The ever burgeoning attention on analytics and big data combined with the ever proliferating phenomenon of smart phones and social media generates great anticipation to the analytically oriented nerd that world domination is now indeed within reach. However, the analytical approach has been effective in solving relatively low end commercial problems like getting customers to
Machine learning can bring tremendous value to the applications you build, but beware the bearers of false gifts. In providing the ability to discover patterns buried deep within data, machine learning has the potential to make applications...
When you hear the term Big Data you might associate it with certain functions of an organization, like marketing, product development or customer relationship management. You may not think about HR as part of this equation. By...
3 Questions: Carlo Ratti on big data and health predictions What can big data tell us about the predictability of medical conditions? A new study by MIT researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports digs into this...
Big data is our big obsession. It feels like every week a new infographic comes out that outlines the amount of data being created every minute online. The stunning numbers, showing the amount of email, Facebook posts,...
Fresh from the front lines: Common problems encountered when putting Hadoop to work — and the best tools to make Hadoop less burdensome As I work with larger enterprise clients, a few Hadoop themes have emerged. A common...
According to a new market research report titled “Global Text Analytics Market- Size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Growth and Forecast, 2014- 2020,” the global text analytics market has a potential to reach $6.5 billion by 2020, registering a...
Predictive analytics lets organizations look ahead in an effort to optimize business strategies. But there has to be a purpose to the analytics efforts, and a solid plan behind them. From recommending additional purchases based on the...
One question I get asked a lot by my clients is: Should we go for Hadoop or Spark as our big data framework? Spark has overtaken Hadoop as the most active open source Big Data project. While...
In the move to take healthcare to the next level, no conversation would be complete without a discussion on the impact of big data. With so many hospitals and health institutions using electronic medical records now, the...
