CERN: A Case Study in “Big Science” Data Management
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) became a poster-child for organizing and processing enormous quantities of data during its…
Can You Predict Crowd Behavior? Big Data Can
The 2012 elections were a hotbed of predictions, but one man’s election forecast stood out from the rest both in…
Automation and the Danger of Lost Knowledge
In my previous post I pondered the quality of machine-generated data, cautioning that even though it overcomes some of the inherent errors…
CEOs and Executives Need Business Planning Software
Business planning is a new software category. These applications enable senior executives to integrate all the plans of business units…
A Reality Gap Exists with Big Data Initiatives [INFOGRAPHIC]
A new study by TEK Systems, the latest in a large range of big data studies this year, reveals that…
What If We Could Feel the Big Data Sugar Rush Faster?
The Halloween candy aisle has me thinking about all the tricks and treats that exist in the quest drive meaningful…
Big Data Warning: There Will Be Many Job Casualties!
The ‘Big Data tsunami’ is coming at us with unstoppable force. Across the world, we generate new data at a…
The Scientific Nature of Big Data in Action
Most people have, at one point or another, heard the phrase "It's an art, not a science," in connection with…
Morgan Stanley Understands How To Leverage Their Big Data
Morgan Stanley is an American global financial services firm, headquartered in New York City. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates they…
Science Needs to Be Less Certain
A disturbing trend is afoot, where key topics in science are increasingly considered beyond debate—or in other words settled. However,…
