by Angela Guess Lukas Biewald, CEO of CrowdFlower, recently wrote in Inside Big Data, “machine learning is getting easier because more and more of big players in the space are open-sourcing their algorithms. In the past year alone, IBM, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have done so. Having those open-sourced algorithms means businesses spend far less time […]
Gaps in Big Data Technologies and How to Fill Them
by Angela Guess Bharath Hemachandran recently wrote in Datanami, “Despite the abundance of big data technologies available in the market today, enterprises struggle to take advantage of big data, because they fail to fulfill the following requirements: Implementing mechanisms to efficiently consolidate data from a large number and variety of sources; Effectively industrializing the entire […]
The Importance of Big Data and Data Visualization
What is Big Data and how can Data Visualization help enterprises leverage their Big Data assets better? Some people know what that buzzword really means, whereas others just claim to know what it means so they won’t look inferior in the eyes of others. While it is a trending topic, the reality of Big Data […]
Shifting Your Focus from Big Data Infrastructure to Data Science Skills
by Angela Guess Dr. David Johnston, Lead Data Scientist at ThoughtWorks recently wrote in Data-Informed, “A recent white paper and survey from IDG Research and Kapow Software states: ‘Big data projects are taking far too long, costing too much, and not delivering on anticipated ROI because it’s really difficult to pinpoint and surgically extract critical […]
Big Data: Growing Adoption but Persistent Challenges
by Angela Guess Forbes contributor Gil Press recently wrote, “Two recent surveys shed new light on the state of big data, showing growing adoption but persistent data management challenges. Management consulting firm NewVantage Partners (NPV) will release next week the results of its 4th annual Big Data Executive Survey… Survey respondents were Fortune 1000 senior […]
The Human Element in Big Data Analytics May Become a Thing of the Past
by Angela Guess Rick Delgado recently wrote in Dataconomy, “Most experts agree that while big data uses some of the most advanced technology available to businesses, doing so without someone to guide it — the human element, so to speak — would be a mistake. Human thought processes have become a vital ingredient to achieving […]
Optimism for the Future of Big Data Abounds
by Angela Guess Alex Woodie recently wrote for Datanami, “It’s no surprise that leaders in the field are… optimistic about the future of big data. ‘Despite incredible advances over the past few years, we’ve barely scratched the surface on the full potential of analytics,’ says Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at FICO. Zoldi sees several […]
New Toyotas Will Connect to a Toyota Big Data Center
by Angela Guess Chris Ziegler reports in The Verge, “Millions of Toyotas around the world, connected to LTE, quietly uploading and downloading from a huge, nondescript building far, far away: that appears to be the end goal of a new initiative announced by Toyota today, which will see the installation of ‘Data Communication Modules’ (DCMs) […]
Top Trends to Watch in Cognitive Analytics in 2016
Learn more about James Kobielus. Winter has arrived, and that can only mean one thing: every day is brighter than the one before. As we move into the new year, the world will shimmer with fresh sources of cognitive illumination. Data scientists everywhere are championing high-impact business applications of cognitive analytics, which refers to a […]
The Big Data Transition
Predictions for 2016 are flowing in and Big Data is being talked about from all corners of the industry, “with each passing year, as the world transitions to digital era technologies, the consumption of data is increasing exponentially. On Facebook alone there are four million posts every minute and in same time Instagram users post […]