Tag: Big Data

  • Most-Read GeekFluent Posts of 2013

    I love metrics. OK, that’s not precisely true. I love the things we can learn from metrics, and the process of discovering that learning. In and of themselves, the metrics are nothing but numbers, and by themselves numbers just aren’t that exciting. What the numbers represent, on the other hand, can be very, very interesting.…

  • EMC Isilon Support for 20PB Filesystems

    Yesterday, EMC announced that Isilon clustered storage can now support a single filesystem up to 20PB in size. When I read the announcement, my first reaction was “That’s a big deal.”  Then, as I read more and thought about it, my reaction changed to one of “No, actually, not such a big deal, really.”  An…

  • Most-Read GeekFluent Posts of 2012

    Admittedly, metrics aren’t all that exciting in and of themselves — it’s the information and the trends behind them, driving the numbers that are interesting.  This, in a single sentence, is the idea behind the Big Data phenomenon. That said, the data I have to present here is very near and dear to me.  It’s…