The semantic web, or web 3.0, is often quoted as the next phase of the Internet. Led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the objective is to convert the current web of unstructured and semi-structured data into a web of data. According to W3C, with the semantic web it will be possible to easily share and re-use data across application, community and enterprise … [Read more...] about Could Big Data Spur The Development Of The Semantic Web?
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How Big Data Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
Since the invention of the steam-machine in the 17<sup>th</sup> century we have come a long way in our energy supply and usage. We have created worldwide energy networks that deliver electricity to 75% of the world. Due to big data we can now take the next step in the evolution of energy. Big data can turn the existing old energy network into smart networks that … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
The Great Sensor-Era: Brontobytes Will Change Society
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
The Internet of Things Will Drastically Change Our Future
It is projected that within a few years we will have to talk in Brontobytes when we discuss data coming from sensors. The Internet of Things, or Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, connects billions of devices with each other and thereby generates an unfathomable amount of data. In 2020, 40% of all data in the world will be M2M data. This data of course has to be processed, … [Read more...] about The Internet of Things Will Drastically Change Our Future
The Rise Of The Quantified-Self; And What It Means For Your Organisation
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