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The Changing Face of the Modern CIO
In 1981 the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) first breaks onto the scene. Today, thirty five years since genesis, the responsibilities of the CIO have radically changed. The original CIO served as senior executive in an enterprise and was responsible for the information technology and computer systems that supported enterprise goals. However, as today’s business needs rapidly change, so too does the role of a modern CIO.
Today, CIOs must adapt or they will get left behind with legacy systems.
The modern CIO is expected to take on multiple responsibilities, including:
Management of platforms and systems such as data governance, mobility, cloud infrastructureInvesting in security, improved database speed and access, big data analytics, integrationIdentifying trends, threats, and partners that align with business goalsMaking sure a company’s data is clean, accessible, easy to understand, and secureHiring and developing talent
CIOs now face many challenges, since IT plays an even more important role in core business strategy than it has in previous years. Management of systems with methods like data analysis and cloud infrastructure allow CIOs to operate with an agile development mentality and be more fluid when it comes to identifying and implementing new business operations as a result.
While much of the responsibility of a CIO has shifted away from managing server farms in a closet to managing a cloud, hardware is just as important today with the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT). CIOs can now utilize IoT to gather valuable data across an entire logistics operation. For example, sensors can be placed on shipping containers and vehicles to analyze trip data, which can lead to designing more efficient shipping routes, resulting in higher cost savings.
Instead of being a back-office executive, CIOs must use their influence over new technologies to identify cost-saving opportunities or create additional revenue streams. CIOs, with their knowledge of modern technological trends, become responsible for maintaining their company’s competitive edge.
The responsibilities of modern CIOs working in the forefront of technology and information systems are changing rapidly, and those who do not adapt will quickly fall behind. To learn more about the changing landscape of IT and to network with over 100 IT executives, join us at the HMG 2016 CIO Executive Leadership Summit in Denver, CO on September 1, 2016. The speakers for this event include CIOs pushing the boundaries of what’s possible: Rob Dravenstott from DISH Network, Stephen Gold from CVS Health, and Renee Arrington from Pearson Partners International, Inc. At the Summit, the SingleStore team is available to talk about analyzing real-time data to optimize business processes and create new revenue streams. See you there!
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Seven Talks You Can’t Miss at Gartner Catalyst 2016
The 2016 Gartner Catalyst Conference kicks off on August 15-18 in San Diego and will feature over 150 sessions for technical professionals. The conference offers eight in-depth tracks on topics including data centers, data and analytics, security, software, mobility, cloud, digital workplaces, and the Internet of Things.
Book an in-person SingleStore demo at Gartner Catalyst ⇒ singlestore.com
This year, Gartner has chosen the following theme to guide the experience at Catalyst: Architecting the On-Demand Digital Business. Each track at the show reinforces the importance of embracing modern architecture in order to sense, adapt, and scale businesses for long-lasting impact. There will be valuable opportunities to hear directly from leading analysts, who spent months researching and analyzing industry trends. Here are six sessions and a SingleStore speaking session that we recommend to stay on top of real-time data trends:
From Data to Insight to Action: Building a Modern End-to-End Data Architecture
Monday, 15 August 2016, 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Carlie J. Idoine, Research Director, Gartner
@CarlieIdoine
For years, IT organizations have been dealing with a steady rise in the volume, velocity and variety of data. But now, unprecedented new data sources, such as IoT, are pushing infrastructures to the limit. This session defines a bold strategy and highly-scalable data management architecture built upon technologies such as cloud computing, predictive analytics and machine learning that scale, respond automatically, and unlock enormous business value.
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Girls Who Code Meet the Women of SingleStore
Last week, SingleStore hosted 20 young women from the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. Over the course of 7 weeks, the group visits some of the Bay Area’s hottest tech companies to gain exposure to the tech industry. These aspiring female engineers, programmers, and future tech leaders are a part of a greater movement to bridge the gender divide in tech workplaces.
Girls Who Code is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 dedicated to inspiring young women to pursue education and careers in STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. They are building the largest pipeline of female engineers in the United States, and their rapid expansion since genesis reinforces their mission. Beginning with just 20 girls in New York, today Girls Who Code is going strong with 10,000 girls across 42 states.
