It’s Time to Get Serious About Using Sensitive Data to Save Lives
Recently, some media outlets reported that Facebook is exploring the development of online support groups for its users suffering from various medical…
Big Data Meets Fantasy Football
Fantasy sports, especially fantasy football, are a huge business in the United States. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association…
Storytelling with the Sounds of Big Data
Trying to internally “sell” the merits of a big data program to your executive team? Of course, you will need…
Deliver an Excellent Customer Experience Using Big Data
Image credit: blogs.cisco.com Image credit: blogs.cisco.com Customer data and management is an important aspect of any online business. Obtaining a customer…
Data Visualization: A Scientific Treatment
The above diagram was compiled by Florence Nightingale, who was – according to The Font – “a celebrated English social…
Are You Kidding Me, Facebook? Oh, You Got It Right
In my last post, Where Do You Draw the Line Between Relevancy and Privacy, I talked about some of the…
How to Get Started with Value Add Forecasting
Better Predictions = Higher ProfitsSo the promise of using statistical algorithms, forecasting and predictive analytics is now added to the…
The Buck Stops with the Banks: How Streaming Analytics Detects Fraud and Keeps Customers Happy
The huge cyber-attack wielded on JP Morgan Chase has affected more than 83 million households and businesses, and it’s widely…
6 Ways Big Data Hadoop Is Helping America Become Energy Independent
In the last several years, oil drilling efforts in the US have greatly increased. The International Energy Agency has predicted…
How Governments Can (and Should) Use Hadoop
Some of the core functions of government?both state and federal?are keeping citizens safe, representing constituents, and ensuring a healthy, efficient…
