Nelson Williams

Nelson is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE's premier video production team theCUBE. He covers theCUBE events worldwide, spanning expert commentary on the hottest trends in IT.

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Wrangling data for public benefit at the Department of Transportation | #MITCDOIQ

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

It is a truth of the Modern Age that any successful business will live by its power to use data. However, this truth does not apply only to business. Government agencies share the same need for data as the enterprise world, and …

Behind the scenes at Inforum 2016 | #Inforum16

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Business conferences don’t appear out of nowhere. Someone has to put them together. Lining up the presenters, wrangling sponsors and making room for all the guests is a serious job. The Inforum 2016 conference in New York City is no different, although it …

The terrors of racism: Survivors and champions discuss the struggle for human rights | #Inforum16

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

The poisons of institutional racism affect economies, disrupt families and destabilize nations. Understanding the destruction racism causes is an essential step in resisting its power. To shed some light on this universal struggle for human rights, the software company Infor provided an …

Practical cloud experience for superior student outcomes | #Inforum16

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

There is a huge difference between the lessons learned in a classroom and those learned on the job. While education can prepare a student with theory and some degree of practice, the workplace is its own unique world, and no two workplaces …

Why an international sports betting and gaming operator uses open source | #RHSummit

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Enterprise business is one thing, but most people live down in the trenches. The common business doesn’t have a budget or staff to match the big dogs, but they do have the same needs. One of these needs is for solid, reliable …

Is Hadoop ready for the enterprise world? | #HS16SJ

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

There is a chasm in the tech world. On one side stand the developers, those who create and explore technology. The other side is the home of business, where executives ponder what is right for their companies. For a product to be …

Solving business issues with a Big Data approach | #HS16SJ

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Big Data is a journey. Not every company is equipped to make that journey, even though the future belongs to those who do. This issue is one of experience; only those who have made the transition to a Big Data business know …

Is Hadoop becoming the center of gravity for data? | #HS16SJ

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Data is like unprocessed ore; a company spends a lot of money to mine it, but then the ore itself just takes up space unless something is done to extract the value. In the data world, Hadoop is becoming a serious tool …

Don’t let your data lake turn into a data swamp | #HS16SJ

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Data does not move easily. This truth has plagued the world of Big Data for some time and will continue to do so. In the end, the laws of physics dictate a speed limit, no matter what else is done. However, somewhere …

Catching the increasing flow of data with an expanding ecosystem | #RHSummit

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

There is more data in the wild now than ever before. That data has value, but only to those who can catch it. As people go digital and the Internet of Things ramps up, the amount of data to catch is also …

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