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Geospatial Data Meetup with Mapbox
The global availability of mobile technology means that everyone is connected on the go. For businesses to truly penetrate the consumer market in the age of on-demand products and services, they must find a way to make use of mobile data. Every data point has a place – this is where geospatial data analytics comes into play. The ability to analyze geospatial data and build applications that utilize location will separate market domineers from names left behind. If you know when and how connected consumers interact in different places, can harness data from sensors and IoT, and machine-to-machine communication, you can deliver the most efficient, personalized experience.
SingleStore Meetup with Mapbox: Visualize Your World with Geospatial Data
Our next meetup spotlights geospatial data analytics. Join us in SoMa, San Francisco to learn about innovative tools for mastering geospatial analytics and building geo-enabled applications.
RSVP for our Geospatial Data Meetup on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 ⇒
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Data and Analytics Predictions Through 2020
Everyone loves predictions. Especially, when said predictions are speculating on the future of technology adoption – where a slight change in user behavior could result in the next multi-billion dollar industry.
Gartner Analysts, Douglas Laney and Ankush Jain, recently published a research report with Gartner’s top 100 data and analytics predictions relevant to CIOs, CDOs, and analytics leaders. This research stems from hundreds of interactions with key stakeholders at data-driven organizations, and includes predictions on topics ranging from advanced analytics and data science to changes in business functions and industries.
For a limited time, SingleStore is hosting full access to this research. See all 100 predictions here ⇒
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SingleStore Guide to Spark Summit 2016
Spark Summit 2016 kicks off this week with more than 90 sessions and five tracks to choose from in the heart of San Francisco. The three day marathon of learning, which includes an entire day dedicated to Spark Training, attracts more than 2,500 engineers, business professionals, scientists, and analytic enthusiasts from across the country.
https://spark-summit.org/2016
Hilton San Francisco
333 O’Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Throughout the show, speakers will address the different ways that companies are leveraging Spark and emergent ecosystems that have developed from new user needs.
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Close Encounters with a Third Kind of Database
For years, we have lived in a data processing world with two primary kinds of database systems, one for capturing incoming data and managing transactions, and another for answering questions and analyzing the data for insight and intelligence.
The first system is what we know as a database, a system designed so you can put data in and get data out reliably and quickly. The second system is generally referred to as a data warehouse.
There has long been a historical divide between these two systems, but HTAP or Hybrid Transaction Analytical Processing, is a new approach that brings these two worlds together.
Check out the complete article on CIO Review
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Visit SingleStore in May: GEOINT, Informatica World, In-Memory Computing Summit
SingleStore has a full show schedule in May and we hope you can visit us at one of these events.
GEOINT: May 15-18, Orlando
http://geoint2016.com/
May 15-18, 2016, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
SingleStore is at booth 1514
GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of industry, academia, and government to include Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security Communities.
GEOINT is hosted by USGIF, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
SingleStore will be featured in a lighting talk
Real-Time Geospatial Intelligence at Scale
Mike Kilrain, President, SingleStore USG
Sunday, May 15th, 12:13pm at GEOINT
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18 Favorite Posts and Articles from SingleStore
The data industry has so many topics to dive into. At SingleStore, we do our best to provide coverage across a range of subjects. To make it a bit easier to find a few of our recent and historical hits, we have curated a short list of articles by topic. Enjoy!
SQL
SQL is the lingua franca of data processing. Understand why SingleStore has stayed true to this dominant approach.
Hidden Cost of NoSQL | Network World Article | Jan 2016
Why SingleStore Placed a Bet on SQL | SingleStore Blog | Oct 2015
In-Memory
The future is fast, and memory-optimized architectures will get us there.
Why In-memory Is the Future of Computing | DataInformed Article | March 2016
Four Reasons Behind the Popularity and Adoption of In-Memory Computing | SingleStore Blog | July 2016
Lambda Architecture
The ability to capture, process, and serve data in real time is critical for modern workloads. Lambda is one approach and we help break down the details.
Rethinking Lambda Architecture for Real-Time Analytics | SingleStore Blog | Dec 2015
Lambda Architecture Isn’t | SingleStore Blog | Dec 2015
Lambda Architecture Simplified | SingleStore Whitepaper | Jan 2016
Historical Perspective
Data processing: where the old is new again. Get our take on where the industry has been and is headed.
