What is Data Visualization? Data visualization is a general term that describes any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. Patterns, trends and correlations that might go undetected in text-based data can be exposed and recognized easier with data visualization software. Why Data Visualization? A primary goal of … [Read more...] about Data Visualization Summit
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Five Challenges of Analyzing Internet of Things (IoT) Data
The analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) data is quickly becoming a mainstream activity. I've written about the Analytics of Things (AoT) before (some examples here, here, and here). For this blog, I'm going to focus on a few unique challenges that you'll most likely encounter as you move to take IoT data into the AoT realm. Challenge 1: The Deceptive … [Read more...] about Five Challenges of Analyzing Internet of Things (IoT) Data
Data Supply Framework 3.0 ETL Patterns
This article is the first in a series of articles that discuss aspects of the use of architectural patterns in the Cambriano Information Supply Framework 3.0 The term architectural pattern may sound grand, misleading or daunting, but its really quite a simple concept. Its like writing a function in a programming language to log in to a database, check that the connection is … [Read more...] about Data Supply Framework 3.0 ETL Patterns
How Big Data Security Analytics Will Protect Your Company
We live in an era of increased cyber threats. With dozens of companies and organisations being hacked on a daily basis and cyber-crime rising to new levels with hacking during the US elections, it is time for organizations to start protecting themselves. Big Data Security Analytics can help companies understand what is happening within their company and can help them … [Read more...] about How Big Data Security Analytics Will Protect Your Company
Big Data Highlights Broad Human Behavior Patterns in New Study
Researchers from the ThinkBIG project at the University of Bristol have concluded that, by looking at patterns in huge data sets, including newspaper content, individual Twitter feeds and Wikipedia habits, it's possible to spot things about collective society that might not be detected otherwise. Its a remarkable revelation, made possible by the projects leader, Nello … [Read more...] about Big Data Highlights Broad Human Behavior Patterns in New Study
