Although the cost-saving benefits of the Affordable Care Act may not be realized anytime soon, some new tools and strategies are being employed to help bring down the costs of healthcare now. And Big Data analytics is one of those tools. Enabling healthcare professionals to capture and analyze mountains of digitized healthcare data to obtain new insights, Big Data cloud … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Big Data is Reducing Healthcare Costs
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Debunking Some of the Biggest Big Data Myths of 2014
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
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 To Create The Business Case To Start With a Big Data Proof of Concept
For organisations small and large, local or multinational, developing a big data strategy is a difficult and time-consuming exercise. In fact, big data projects typically take 18 months to finish. Developing the business case and a Big Data proof of concept is only the beginning of such a long road, but nevertheless a very important one. Where do you start, what aspects are … [Read more...] about How To Create The Business Case To Start With a Big Data Proof of Concept
Five Key Big Data Challenges Companies Need To Overcome When Developing A Big Data Strategy
Developing a Big Data strategy for your organisations is not a simple task. It will take perseverance, trial and error and a cultural change to become a truly data-driven, information-centric organisation. For a lot of organisations, Big Data is still difficult to understand (27% of companies surveyed in a recent survey by Jaspersoft), while 20% of the organisations do not see … [Read more...] about Five Key Big Data Challenges Companies Need To Overcome When Developing A Big Data Strategy
