The US Xpress has installed almost 1.000 sensors in each truck to monitor where the trucks drive, how fast it drives, how often it breaks, when maintenance is required and even the capabilities of the driver. But there are many more opportunities for a smarter transportation industry instead of just saving on fuel. To optimize freight movements and routing Consolidating … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Create A Smarter Transportation Industry
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How Big Data Analytics On Twitter Can Help Predict Disease Spread
Social networks have become so common in our lives that we post everything on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter. As such we also post how we feel and if we feel sick. Researchers at the University of Rochester  have now been able to use Twitter to predict how likely it is for a Twitter user to become sick. In the following video they show how they use Twitter to model how other … [Read more...] about How Big Data Analytics On Twitter Can Help Predict Disease Spread
A Glimpse into the Data-Centered Future – video
A short video that shows the possibilities of a truly connected world, where sophisticated, predictive analytics will harness the power of data to drive revolutionary new services. Scary? Maybe, Interesting? Definitely! … [Read more...] about A Glimpse into the Data-Centered Future – video
How The Financial Services Industry Should Use Big Data To Regain Trust
If there is any industry that can benefit from big data, it is the financial services industry. Of course the first use case that comes to mind is the ability to reduce risks, whether it be credit risk, default risk or liquidity risk. The industry that has lost the trust of its customers a lot since the crisis of 2008 can turn to big data to understand customers better and … [Read more...] about How The Financial Services Industry Should Use Big Data To Regain Trust
Big Data Startup AYATA is the Leader in Prescriptive Analytics
 Company AYATA Address 7514 N Mopac Expressway Suite 201 Austin, TX 78731, USA Founders Atanu Basu Founded 2003 Funding Unknown Employees 35 Website business The leader in prescriptive analytics is AYATA. Using their patented software they are capable of processing hybrid data (unstructured and structured) to predict what is going to happen, when it is going … [Read more...] about Big Data Startup AYATA is the Leader in Prescriptive Analytics
