In the book SuperFreakanomics by Steven Levitts/Stephen Dubners they state that suicide bombers should buy life insurance. They guide readers through terrorism profiling, and report that lack of life insurance is a predictor of terrorism. Smart terrorists will therefore buy a policy to help avoid detection. The British Intelligence Agency uses such criteria, some known others … [Read more...] about Improving Organisational and National Security With Big Data
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How Big Data Will Lead The Way In The Travel Industry
The global travel industry is expected to grow to 10% of Global GDP by 2022, or an annual revenue of around $ 10 trillion. A massive industry that can become a lot more efficient when Big Data is thoroughly implemented in every aspect of travel. In the past years large steps forward have been made and for many consumers, travel without Big Data would be impossible or at least … [Read more...] about How Big Data Will Lead The Way In The Travel Industry
Big Data Becomes Big Brother; Will Privacy Be The First Casualty Of Big Data?
The Data Detention Directive of the EU in 2006 states that all telecom and internet service organisations need to store any data of their customers for a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. Who calls whom, who sends whom a text message, who sends whom an email, which websites are visited or which apps are used and where you are. They know where you sleep. They know … [Read more...] about Big Data Becomes Big Brother; Will Privacy Be The First Casualty Of Big Data?
The Advantages and Disadvantages Of Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Having a lot of data pouring into your organisation is one thing, being able to store it, analyse it and visualize it in real-time is a whole different ball game. More and more organisation want to have real-time insights in order to fully understand what is going on within their organisation. What are the advantages ofReal-Time Big Data Analytics and what are the challenges … [Read more...] about The Advantages and Disadvantages Of Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Five Key Characteristics Of Companies Using Big Data
Data pours into organisations from almost every angle imaginable. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises can easily collect gigabytes of data per day, startups can effortlessly reach terabytes of data per day and online organisations can even generate petabytes of data per day without any problem. However, simply having massive amounts of data is not enough to become an … [Read more...] about Five Key Characteristics Of Companies Using Big Data
