Are US Data Centers Too Outdated to Handle Current Needs?
One of the largest challenges facing the US data center market is the age of the country's facilities. One of…
How to Ask Smart BI/Analytics Questions
Many people rush when posting a "how-to" question on a software vendor case, a LinkedIn group, or some other web…
Micro-Social Networks: Data with Context
For most consumers, social media has become the go-to source for entertainment, news, reviews and much more. The ever-increasing amounts…
Climate Change Under the Text Analytics Microscope
Ah Twitter, how I love you so.A few weeks ago, I was on Twitter, and noticed a burst of users…
More Than Pretty Pictures: Visualizing Insight
Source: customerthink.com Source: customerthink.com While more analytics tools, including data visualization applications, are becoming available at a wide range of cost-effective…
How Open Data Portals Will Stimulate Innovation and Economic Growth
Not only governments are sitting on huge piles of data, also governments are known for creating enormous amounts of data.…
Could Data Analytics Eliminate Imperfections in the Manufacturing Process?
Many of us presume that manufacturing is a dying industry. The truth, however, is that one in six American jobs…
What Does a VC Look for in a Big Data Startup? [VIDEO]
Venture Capital firms and Angel investors pumped in over $3.6 billion into Big Data startups in 2013 and investments this…
How the Insurance Industry Should Leverage Big Data [VIDEO]
The Insurance Industry generates vast amounts of data, from legacy systems, call centre dialogues to customer records and it is…
7 Important Types of Big Data
Big data is a term thrown around in a lot of articles, and for those who understand what big data…