Sears is a large retailer from the US that is a true Big Data pioneer for quite some years already. They have learned, made mistakes and achieved success by hands-on effort. It currently operates a very large enterprise deployment of Hadoop. Sears was founded in 1893 and started as a shipping and mail order company. In 2005 it was acquired by Kmart, but continued to be … [Read more...] about Sears Became a Real-Time Digital Enterprise Due to Big Data
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The Great Promises of Data Science for Healthcare – Infographic
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has said that In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together. As data science programs spring up across the world and medical practices big and small transition to digital record-keeping, it's becoming apparent that the future of medical science is intimately tied to advances … [Read more...] about The Great Promises of Data Science for Healthcare – Infographic
The Internet of Things Will Lead Us Into a New Industrial Revolution
Economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains the importance of the Internet of Things and how it will result in a new industrial revolution. According to Rifkin, the 100 trillion sensors expected for 2030 will change the way business is done and turn consumers into prosumers. He gives quite a few examples of where all those sensors can be found and what can be done with … [Read more...] about The Internet of Things Will Lead Us Into a New Industrial Revolution
Here Is Why Big Data and Healthcare Is A Powerful Combination
Big Data and healthcare is a powerful combination. The ability to give doctors insights to all data of their patients can save a lot of lives and save hospitals a lot of money. But how does the landscape look today, how is Big Data already used by different organisations? Are agencies takings steps to start using the benefits of all that data? In order to find answers to such … [Read more...] about Here Is Why Big Data and Healthcare Is A Powerful Combination
What E-Retailers Need to Know About Data Analytics
E-retail is without a doubt growing rapidly in the United States as well as on a global level. E-commerce sales in 2013 accounted for 5.8 percent of total sales in the US, according to the US Census Bureau. And worldwide business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce sales will increase by 20.1% in 2014 to reach $1.500 trillion.With this tremendous growth in online shopping across the … [Read more...] about What E-Retailers Need to Know About Data Analytics
