How Big Data Affects Us Through the Internet of Things
Although big data is ever-present in our lives, it can be difficult to understand how much it really has changed…
The Rise and Risk of BYOD (INFOGRAPHIC)
The BYOD trend presents its own concerns when it comes to protecting confidential workplace data. As the trend continues to…
How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your IT Infrastructure
Evaluating the performance of your IT infrastructure will enable you to know where it could be performing better and how.…
4 Considerations When Choosing a Hadoop Distribution
Choosing the right Hadoop distribution can be a tricky process. Many businesses looking to adopt Hadoop in their data infrastructure…
The Real IT Crowd: Finding a Valuable IT Leader
The long-defunct yet cultishly popular British comedy series “The IT Crowd” can teach modern companies quite a bit about their…
Is Your Data Big?
So you’ve heard all the buzz about data. It’s big. Apparently, big data is all around us. That’s what they…
Using Recommendation Engines to Reduce Subscription Service Churn
Recommendation engines are the digital version of the pot of gold at the end of the Big Data rainbow. Imagine…
Redefining Loyalty Programs with Big Data and Hadoop
Building Real Customer Relationships from Reward-Based FlingsA loyalty program should not be about points, rewards, or status. While these perks…
Innovation from the Cloud
We’ve already explored the benefits the cloud can have on business processes and the bottom line, but there’s another element…
Data = Opportunity: But Are You Monetizing Information?
In 2001, Gartner analyst Doug Laney, coined the term “big-data”, to articulate the impending explosion in Volume, Variety, and Velocity (“the 3 Vs”)…
