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Big Data Project Management: Data Must Flow!

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I'm currently researching big data project management in order to better understand what makes big data projects different from other tech related projects. So far I've interviewed more than a dozen government, private sector, and academic professionals, all of them experienced in managing data intensive projects.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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When it comes to contingent labor in particular, CIOs are often paying above-market rates or engaging with a more expensive class of contractor than necessary, says West Monroe’s Tanowitz, whose analysis has revealed opportunities to save between 6% and 30%. Several methods can help IT leaders scour for value leakage in IT services deals.

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Stark wants to make it easier to design accessible websites and software

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Cat Noone, co-founder and CEO at Stark, says she and her co-founder and CTO Michael Fouquet launched the company out of a desire to simplify accessible design. She says they do this through automated intelligent analysis and by providing seamless fixes for both design and code as part of the process.

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Attend the 6 Feb @Cloudera Federal Forum: For the Analyst, Data Scientist, #BigData Technologist in DC

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The speakers are a world-class-best mix of data and analysis practitioners, and from what I can tell the attendees will be the real action-oriented professionals from government really making things happen in Big Data analysis. Mike Olson – Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Bob Gourley, Editor, CTO Vision.

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Revisiting the repatriation debate: Are organizations rethinking the public cloud?

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Such was the case for 37 Signals, parent company for the project management solution Basecamp. After running a cost analysis , CTO David Heinemeier Hansson concluded that Basecamp’s predictable growth and relatively stable usage made it better suited for owning their own physical infrastructure than remaining in the public cloud.

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Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum

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By Bob Gourley If you are an analyst or executive or architect engaged in the analysis of big data, this is a “must attend” event. Hadoop’s Impact on the Future of Data Management – Introduction of the Enterprise Data Hub. Mike Olson – Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Register here.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

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Before joining Thoughtworks, Neal was the chief technology officer at the DSW Group Ltd., Neal has a degree in computer science from Georgia State University, specializing in languages and compilers, and a minor in mathematics, specializing in statistical analysis. Rene Weiss is a CTO at Finabro.