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Big data leads the next stage of cycling transformation


Johannesburg, 15 Jul 2016
Dimension Data's Tim Wade writes about his experiences in developing a mobile data centre that follows cycle races across the world.
Dimension Data's Tim Wade writes about his experiences in developing a mobile data centre that follows cycle races across the world.

You're missing out if you haven't yet read Tim Wade's blog.

In his job as sports practice senior director: architecture, at the Dimension Data Group, he is responsible for building up a truck from an empty shell into a state-of-the-art analytics platform based on EMC data centre technology, and turning it into one of the world's most travelled mobile data centres... it really is that cool!

This instalment explains his excitement at gearing up for the Tour de France.

As a retrospective, it offers amazing insight into what it takes to run big data in a live environment, with significant challenges.

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