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Most people have heard of data warehouses. In case you have not, a data warehouse is a large database that combines data from various source databases. The data is typically normalized or standardized such that it simplifies reporting or executing business intelligence against the data. What is a Data Lake? When you have data coming […]

Out to eat with friends with no cash to chip in once the bill comes or want to pay your roommate for your share of the electric bill? Nobody writes checks anymore now that Venmo has the market cornered on person-to-person payments. The big banks are behind the curve and trying to catch up. According […]

So now Google is getting into the cell business. First here are some basics we have seen reported so far. Nexus 6 is the only device available (e.g. no iPhone). The service is built on T-Mobile & Sprint networks. No contract required. $20/mo. unlimited talk/text, then $10 per gig of data per month. Pay for […]