Tag Archives: Java
The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
– Mark Twain
Ah yes, another conference another old technology is declared dead. Mainframe… dead. Any programming language other than Java…. dead. 8 track tapes …OK, well some things thankfully do die, along with the Ford Pinto that I used to listen to the Beatles Greatest Hits Red Album over and over again on that 8 track… ah yes the good old days, but I digress. (more…)
Data Scientist Named ‘Sexiest Job of the 21st Century’: Who is This Person?
Thomas Davenport, visiting professor at Harvard University and author of the watershed book Competing on Analytics, is once again making waves across the datasphere with his proclamation of data scientist as the “sexiest job of the 21st century.”
To many readers here at the Perspectives site, of course, this is not news, as many data professionals have increasingly been recognizing – and are being recognized – for the increasing power of information in driving new insights and business opportunities. (more…)
Dating With Data: Part 4 In Hadoop Series
eHarmony, an online dating service, uses Hadoop processing and the Hive data warehouse for analytics to match singles based on each individual’s “29 Dimensions® of Compatibility”, per a a June 2011 press release by eHarmony and one its suppliers, SeaMicro. According to eHarmony, an average of 542 eHarmony members marry daily in the United States. (more…)