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No, You Don’t Need a Blockchain
The hype around blockchain technology is reaching a fever pitch these days. Visit any tech conference and you’ll find more than a handful of vendors offering blockchain. This includes Microsoft, IBM,...
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Cloud Vampires
I don’t want to alarm you, but your cloud is infested with vampires. No, not the kind who wear fashionable cloaks. I’m talking about vampire resources. These are the cloud resources you’ve created but...
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Why I’m Not Worried About Skynet
I’m 98% confident if you ask three data scientists to define Artificial Intelligence (AI), you will get five different answers. The field of AI research dates to the mid-1950s, and even earlier when...
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Quantum Computing Will Put Your Data at Risk
“Too many secrets.” – Martin Bishop One of the pivotal moments in the movie Sneakers is when Martin Bishop realizes that they have a device that can break any encryption methodology in the world. Now...
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Updated Data Services Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Last year I wrote a post comparing the data services offered by both AWS and Microsoft Azure. Well, there’s been some changes since, so it was time to provide an updated graphic and links. Since both...
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Updated Analytics and Big Data Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Building upon my earlier post, today I want to share with you the updated graphic and links for the analytics and big data services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. It is my hope...
View ArticleWhy AWS and Azure Benchmarks Don’t Matter to Me
Last October I wrote a review of the Gigaom SQL Transactional Processing Price-Performance test. That post references the original data warehouse test also published by Gigaom. I believe both Gigaom...
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