Cache is a new RAM | SingleStore Blog | Nov 2015
Big Data
Big Data deserves big discussion. Understand a real-time approach to tackling data challenges.
5 Big Data Trends | SingleStore Blog | Sep 2015
Closing the Batch Gap | Feb 2015
Shaping Big Data Through Constraints Analysis | InfoQ Article | May 2015
Database Specific
Databases are the foundation of modern computing. We cover the basics.
Characteristics of a Modern Database | SingleStore Blog | Dec 2015
Database Speed Test | SingleStore Blog | Jun 2015
Turn Up the Volume With High-Speed Counters | SingleStore Technical Blog | Mar 2015
SingleStore Ecosystem Fit
Data processing solutions go far beyond a single product. Understand how SingleStore fits into a larger ecosystem.
Filling the Gap Between HANA and Hadoop | SingleStore Blog | Apr 2015
Using Oracle and SingleStore Together | SingleStore Blog | Dec 2015
Geospatial
In a world where every data point has a place, geospatial analytics can deliver another avenue for insight.
Always-on Geospatial Analytics | SingleStore Blog and Whitepaper | March 2016
Real-Time Geospatial Intelligence with Supercar | SingleStore Blog | March 2015
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The Path to Real-Time with SingleStoreDB Self-Managed 5 at Strata+Hadoop San Jose
At Strata+Hadoop World, we engaged with the brightest minds in data management, machine learning, and analytics. CEO and co-founder, Eric Frenkiel announced the release of SingleStoreDB Self-Managed 5 and showcased a path for real-time processing to the Strata audience during the day one keynote. Later, he shared the stage with Kellogg in a tutorial session on predictive analytics.
SingleStoreDB Self-Managed 5 Now Generally Available
Eric announced the general availability release of SingleStoreDB Self-Managed 5, delivering breakthrough performance on database, data warehouse, and streaming workloads.
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The Real-Time Track at Gartner BI
SingleStore is headed to Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit next week. We’ll be focusing on real-time analytics with our own VP of Engineering kicking off a live demo on day one of the show.
For the following days, we’ll be tracking the hot topics in real-time analytics, the new Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouses, IoT, Spark, Relational Databases, In-Memory Computing, and Machine Learning
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Complimentary Report: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Solutions
Gartner has named SingleStore a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse and Management Solutions for Analytics!
This marks our debut in Gartner’s report for data warehouse solutions and our second showing on a Gartner Magic Quadrant report in the last six months.
The report compares top Data Warehouse solutions, as well as highlights key strengths that distinguish SingleStore from legacy vendors.
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Real-Time Solutions Take Center Stage at Spark Summit East 2016
We spent last week in New York at Spark Summit East talking with the visionaries and data architects using Apache Spark.
PowerStream Demo
At the show we introduced PowerStream, an Internet of Things (IoT) showcase application with visualizations and alerts based on data from 2 million sensors across global wind farms. PowerStream ingests that data and provides actionable insights in real time, giving users a glimpse of how the future of sustainability can be fully realized by adapting data to drive innovation.
Read the Technical Blog Post
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10 Apps Syncing to the Pulse of Your Life
We live in a burgeoning on-demand economy. Services have transcended the physical establishments of restaurants, banks, and shopping malls with universal facilitation by mobile applications. Hordes and hordes of application choices. And we depend on them daily.
It begins with the drop of a pin. Uber arrives at your door several minutes later and off you go to the gym. Now it’s Fitbit’s turn to perform, as it tracks heart rate and chimes gently to let you know workout goals for the day have been completed. Another Uber ride later, you’re at the office, where packages are shipped with the help of Shyp, friends are reimbursed for weekend expenses with Venmo, and the witty line from your boss during this morning’s meeting has made its way into the Twittersphere.
And those are only a few examples in a broad sea of apps.
Today’s mantra:
“There’s an app for that”
The global community embraces apps for everything from gaming and shopping, to banking and transportation. Check out the slideshow below, 10 Apps Syncing to the Pulse of Your Life, to see some of the compelling statistics revealing how seamless a part of our lives these apps have become.
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Top Stream Processing Questions Answered by the Experts (Hive Panel Recording)
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