How Geospatial Data Can Enrich Your Customer Experience and Drive Revenue
Geospatial data is data that identifies a geographic location on Earth, such as natural or constructed features, oceans, and more.…
Vertical Cloud Computing Providers Arrive for Financial Services Industry
The cloud’s main story so far has been one of horizontal providers, such as salesforce.com, Microsoft and Amazon, offering one-size-fits-all…
8 Features of a True Enterprise-Grade Platform for Hadoop and NoSQL
Businesses have several options when looking for a Hadoop and NoSQL solution. Businesses have several options when looking for a…
Interview: Big Data Into Big Insight
Database industry veteran Adrian Simpson will be presenting a session entitled Big Data Into Big Insight at the UK SAP…
A Billion Dollar Purchase: Why Google Bought Nest
When Google recently purchased Nest, a company specializing in home automation tech like thermostats and smoke detectors, people read the…
Expanding Health Care Applications for Big Data
The information that makes up the big data stores of most modern businesses – in all sectors – arguably constitutes…
Guiding Principles for Data Enrichment
The data integration process is traditionally thought of in three steps: extract, transform, and load (ETL). Putting aside the often-discussed…
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How the Internet of Things Can Create Disruptive Business Models [VIDEO]
More and more companies are turning to a recurring revenue business model from online companies to unexpected companies such as…
IT Doesn’t Matter… Until It Does
While most business leaders equate the Information Technology (IT) department with simply “keeping the lights on,” IT does much more…
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How to Hire a Data Scientist [IN-DEPTH ARTICLE]
Business analytics enables information advantage. This information advantage will be a significant source of competitive differentiation through the 21stcentury. Unfortunately,…