The Data Lake Debate: Pro is Up First
To data lake or not to data lake? That is the question du jour, precipitated by the big data tsunami…
Book Review: Bernard Marr’s “Big Data”
Big Data can no longer remain the preserve of the data scientists. Data itself is meaningless and it only has…
5 Amazing Companies That Use Big Data to Drive Success
In this post I look at five companies which have emerged on the scene more recently, but which have built…
Things You Might Not Know About Big Data [INFOGRAPHIC]
We live in a data-centric world, and we speak casually about bytes, megabytes, and gigabytes. But now, the amount of…
Data-as-a-Service: Real-Life Examples of Companies Who Are Using DaaS to Boost Revenue
We’ve talked at length recently about the benefits of using Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) to target in-market consumers. DaaS is a process…
Analytics and Exponential, Unpredictable Growth
If I gave you the choice of winning either $1,000,000 or one penny doubled every day for a month, which…
Big Data and the Rise of Instant Analytics: The Word
Magnus data wis novum bulla – data est homo ex Walliam Magnus data wis novum bulla – data est homo…
You May Not Be as Anonymous as You Think
Do you prefer watching Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy? For me, it depends on what kind of mood I’m in.…
House of Cards and the Art of Working Backwards
Creating a data-driven approach to creating the experience your customers really want.Conversations over lunch, team meetings, Facebook status updates, no…
By the Data: The Geography of Gender-Based Income Inequality
These days, it feels like issues relating to gender-based income gap are finally coming to the forefront. In late February,…