Many people still see cloud computing and big data as different alternatives to existing systems, as a result they miss the disruptive potential of these two mega trends. Big data and cloud computing will change the way organisations are managed. It will change the way we work and life and it will drastically change society. There are ample opportunities and this talk with Dave … [Read more...] about Challenges And Opportunities In Big Data And Cloud Computing
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Why Sentiment Analytics Should Be A No-Brainer For Organisations
The number of citizens that are active on a social network continues to grow rapidly. At the moment there are more than 1 billion Facebook users, of which around 850 million are active on a monthly basis. There are more than 100 billion connections and each day gives us 2.7 billion new likes. Twitter has 500 million users and 180 million tweets are sent every day. Approximately … [Read more...] about Why Sentiment Analytics Should Be A No-Brainer For Organisations
Social Sentiment And The Wisdom Of The Crowd
Social Sentiment analysis is transforming the entertainment industry. It helps marketers to know where to put their marketing dollars and to know in real-time what the reaction is to social media and advertising campaigns. The online buzz around movies before they appear in cinemas is very predictive for the success of those movies as the video shows by a few interesting … [Read more...] about Social Sentiment And The Wisdom Of The Crowd
Will Sensor Data Drive The Big Data Development?
Its hard to start any presentation on Big Data without some mentioning of at least the Volume V out of the 3Vs (or how many Vs you have thought up yourself additionally). Or to treat Big Data without indulging in the Petabyte Exabyte Zettabyte - Yottabyte mantra . But where do all those bytes come from? Of course a company embarking on the Big Data train will start with what it … [Read more...] about Will Sensor Data Drive The Big Data Development?
How Are Companies Organising Their Big Data Initiatives – Infographic
The Big Data Study by Tata Consultancy Services resulted in another interesting infographic that shows how organisations have organised big data. How much will companies spend on big data and how much do they think the return on their investment will be? This inforgraphic has the answers to those questions and also reveals what organisations think are the best use cases for … [Read more...] about How Are Companies Organising Their Big Data Initiatives – Infographic