. In a few years, it will no longer be the sole purview of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter, and other multibillion-dollar behemoths. I firmly expect greater adoption from progressive mid-market organizations and even small businesses. Organizations are going to need plenty of help in this regard. They can't do it alone.
Big Data: Not a Weekend Hackathon
It'll only take a moment.
