The Big Data Expo is the biggest Big Data event of the Benelux, in the Netherlands! From sept. 30 to oct. 1 at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht. There will be thousands of visitors looking for tools to make their data relevant. This two-day exhibition will focus on the opportunities to make very large (unstructured) data sets relevant. You will meet the brightest minds, innovators … [Read more...] about Big Data Expo
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5 Easy Steps to Embed Big Data in Your Business
For many organisations, it is still difficult to understand what Big Data is and how it should be incorporated into their business. This is quite understandable, as Big Data offers such radical and disruptive new possibilities as well as requires a dramatic cultural change for many organisations. The past weeks I have been thinking a lot about this and how this process could be … [Read more...] about 5 Easy Steps to Embed Big Data in Your Business
Strata + Hadoop World – New York, NY
Strata + Hadoop World, happening September 29 - October 1 is where cutting-edge science and new business fundamentals intersect. It's a deep-immersion event where data scientists, analysts, and executives explore the latest in emerging techniques and technologies by dissecting case studies, developing new skills through in-depth tutorials, and sharing best practices. Strata + … [Read more...] about Strata + Hadoop World – New York, NY
Five Ways How Startups Can Leverage Big Data
Big Data is not only for large organizations and you dont need to have terabytes or petabytes of data to develop a Big Data strategy. Instead, any organization, small or big, startup or public company, can leverage the exponential data growth the world is currently experiencing. According to the below infographic, developed by Bluenose, many startups are experiencing a data … [Read more...] about Five Ways How Startups Can Leverage Big Data
How Big Data is Driving the Next Wave of Mass Customization
Today I was in Johannesburg, South Africa, to give a keynote speech at the Retail Africa event. The below is an excerpt of my presentation. We live in a world with information overload. Every day so much new data is created that customers feel overwhelmed and they dont know what to do with all that information. In fact, it is estimated that this year we will create almost 8 … [Read more...] about How Big Data is Driving the Next Wave of Mass Customization
