Big Data, In-Memory Databases, and the Extinction of the EDW

“Big Data” is everywhere, and attempts at defining it yield as many questions as bad answers.  The good news is that it represents a legitimate progression of analytics and computing.   Unfortunately, like many new concepts the term/phrase has been misused, mangled, misconstrued, misperceived, and can easily lead to bad practices and a failed project.  Many … Continued