{"product_id":"disruptive-possibilities-jeffrey-needham-9781449369675","title":"Disruptive Possibilities: How Big Data Changes Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003eBig data has more disruptive potential than any information technology developed in the past 40 years. As author Jeffrey Needham points out in this revealing book, big data can provide unprecedented visibility into the operational efficiency of enterprises and agencies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisruptive Possibilities\u003c\/i\u003e provides an historically-informed overview through a wide range of topics, from the evolution of commodity supercomputing and the simplicity of big data technology, to the ways conventional clouds differ from Hadoop analytics clouds. This relentlessly innovative form of computing will soon become standard practice for organizations of any size attempting to derive insight from the tsunami of data engulfing them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Replacing legacy silos--whether they're infrastructure, organizational, or vendor silos--with a platform-centric perspective is just one of the big stories of big data. To reap maximum value from the myriad forms of data, organizations and vendors will have to adopt highly collaborative habits and methodologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Needham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1449369677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449369675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeffrey Needham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449623916799,"sku":"9781449369675","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e1c3ec9-dc87-4b27-bb11-c95a916260e2.jpg?v=1777264198","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disruptive-possibilities-jeffrey-needham-9781449369675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}