Big data analytics
Big data analytics is the often complex process of examining large and varied data sets -- or big data -- to uncover information including hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends and customer preferences that can help organizations make informed business decisions.. See complete definition.
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Computer Weekly's buyer's guide to big data
In this 13 page buyer’s guide, we look at data analytics, how to get value out of it and the benefits of process mining.
News : Big data analytics
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January 09, 2019
09
Jan'19
Alibaba Cloud opens second datacentre in Indonesia
The new and existing datacentres will let Indonesian enterprises deploy mission-critical workloads in multiple availability zones and switch over within seconds
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January 07, 2019
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Jan'19
Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market
Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market
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January 01, 2019
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Jan'19
SAP user group’s Cooper: Indirect licensing progress welcome but slow
SAP UK&I User Group chair Paul Cooper on the state of play between SAP and users: sanguine about end of ECC6; S/4 adoption growth steady, indirect licensing still an issue; and C/4 remains unknown
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December 27, 2018
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Dec'18
Top 10 information management stories of 2018
Ethics was the leading theme of data analytics in 2018, especially allied with AI. The Cambridge Analytica controversy represented that, and the idea that the UK could specialise in AI ethics emerged
In Depth : Big data analytics
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Storage 101: Structured data and its storage needs
Structured data is declining as a proportion of all data but its importance to business applications and its organised nature make its storage requirements very specific Continue Reading
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Time for a truce in IT’s battle with RPA
Lack of governance and limited resources have put IT departments at loggerheads with business-led robotic process automation. But RPA and IT teams can help each other out – if they play nice Continue Reading
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Antisocial media and AI in play at Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
Facebook and other forms of social media were discussed at two linked events at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival, alongside artificial intelligence and how it might augment humanity Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Big data analytics
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The Bond of Intelligence at Oracle Open World
Oracle Open World 2018 seems a world away. Especially, when you have had a few days’ furlough in between. Mark Hurd’s second keynote at OOW convoked a common room of former spies from the US and UK ... Continue Reading
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How data is driving the future of invention
This is a guest blogpost by Julian Nolan, CEO, Iprova A technology revolution is taking place in the research and development (R&D) departments of businesses around the world. Driven by data, ... Continue Reading
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How planning, data, and ‘digital string’ can combat the global food waste crisis
This is a guest blogpost by Colin Elkins, global industry director, process manufacturing, IFS. Global food waste, or food loss as it is classified by growers and manufacturers, is around 1.3 ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Big data analytics
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Putting the UK at the forefront of ethics and innovation in AI and data
The announcement of high-profile members of the UK's Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation is another step for the government's commitment to be a global leader in AI, says secretary of state Continue Reading
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UK winners and losers in digital tech
The UK's retail and telecoms companies are among the best in the world at digital technology, but a survey of digital leaders shows there is still room for improvement for many UK firms Continue Reading
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Big data processing techniques to streamline analytics
Analyzing raw data has become a complex task that companies are often underprepared for as data sets continue to grow. Here's how to create smarter data processing techniques. Continue Reading
Videos : Big data analytics
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Enterprise data lake deepens big data management challenges
Distributed data lakes with Hadoop clusters and other systems create new data management and governance needs that are hard to meet with existing tools, says IT analyst Mike Ferguson.
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'Artisanal' Hadoop environment complicates big data system design
Gartner analyst Merv Adrian discusses why organizations often have trouble with deployments of Hadoop-based big data architectures, and how to avoid the challenges they pose.
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Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective
Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications