Why a Do it Yourself Big Data Stack Is a Better Option

Re:Why a Do it Yourself Big Data Stack Is a Better Option by delano on Sunday September 05, 2010 @01:04PM (#1664768)

most true competitive advantages are operational and cultural ones, contrary to popular thinking

That's true. Technology people tend to focus on the development-side. That is, creating something new and novel rather than running and maintaining something that already exists. Business people do pay more attention to operational concerns, but from a cost-cutting perspective. In other words, both sides tend to see operations as a loss rather than an opportunity.

This is probably changing though. It'll take a bit longer to know for sure, but that could be what devops is really about.

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Re:Why a Do it Yourself Big Data Stack Is a Better Option by siculars on Sunday September 05, 2010 @03:37PM (#1665017)

I'm not sure how true that is. Take a look at recent companies like Zappos and Amazon or older ones like WalMart and FedEx. Operation and logistics are their bread and butter. It was practically Dells entire reason for existence (until they fell into the abyss).

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Re:Why a Do it Yourself Big Data Stack Is a Better Option by anamax on Sunday September 05, 2010 @05:27PM (#1665219)

Operations and logistics are things that a company can control. The big about successful retail chains being real estate operations with store sidelines also applies.

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Re:Why a Do it Yourself Big Data Stack Is a Better Option by delano on Sunday September 05, 2010 @09:41PM (#1665603)

Of course, those are the outliers. And that's the point. Few people are willing and able to do that.

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