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October 2011

XLDB 2011 conference – Observations

Granted, Netflix had to build their own pipeline based on open source technologies. They used the right tool for the job. They used a NoSQL solution for reliably gathering/recording their data at scale. They used an RDBMS where it made sense.

Netflix is a big company. They can build their own data processing infrastructure from the various pieces. However, what about all those smaller companies that want to collect and process data that is critical to their growth, competitiveness, survival? Wouldnt they benefit from cloud solutions that are scalable, reliable, and NOT managed by them!

My gas consumption is definitely going down :-)

I moved to the US in September of 2005. I set a goal for myself to stay organized with regards to my finances and collect as much data as possible for data analysis. Since then, every single entry in my credit card statements is explicitly reviewed and categorized. I used …

Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

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