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The Smart City Of The Future Will Bring Big Data To A New Level

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The smart city of Songdo, the worlds first City in a Box will be ready in 2015. It encompasses 1.500 acres of reclaimed land in South Korea and it will be a revolution in city design. Located just 40 miles from Seoul and 7 miles from Incheon International Airport. Songdo will have commercial office spaces, retail shops, residences, hotels as well as civic and cultural … [Read more...] about The Smart City Of The Future Will Bring Big Data To A New Level

Big Data and Big Brother, What’s the Big Deal?

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Big Data and Big Brother: Can Security and Privacy Go Hand In Hand, or Does it Even Matter? So it seems that all of those conspiracy theorists were right! The US government IS spying on everyone. Can you believe it? They're taking all of your personal info and using it for their own purposes. Unheard of, right? The NSA currently has access to personal information, phone … [Read more...] about Big Data and Big Brother, What’s the Big Deal?

What Affects The Value Of Big Data?

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Raw data in itself is worthless. Even more, raw data in itself just means costs. Costs related to storing and processing that data. Only when that data is analysed, insights can be derived from it and value is created. These insights determine the value of big data. Of course, organisations that want to develop a big data strategy also want to pre-determine the expected value. … [Read more...] about What Affects The Value Of Big Data?

Will Google Glass turn Big Data into Huge Data?

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I remember one time on a status update thread, a friend mentioned something about being bad at finding her way around Tel Aviv.  My response was that probably in the near future, there will be internet-enabled contact lenses so she can use google maps to go everywhere, including detailed instructions on getting to the bathroom, the kitchen, and living room, thus completely … [Read more...] about Will Google Glass turn Big Data into Huge Data?

ETL – Is it Still Relevant?

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Buzz about Big Data has been at fever pitch for over a year now.  We hear a lot about how the insights we glean will propel businesses, about emerging technologies, and companies merging. But how often do we hear about the guts behind Big Data, what makes it actually work?  Maybe Im wrong, but from what I read, not often enough.  So to buck that trend, lets dive into one of the … [Read more...] about ETL – Is it Still Relevant?