Big data comes with a lot of new terminology that is sometimes hard to understand. Therefore we have created an extensive Big Data glossary that should give some insights. Some of the definitions refer to a corresponding blog post. Of course this big data glossary is not 100% complete, so please let us know if there are missing terminology that you would like to see … [Read more...] about An Extensive Glossary Of Big Data Terminology
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4 Benefits For The Public Sector When Governments Start Using Big Data
Government services, or the public sector, are known for creating large volumes of data. Big data thus provides plenty opportunities for governments to save a lot of public money. According to the UK free market think thank Policy Exchange, the UK government could save up to 33 billion a year by using public Big Data more effectively. McKinsey has investigated that the … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits For The Public Sector When Governments Start Using Big Data
Big Data Governance – Data, Algorithms and Auditors
In a previous post I introduced the topic of Big Data governance and that there are three different aspects that are part of big data governance: the data, the algorithms and the data auditors. I discussed accountancy as a metaphor, where accountancy is used within organizations for checks-and-balances, data governance should be used to ensure the data and algorithms are … [Read more...] about Big Data Governance – Data, Algorithms and Auditors
Big Data Governance: Controlling and Handling Data
Accountancy within organizations has been around practically since the existence of organizations itself. As long as we can recall, we have kept track of what happened within an organization, or in the old days while farming or herding. The earliest records of accounting data back 7.000 years ago, from the ruins of Babylon, where the growth of crops and herds were recorded. … [Read more...] about Big Data Governance: Controlling and Handling Data
The Beauty Is In Big Data Visualizations
Raw data is essentially worthless, only when smart algorithms analyse the data it becomes valuable. Analysed data cannot only be valuable it can also be extremely beautiful. Sometimes data gets explained with stunning visualizations. Visualizations that you did not expect upfront, that contains a wealth of information that you had not expected. Sometimes, big data … [Read more...] about The Beauty Is In Big Data Visualizations
