A Quick Guide to Denormalizing Databases David Bolton, January 10, 2018 11 min read A relational database stores data in multiple tables. Each table has columns describing the type of information,...
Recognizing (and Solving) Bad Algorithms William Terdoslavich, November 22, 2016 11 min read In theory, an algorithm is supposed to be an impartial set of instructions that helps ordinary, flawed humans draw...
Microsoft, New York City Will Market Crime-Analytics System Nick Kolakowski, April 4, 2013 2 min read In August 2012, New York City announced it would partner with Microsoft on an analytics platform that could collect...
Netflix Launches Cloud Prize Nick Kolakowski, March 14, 2013 3 min read After contributing project after project to the open-source community, Netflix has decided to see what you can do,...
EMC’s Pivotal HD Joins the Apache Hadoop Race Nick Kolakowski, February 28, 2013 4 min read When it rains, it pours: not to be outdone by seemingly every other IT vendor on the planet deciding to release an...
Facebook Details NFL Allegiances Ahead of Super Bowl Nick Kolakowski, January 29, 2013 3 min read NFL football is a matter of life and death for some fans, especially as the playoffs approach. But for Facebook, all...
When IBM’s Watson Learned Too Much About Natural Language Nick Kolakowski, January 11, 2013 3 min read IBM’s Watson can crush opponents on “Jeopardy” and even help with improving cancer care, but the supercomputer...
Library of Congress Offers Update on Huge Twitter Archive Project Nick Kolakowski, January 7, 2013 4 min read Back in April 2010, the Library of Congress agreed to archive four years’ worth of public Tweets. Even by the...
Fiscal Cliff Could Force IT Managers to Cut Serious Costs Nick Kolakowski, December 31, 2012 4 min read With only a few hours to go until the end of 2012, the U.S. government seems determined to drive at full speed off...
Will Statistical Analytics Change Politics? Nick Kolakowski, November 9, 2012 4 min read Nate Silver used a complex formula and huge datasets to predict the Electoral College. As the 2012 U.S....
