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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Vitria Offers Companies Continuous Real-Time Insight
Company Vitria Address 945 Stewart Drive, Suite 200 Sunnyvale, CA, USA Founders Dr. JoMei Chang & Dr. Dale Skeen Founded 1994 Funding Unknown Employees 157 Website www.Vitria.com Rating 8 bits  Vitria Operational Intelligence provides continuous real-time visibility in big data, complex events, business processes, security issues and social media … [Read more...] about Vitria Offers Companies Continuous Real-Time Insight
Caesars Entertainment Trusts Big Data More Than Gambling
Caesars Entertainment, known from the numerous luxurious hotels and casinos in among others Las Vegas, has become a data-driven organisation where data drives decision-making. Due to the collection of massive amounts of data, Caesars is able to cultivate customer loyalty and surprise guests with free gifts after, for example, a bad day at the casino. Their data-driven strategy … [Read more...] about Caesars Entertainment Trusts Big Data More Than Gambling
Big Data Startup Treparel Is a Big Data Text Analytics Provider
 Company Treparel Address Delftechpark 26, 2628XH Delft, The Netherlands Founders Dr. Anton Heijs Founded 2006 Funding 1 million Employees 10 Website www.Treparel.com Rating 6 bits Treparel is a big data text analytics and visualization software provider. They have developed the KMX platform (Knowing, Mapping and Exploration) that analyses and visualizes … [Read more...] about Big Data Startup Treparel Is a Big Data Text Analytics Provider
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