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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

CIO

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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Microsoft Azure HDInsight Bugs Expose Big Data to Breaches

Ooda Loop

Three high-risk vulnerabilities have been uncovered in Microsoft Azure’s HDInsight, its big-data analytics service. Orca Security disclosed eight vulnerabilities in the cloud data tool four and a half months ago, and now there is a new finding.

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12 data science certifications that will pay off

CIO

Whether you’re looking to earn a certification from an accredited university, gain experience as a new grad, hone vendor-specific skills, or demonstrate your knowledge of data analytics, the following certifications (presented in alphabetical order) will work for you. Check out our list of top big data and data analytics certifications.)

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Azure HDInsight gets its own Hadoop distro, as big data matures

CTOvision

Several years ago, big data was at the height of its hype cycle and Hadoop was its poster child technology. Today, open source analytics are solidly part of the enterprise […].

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Microsoft Now Offers Datameer’s Big Data Analytics on Azure HDInsight

CTOvision

Datameer, the proven self-service big data insights platform for rapid data discovery, announced at the Strata + Hadoop Conference a go-to-market collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft will now offer Datameer's big data analytics on Azure HDInsight, in Q4 2015. "We Is Your Database Ready for Big Data?

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It's time to establish big data standards

O'Reilly Media - Data

The deployment of big data tools is being held back by the lack of standards in a number of growth areas. Technologies for streaming, storing, and querying big data have matured to the point where the computer industry can usefully establish standards. The main standard with some applicability to big data is ANSI SQL.

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AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud: Comparing Cloud Platforms

Kaseya

In this blog, we’ll compare the three leading public cloud providers, namely Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Microsoft Azure Overview. According to Forbes, 63% of enterprises are currently running apps on Azure. What Are the Advantages of Azure Cloud? Amazon Web Services (AWS) Overview.