Some time ago we wrote about how the Internet of Things with trillions of sensors changing our future. Today, I would like to go one step further and have a look how a sensor-society generating brontobytes of information will look-like. Although it is difficult to have a look into the future and understand what the implication of trillions of sensors will be for organisations … [Read more...] about The Great Sensor-Era: Brontobytes Will Change Society
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Big Data Startup Algoritmica Builds Algorithms for Companies
Company Algoritmica Address Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands Founders Koen Havlik, Tim Salimans & Mark-Jan Harte Founded November 2011 Funding 0 Employees 4 Website www.Algoritmica.nl Rating 7 bits  Algoritmica, a Dutch big data startup, started combining predictive analytics algorithms in order to build predictive models in November 2011. … [Read more...] about Big Data Startup Algoritmica Builds Algorithms for Companies
Rabobank Learned Valuable Big Data Lessons Thanks to Proof of Concepts
Rabobank started with big data in March 2011. After they named the big data trend one of 10 most important trends in their IBA ICT Trends prediction. In the prediction of 2013 trends, the big data trend was positioned at number 6 of ICT trends. As part of practice what you preach, the Rabobank started with developing a big data strategy in July 2011. They created a list of 67 … [Read more...] about Rabobank Learned Valuable Big Data Lessons Thanks to Proof of Concepts
Collective[i] Uses Big Data To Give Business Leaders Answers
Company Collective[i] Address 130 Madison Ave New York, NY, 10016 USA Founders Stephen Messer, Heidi Messer & Tad Martin Founded 2007 Funding Unknown Employees 35 Website www.collectivei.com Rating 6 bits  Collective[i] is a Software-as-a-Service provider that helps business leaders answer their toughest question with big data applications. Co-founder … [Read more...] about Collective[i] Uses Big Data To Give Business Leaders Answers
Catalyst IT Services Hires Big Data To Do The Job
Catalyst IT Services is a technology outsourcing company from Baltimore, USA. Catalyst IT Services has screened more than 10.000 candidates in the past years. Screening each of those candidates by hand would have been a daunting process that would require a lot of employees and thus money. Founder of Catalyst IT Services, Michael Rosenbaum, came up with a big plan to change the … [Read more...] about Catalyst IT Services Hires Big Data To Do The Job
