A Self-Driving Car Will Create 1 Gigabyte of Data Per Second: New Big Data Opportunity?
Earlier I showed how Ford is driving in the right direction with big data, but basically the entire automotive industry…
Using Data to Fight Counterfeiting
Whether advertised on seedy websites or peddled on Manhattan’s Canal Street, counterfeit goods remain a serious problem for U.S. businesses…
What Data Do the Five Largest Tech Companies Collect? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Big Data brings big privacy issues, and it is wise to understand what data is collected from you when you…
HIPAA Violations Cost Health Insurer $1.7 Million: Lessons Learned
Reuters reports that WellPoint, Inc., the second largest U.S. health insurer, has reached a $1.7 million settlement with the Dept.…
Using Data Science on TripAdvisor Reviews (Part 1)
This will be the first of a series of posts that show the knowledge that may be extracted from TripAdvisor…
Why Budgeting Is “Mission Critical” in Higher Education
You can’t pick up a newspaper without reading about how higher education is under pressure to keep tuition costs in…
How Coca-Cola Takes a Refreshing Approach to Big Data
As the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage company, Coca-Cola generates Petabytes of data from various sources: multi-channel retail data, customer profile…
Testing the San Francisco Open Data Initiative [VIDEO]
San Francisco’s Open Data Initiative allows the government of San Francisco to share open data with its citizens, who can…
First Look: Sparkling Logic Update
I last got briefed by Sparkling Logic back in August 2012 and I got an update on their new Kyoto…
Apple and Motorola Re-Visit Old Values in New Ads
Fifty years ago the phrase, “Made in the USA,” had nationalistic and quality-assurance resonance for Americans. Then came the “Global…
