It is difficult to argue with numbers. Whether you are a CEO looking to optimise your supply chain or a consumer wondering whether to buy an electric car, it is increasingly clear that our choices will have an impact on the world that our children and their children will live in. The numbers are increasingly indisputable. Predicting our climate has always been a tricky … [Read more...] about How Big Data Will Save Our Planet
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2017: The Year of Smart Prediction for Ecommerce
Ecommerce has been on the rise over the past couple of years. Global total retail sales are expected to be around $22-trillion, 6% higher than last year. And although growth rates are becoming calmer, sales by the year 2020 is expected to reach $27-trillion. Truly, the future is still bright for ecommerce. However, what is keeping the industry from achieving even bigger heights … [Read more...] about 2017: The Year of Smart Prediction for Ecommerce
How to Bring Together Data Analytics with Business Intelligence
There is a very thin line that separates data analytics from business intelligence. In both the cases, we make use of data to analyze and interpret results. While data analytics is all about asking questions and setting up predictive models and forecasts, business intelligence is all about using these processes to make business decisions. In essence, data analytics comes … [Read more...] about How to Bring Together Data Analytics with Business Intelligence
What is the Blockchain part 4 Transactions and Smart Contracts
Blockchain is rapidly gaining attention from organisations in every industry. However, it is a difficult to understand technology that, if not executed correctly could result in serious harm for your organisation. Therefore, in this series of posts on the blockchain, I explain what the Blockchain is and how it affects your organisation. The first part was a generic introduction … [Read more...] about What is the Blockchain part 4 Transactions and Smart Contracts
How Big Data Will Be Used to Predict the next Natural Disaster
Climate change has been increasing the severity and frequency of natural disasters in recent years, which, in turn, has caused the death of millions of people in different nations around the world, and cost billions of dollars in damages. As these storms get worse, and the population continues to grow exponentially, it has become even more imperative that we learn everything we … [Read more...] about How Big Data Will Be Used to Predict the next Natural Disaster
