Predictive Analytics for Dummies

This white paper is available on the +TDWI website and is sponsored by +Alteryx Inc

It;s a good background into what it actually is and the uses and advantages of predictive analytics.  Yes it does talk about their own tool but you can still use it's explanations and hints on what to look out for at a high level.  Obviously to do this at a lower level you need more knowledge and understanding.

10 Commandments of Big Data

Something amusing with an underlying truth from +Big Data Made Simple .

I like #7 - we both need each other.

Facebook's Hydrabase adds reliability to Hadoop's HBase

In this article from +InfoWorld this explain how Facebook found issues with HBase and tweaked it to be HydraBase to make it much more resilient.

10 Animation Videos to understand Big Data

This post from +Big Data Made Simple contains some videos to watch and understand how it all works.  A good place to start if you need to explain to someone what it actually is and how it works.

Big Data: Who Should Be in Charge?

This article by +Matrix IBS discusses if control should move from business Data Stewards to IT.

I have to say having seen both sides I think Data Stewards should stay in the business - it helps to give balance if it stays a partnership between IT and Business.

SQL Server - finding the last successful CHECKDB and Contained Databases

This blog entry on +SQLServerCentral  explains how.

This blog also on +SQLServerCentral  talks about Contained databases, what they are and the advantages/disadvantages.

Both useful things to know :-)

This article by +Ashlee Vance from +Bloomberg Businessweek talks about how Google's recent announcement about Big Data.  So less about Hadoop and more about GoogleCloud, MillWheel and Flume.

Seems it's going to get harder to profess knowledge without real knowledge.