Marketers, project managers, human resource professionals, domain experts, everybody is talking about Big Data as the single most important new age catalyst for innovation, competition and productivity. It therefore comes as no surprise that everybody is getting onboard the Big Data bandwagon. But not everybody is able to leverage its immense potential. One reason for this is … [Read more...] about Debunking Some of the Biggest Big Data Myths of 2014
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The Impact of Big Data on the Food Industry
As consumers, we have pretty high expectations for our food. We expect our ketchup or our frozen lasagna or our oreo cookie to taste the same every time, no exceptions. Producers and restaurant owners must also constantly keep up with changing trends as they adapt their menu and decide which food to pair with what. Needless to say, keeping quality consistent in a competitive … [Read more...] about The Impact of Big Data on the Food Industry
How The Insurance Industry Should Leverage Big Data – Video
The Insurance Industry generates vast amounts of data, from legacy systems, call centre dialogues to customer records and it is multiplying rapidly. It is time for the insurance companies to start getting access to all this available data and start analysing it. In this video, Laura Hay - National Leader Insurance KPMG, talks about the massive potential of Big Data, Mobile and … [Read more...] about How The Insurance Industry Should Leverage Big Data – Video
Artificial Intelligence: Evil or Genius?
Unlike the dawning of the second ice age, which followed a modest thousand years after the first, our second machine age is about to begin. There is a lot of noise surrounding artificial intelligence. But not much signal. The critics see it as war: Man versus machine, bytes fighting babies, and software belittling society.This is a smack of ignorance. We as humans like to … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence: Evil or Genius?
Big Data Means Nothing If It Isn’t Smart
Big data has been the tech industrys favorite buzzword for the past few years and for good reason. Every website you visit, social page you like or follow, and wearable tech that you update is collecting data about your behaviors. For some, your car is building a database for your insurance company about when, where and even why you speed. And that implanted medical device that … [Read more...] about Big Data Means Nothing If It Isn’t Smart
