Some time ago, I already wrote about how Walmart has made Big Data part of their DNA. Since I wrote that post about two years ago, Walmart has continued to expand their Big Data practices. Their objective is to know what every product in the world is, to know who every person in the world is and to have the ability to connect them together in transaction. Rather ambitious … [Read more...] about Big Data at Walmart is All About Big Numbers; 40 Petabytes a Day!
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Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit
Predictive Analytics Innovation - Achieve Actionable Data Insight Achieve Actionable Data Insight With 40+ Industry Speakers & 250+ delegates, the Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit is the largest gathering of business executives at the forefront of predictive analytics initiatives. Bringing together business leaders and innovators from multiple industries for an … [Read more...] about Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit
Real-Time Analytics and the Internet of Things are a Perfect Match
The Internet of Things is here and is here to stay. With billions of devices already connected and another trillion coming our way in the next decade, organizations should prepare themselves for a data flood. A data flood that can generate real-time insights in how the organization is performing. Using a plethora of data sources, such as smart meters, in-store sensors, medical … [Read more...] about Real-Time Analytics and the Internet of Things are a Perfect Match
Data-Driven Production Optimization Workshop
In the current low oil price environment it has become critical'that the most pioneering oil and gas operators look to how they can capitalize on operational data to drive down costs. In 2015, it will become vital that production managers are able to turn data into information and that information into actions which benefit the business. The Data Driven Production … [Read more...] about Data-Driven Production Optimization Workshop
Historians versus Futurists: Who is More Valuable?
Futurists enjoy taking out their crystal ball and projecting future innovations. They are typically wrong. George Orwells book 1984 that was published in 1949 did not come close with its projections. In the 1960s I recall a Walt Disney television show describing automobiles that required no driver and were guided by some form of magnet-like strip imbedded in the streets or … [Read more...] about Historians versus Futurists: Who is More Valuable?
