Data from Smart Energy Grids Can Provide Great Insights [VIDEO]
We are living in transformative times where everything becomes digitized, including the energy grid. Smart energy grids generate massive amount…
Global Leaders Discuss Big Data Implications for the Auto Industry
When considering the uses and implications of big data, security and privacy are always top concerns for businesses as well…
Are You Recruiting Smart? The Application of Big Data in HR
The use of Big Data and analytics has become more common and accepted in the business world, and business leaders…
How We Are Heading Towards a Smart Planet with the Internet of Things [INFOGRAPHIC]
The term Internet of Things was first coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999. Today there are an estimated 10 billion…
Big Data Can Help Predict Weather Patterns
Big data can be used for many things, including weather predictions, and that is exactly what the Weather Company is…
Strange Uses for Sentiment Analysis
We all know sentiment analysis is useful for customer feedback. We know it’s important for social media monitoring, and customer experience…
Things That Could Embarrass Al Gore from Our Tech-Savvy Government
Seldom does our government hand over on a silver platter something so hilarious that it begs to be made fun…
Tips for Hiring Data Scientists
This post is contributed by Frank Lo, an experienced data science professional and friend of Burtch Works. Frank is currently…
Microsoft Shows Off More than ERP with Dynamics
Convergence is the Microsoft Dynamics business software user group’s meeting. Dynamics’ core applications are mainly in the accounting and ERP…
How To Maximize Performance and Scalability Within Your Hadoop Architecture
In its infancy, Apache Hadoop primarily supported the functions of search engines. Today, it is used throughout dozens of industries…