Did you know that athletes are not only monitored by cameras in stadiums, but also by many quirky devices such as accelerometers, heart rate sensors and even local GPS-like systems? Indeed, Big Data and modern technologies are currently revolutionizing sports and even powering the Fantasy Sports industry. Sports clubs, media outlets and fans around the world all share a thirst … [Read more...] about How Big Data is Changing the World of Football
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Smart Data Summit 2016
The'3rd Annual Smart Data Summit'will be held on 23rd and 24th May 2016 in Dubai at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa.'The second edition of the Summit witnessed over 300 senior IT, marketing and business intelligence specialists from globally renowned organizations coming together to emphasize on the potential of big data and analytics and its impact across different … [Read more...] about Smart Data Summit 2016
How a Retail Store Chain Predicts Revenues with Big Data
Retail organizations generate massive amounts of data. Strangely enough, not many retail players are putting all this big data to its use. However, one such tech retail biggie did that and with their big data strategy, managed to take a refreshing approach in exploiting that data and deriving value from it. Never have we seen such a dramatic and tectonic shift in consumer … [Read more...] about How a Retail Store Chain Predicts Revenues with Big Data
What Monopoly Teaches Us About Data and Marketing
With the holidays just around the corner it is the season to be jolly. Chances are likely that besides some big meals you will also come across a game of Monopoly. Data scientist Vincent Warmerdam decided that no longer he accepted going bankrupt on a hotel in some small village, like Mediterranean avenue (De Brink, Ons Dorp in the Dutch game of Monopoly). So, he decided to use … [Read more...] about What Monopoly Teaches Us About Data and Marketing
How Big Data & Advanced Analytics Will Change Transportation
The transportation industry has been experiencing unprecedented amounts of data captured from different sources such as on-board sensors and data collection points introduced by passenger counting systems, vehicle location systems, ticketing and fare collection systems, and scheduling and asset management systems. Existing data warehouses contain unprecedented potential for … [Read more...] about How Big Data & Advanced Analytics Will Change Transportation
