What Are Your Big Data Application Options?
Hadoop is an excellent tool for collecting and sorting massive volumes of data, but businesses must also use analytics and…
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…
The Half-Life of Data [INFOGRAPHIC]
In business, smart leaders know that waste eats into profit. From day to day, project to project, the best way…
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 Ethics of Data, Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]
Big data sparked public interest in the U.S. beginning with the NSA scandal. Suddenly, it was mass knowledge that not…
Where Do You Draw the Line Between Relevancy and Privacy?
We have a love/hate relationship with ads. Whether they’re on television, in our favorite publications, or online, we love them…
Forecasting: It’s What’s Hot in Supply Chain Analytics
Better Data, Better Forecasts In the world of commerce, every business ecosystem has a type of supply chain that is critical…
Data Quality: Cash Drain or Cash Gain?
Solving data quality problems requires investment, and it’s an investment no business can avoid. Poor data quality can lead to compliance issues,…
A Closer Look at CloudFlare and Incapsula: Next Generation CDN Services
Content delivery networks (CDNs) are online services that were traditionally used to help accelerate the distribution of web content and ensure…
