What Really Is Big Data? And Why It Will Change the World
Big Data is THE biggest buzzword around at the moment, and I guess it makes sense to start my new…
Quick, Look Over There: DDoS Diversions Result in Millions Stolen from US Banks
The most recent hack on at least three major banks involved “low-powered” DDoS attacks targeting wire payment switch systems. A…
First Look: Datameer
As part of an ongoing expansion of our ecosystem mapping to include more Hadoop-based products I recently got an update…
How Fashion Retailer Nordstrom Drives Innovation With Big Data Experiments
Nordstrom is an American upscale fashion retailer with 225 stores and doing over $ 10 billion in annual sales. John…
First Look: SAP Predictive Analytics Update
I got an update from SAP on their Predictive Analytics products. Back in December I got a briefing on the…
How Big Data Can Improve the Practice of Law
Many industries are starting to see the benefits that can be reaped from analysing and visualizing the vast amounts of…
Big Data Sets You Can Use with R
The world may indeed be awash with data, however, it is not always easy to find a suitable data set…
How Master Data Management Improves Your Understanding of the Customer
Like other enterprise functions, marketing cannot exist as a silo, especially when it comes to the technologies that are needed…
How M2M Data Will Dominate the Big Data Era
Machine-to-Machine data is likely to increase drastically in the coming years. More and more applications are being equipped with sensors…
How The Internet of Things Will Create a Smart World [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Internet of Things is an important trend within big data. Within a few years we will have to talk in Brontobytes when we…