Big data analytics
Big data analytics is the process of examining large and varied data sets -- i.e., big data -- to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends, customer preferences and other useful information that can help organizations make more-informed business decisions.. See complete definition.
7 big data projects that are delivering beyond the hype
Despite not looking as appealing as the gaudily dressed artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data is still delivering beyond the hype on many projects. We look at how Mercedes are using it on their quest for Formula 1 glory, how London councils are using data science to combat housing fraud and how the Met Office is handling its deluge of data.
News : Big data analytics
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June 21, 2018
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CDO interview: Andrei Belevtsev, Gazprom Neft
Russian oil giant will harness the latest technologies right across its business, says chief digital officer
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June 21, 2018
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HR projects are leading company moves to digital tech, say business leaders
Business leaders say their human resource IT programmes are leading the way to the wider deployment of digital and cloud technology across their organisations
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June 20, 2018
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Teradata sues SAP over Hana for stealing trade secrets
Data warehousing supplier Teradata is suing SAP in a Californian court for stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and antitrust violations
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June 20, 2018
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CIO interview: Mike Young, Centrica
We speak to the CIO whose CEO recently met with the head of Microsoft to talk about strategy
In Depth : Big data analytics
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Ethical AI requires collaboration and framework development
Countries and companies are attending to the ethics of artificial intelligence technology use. Such efforts need to be collectively determined to result in solid frameworks Continue Reading
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Google Cloud data lake fuels cloud payment processing flow
To create a cloud payment processing system, Global Payments first had to deploy a data lake in the Google Cloud. Getting quick user feedback was another early step. Continue Reading
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AI elevates predictive maintenance for Kone and ThyssenKrupp
Kone and ThyssenKrupp are using artificial intelligence to improve predictive maintenance of their lifts and escalators Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Big data analytics
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Can good data approaches help uncover bad data social manipulation?
Software definitely helped cause the pernicious problem of fake news – but could also ameliorate it, says data expert Emil Eifrem, in a guest blogpost. Time was it was the tabloid newspapers that ... Continue Reading
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Challenges and benefits of the Cloud
This is a guest blog by Claudia Imhoff, CEO Intelligent Solutions and founder, Boulder BI Brain Trust Like any new initiative, there are both challenges and benefits to weigh when deciding whether ... Continue Reading
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What would Karl Marx make of Silicon Valley?
It’s the bearded one’s 200th birthday this year. Much of the mainstream media has marked the occasion, including the Financial Times, that pre-eminent “capitalist” newspaper. Why should Computer ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Big data analytics
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Big data skills shortages – and how to work around them
Businesses are finding it hard to recruit enough people with big data and analytics skills, but for CIOs there are alternative strategies to consider Continue Reading
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Data managers should study up on GPU deep learning
As GPU deep learning becomes more common, data managers will have to navigate several new layers of complexity in their quest to build or buy suitable data infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Open data, democracy and public service reform
Discussion around reforming public services is as important as better information sharing rules if government is to make the most of public data 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