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What the Ebola Crisis Has Taught Us About Big Data
Ebola.It would be hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t heard of the deadly virus sweeping through Africa. According to the…
5 Common Use Cases for Hadoop in Retail
Retailers have gained a unique advantage over consumers that previously never existed. They are now able to track and analyze…
Miss the Right Connections at Your Own Peril
Historically, most analytics have had laser focus on specific entities like a customer, a product, a vendor, or a variety…
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…
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…
3 Tips to Make You a Genius Forecaster
Both Ben Bernanke and Edward John Smith got it wrong. They made terrible forecasts that either wrecked the economy, or…
Who Gets the Call When Your Analytics Process Crashes?
I recently had a meeting with one of the largest companies in the world, where we discussed concerns about ongoing…
Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics Explained
Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics ExplainedThe two-minute guide to understanding and selecting the right analyticsWith the flood of data available…
Fine-Tuning Manufacturing Operations with Big Data and Hadoop
Your organization is a lean, mean Six Sigma machine. The corporate culture is centered on continuous improvement, with everyone well versed…
How Biostatistics and Spatio-Temporal Modeling Can Be Used to Protect Human Health
Smog, smoke, and dust are the natural by-products of industrialization. When visiting cities that have high levels of smoke and…
