Trying to figure out how you can employ Big Data to grow your business? Make sure youre not jumping onto the Big Data bandwagon unprepared. The best of technologies and systems can fail if not implemented properly. Big data experts shed light on a few critical aspects to look out for. Weve tried to enlist some important pointers below that you need to keep in mind while dealing … [Read more...] about 5 Big Mistakes To Avoid While Using Big Data
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Why Is Data Quality Holding Up Data-Driven Business Decisions?
Only a few years ago, the data in the world used to be primarily structured data that was relatively easy to analyse. However, in the age of information overload, most of the data has become unstructured or semi-structured data. In fact, currently 90% of all data is unstructured data such as documents, videos, images, voice records etc. Combining these different data sources … [Read more...] about Why Is Data Quality Holding Up Data-Driven Business Decisions?
Could Big Data Be The Cure For The Largest Ebola Outbreak Ever?
Until March 2014, the largest Ebola outbreak to have taken place was in Uganda in 2000-2001. This outbreak caused 224 deaths and there were 425 reported human cases. Unfortunately, since March things have changed and we are now in the middle of the largest Ebola outbreak ever. The number of people hit with Ebola has reached almost 10.000 in West Africa and the death toll now … [Read more...] about Could Big Data Be The Cure For The Largest Ebola Outbreak Ever?
