Teradata systems were the first to store and analyze 1 terabyte of data in 1992. Hard disk drives were 2.5GB in 1991 so the definition of big data continuously evolves according to Kryder's Law. Teradata installed the first petabyte class RDBMS based system in 2007.
Yum Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is the largest quick-service restaurant company in the world, with over 41,000 restaurants across 125 countries. The company is most known for its franchise chains KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and it owns a controlling interest in Chinaâs Little Sheep.
Former McDonald's global brand officer Steve Easterbrook has returned to the world's largest restaurant chain in the same role. 1  Steve Easterbrook Mr. Easterbrook was promoted to global chief brand officer in September 2010--the first person to have that role in the company. His tenure in that role was brief; in December 2010, he was named president of McDonald's Europe, where he was responsible for approximately 7,000 restaurants in 39 countries.