Tag Archives: Business intelligence

IBM’s decision to partner with Twitter would serve huge benefits

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Almost a week earlier we got to know that IBM and Twitter are going into a partnership, the nature of which will be data analytics. Coming together of the two companies is going to allow the former...

Why Facebook, eBay Measure Power And Water Consumption In Their Data Centers

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Cloud services companies like Facebook and eBay have a vested interest in making their data centers as energy-efficient and water-efficient as possible, not just because it makes for a good public...

Tom Davenport’s Guide to Big Data

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Big Data at Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities, is a new book from Tom Davenport, a veteran observer of the data analysis scene. It’s a required reading for managers that need a...

The Perfect Fit? TrueFit’s Big Data Aims To Get You the Perfect Outift

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The e-commerce shopping mall is littered with abandoned shopping carts. Consider this: an average of 73.9 percent of carts don’t make it to the check out, according to the most recent data from...

Big Data Bypasses C-Suite

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Everywhere you turn today it seems like someone is hawking something to do with big data—today’s corporate “must have”. It seems that all the buzz and hype usually gets down to some very tactical...

‘The Buyers Arrive’ — A Round-Up Of Strata 2014 In Santa Clara

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Strata, like any O’Reilly Media conference, will always celebrate the power of raw technology, the speeds and feeds. But this year, based on the keynotes, the vendors, and the attendees it is clear...

Why Google Can Not Run The World: Wisdom = Data + Experience

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Google’s purchase of Nest moves it one step further into the Internet of Things and a completely connected world. There’s no doubt that data-driven decisions can make homes more energy efficient....

A Big Data POV for the C-Suite

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By Wes Nichols, Co-Founder & CEO, MarketShare | Twitter As “Big Data” continues to mature from hype and techno-jargon to operational reality, business leaders must ask...