The film Moneyball, released in 2011 and based on a true story, introduced the world of analytics to sports. Now big data analytics has arrived in the English Premier league. However, football is a much more dynamic game than baseball and thus analytics is a lot more difficult. The correspondents from The Economist discuss how big data can be applied and is already applied in … [Read more...] about How English Football Clubs Score With Big Data Video
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Gartner Tempers The Expectations Of Big Data
Gartner just released the new Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies of 2013 and one of the remarkable items on this year's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies is that Gartner tones down the expectations of big data. In the 2012 edition of the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, Gartner predicted that it would take 2-5 years before big data would reach the plateau of … [Read more...] about Gartner Tempers The Expectations Of Big Data
Librato Offers a Cloud-Based Service For Devops
Company Librato Address 605 Market Street Ste 1310 San Francisco CA 94105, USA Founders Joe Ruscio and Fred van den Bosch Founded June 2011 Funding $ 5 million Employees 12 Website www.Librato.com/ Rating 7 bits If operations metrics are important to you, Librato is a big data startup that should have your attention. They offer a cloud-based service for … [Read more...] about Librato Offers a Cloud-Based Service For Devops
Appnomic Systems Brings Big Data Analytics to IT Operations
Company Appnomic Systems Address 2953 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 400 Santa Clara, California 95054 Founders Padmanabhan Desikachari & Alton Viegas Founded December 2008 Funding $ 12 million Employees 484 Website www.Appnomic.com/ Rating 8 bits The Bangalore-headquartered big data startup Appnomic Systems brings big data analytics to IT operations. They have … [Read more...] about Appnomic Systems Brings Big Data Analytics to IT Operations
How Should Retailers Harness Big Data – video
Big data can provide retailers with valuable information to improve their business; from buying patterns to what their customers are looking for. Big data in the retail industry is often closely linked to the data coming from point-of-sales systems. As research has shown that 37% of all retail sales are driven by some sales offer. So if you can improve these offers with big … [Read more...] about How Should Retailers Harness Big Data – video
