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Mel Larbalestier

Google launches BigQuery, Cloud Business Intelligence service for Big Data

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Big Data focuses on the analysis and utilization of the vast amount of unstructured data generated in many industries and companies that would normally not processed or used to generate reports, forecasts or for supporting decision-making. Thanks to Big Data service providers, companies can now squeeze all the information they have and improve their performance, [...]

Data quality; practicing what we preach

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Any business, large or small, can be guilty of focusing on the now, rather than the future, particularly when things are busy. To a certain degree we have fallen into that trap.  However, now the KDR Recruitment re-brand and web site re-launch is out of the way it is time to remember the business we [...]

Explosive growth expected for Hadoop

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IDG News Service - The market for software related to the Hadoop and MapReduce programming frameworks for large-scale data analysis will jump from $77 million in 2011 to $812.8 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 60.2%, according to a new report released Monday by analyst firm IDC. Hadoop is an open-source implementation of [...]

Tibco adds Hadoop support to Spotfire analytics tool

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Tibco has brought its Spotfire in-memory analytics software into the burgeoning ecosystem around Hadoop, an open-source framework for processing large sets of information, the company announced Tuesday. Spotfire 4.5 will become generally available this month and features a data service connector to Hadoop, which is known for its ability to handle unstructured data such as [...]

Teradata to acquire eCircle

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May 2, 2012 – Teradata announced an agreement to buy cloud marketing integration provider eCircle, as a move to expand its European presence and step up integrated marketing capabilities of a previous acquisition, Aprimo. eCircle specializes in on-demand, customized digital messaging solutions for marketing teams digging through large and unstructured data sets. Messaging and integration capabilities [...]

How to win a phone interview – Part 2

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The hiring process often moves at lightning speed, leaving hiring managers no time for casual phone calls. That makes the phone screen a serious first interview. If applicants don’t treat it as such, it could be “one and done.” Here are some tips on how to win a phone interview. Take it seriously When you pick [...]

6 ways to build your LinkedIn network

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1. Join a number of groups that are relevant to your areas of expertise and industry. If you share a group with someone it is a great ice breaker and a genuine reason for asking them to connect. 2. Keep an eye out for people who start or contribute to discussions as this may give you good [...]

How to get yourself noticed on LinkedIn

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So your LinkedIn profile is up to date and hopefully people will get in touch with you about relevant jobs but you can increase your chances of finding something by: Use the “who’s viewed my profile” on your home page.  A recruiter has checked you out?  Don’t be afraid to send them a message asking [...]