Big Data at Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities, is a new book from Tom Davenport, a veteran observer of the data analysis scene. It’s a required reading for managers that need a...
Back in the last century, there was nothing I loved more than the Oscar ceremony. My first job as a journalist was reviewing movies (my first was Magnum Force, so that tells you how long ago it was...
Everywhere you turn today it seems like someone is hawking something to do with big data—today’s corporate “must have”. It seems that all the buzz and hype usually gets down to some very tactical...
Strata, like any O’Reilly Media conference, will always celebrate the power of raw technology, the speeds and feeds. But this year, based on the keynotes, the vendors, and the attendees it is clear...
Wikibon published today the “Big Data Vendor Revenue and Market Forecast 2013-2017” report which lists more than 70 big data vendors with total 2013 revenues of $18.6 billion, growing at an annual...
Google’s purchase of Nest moves it one step further into the Internet of Things and a completely connected world. There’s no doubt that data-driven decisions can make homes more energy efficient....
By Wes Nichols, Co-Founder & CEO, MarketShare | Twitter As “Big Data” continues to mature from hype and techno-jargon to operational reality, business leaders must ask...
By Scott Cameron, Andrew Pickersgill, Rob Turtle Big Data is transforming the way companies do business. But many firms are finding that it requires significant investments of time and money before...
Business data stalwart Dun & Bradstreet has been delivering business intelligence to corporations for well over 100 years but until now that information was made up from highly structured data...
It has been said that the Internet is like all the world’s books gathered in one place, then thrown indiscriminately on the floor. Add to this pile the even greater amounts of knowledge hidden...