The quantified-self is a movement that has been around since the 1970s but only recently it took off due to the internet of things and the availability of monitoring devices that connect to smartphones. Todays smartphones carry a vast amount of all sorts of sensors that can track almost anything. The quantified-self is Big Data for consumers and consumers are collecting massive … [Read more...] about The Rise Of The Quantified-Self; And What It Means For Your Organisation
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John Deere Is Revolutionizing Farming With Big Data
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, food production must increase with 60% to be able to feed the growing population expected to hit 9 billion in 2050. John Deere uses big data to step into the future of farming to help farmers achieve this ambitious target. In 2012 they have released several products that can connect John Deeres equipment with … [Read more...] about John Deere Is Revolutionizing Farming With Big Data
Big Data Becomes Big Brother; Will Privacy Be The First Casualty Of Big Data?
The Data Detention Directive of the EU in 2006 states that all telecom and internet service organisations need to store any data of their customers for a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. Who calls whom, who sends whom a text message, who sends whom an email, which websites are visited or which apps are used and where you are. They know where you sleep. They know … [Read more...] about Big Data Becomes Big Brother; Will Privacy Be The First Casualty Of Big Data?
The Advantages and Disadvantages Of Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Having a lot of data pouring into your organisation is one thing, being able to store it, analyse it and visualize it in real-time is a whole different ball game. More and more organisation want to have real-time insights in order to fully understand what is going on within their organisation. What are the advantages ofReal-Time Big Data Analytics and what are the challenges … [Read more...] about The Advantages and Disadvantages Of Real-Time Big Data Analytics
From Megabytes to Brontobytes: A Big Data Infographic
The amount of data is growing at such an explosive rate that we have gone past the ordinary decimal system. Today, American organisations like NSA and FBI are talking about Yottabytes regarding the information they have of citizens. In the (near) future we will talk about BrontoBytes regarding sensory data. Therefore, new terms have been defined for the upcoming data flood … [Read more...] about From Megabytes to Brontobytes: A Big Data Infographic
