As the year 2013 is almost over, it is good to have a look back at the investments made in Big Data startups from around the world, to the growing list of Big Data best practices that appeared. But what happened to the trends that I foresaw in 2013 and what will be the most important Big Data trends for 2014? A reflection on the 2013 Big Data trends Last year I noted that on … [Read more...] about Seven Big Data Trends for 2014
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Five Preconditions To Adhere To When Developing A Big Data Strategy
There is a good chance that your organisations will not exist anymore in 10-15 years from now, if you do not start developing a big data strategy now or in the coming years. However, developing a big data strategy is not easy. A big data strategy requires a data-driven, information-centric culture instead of a culture where decisions are based on raw estimates or gut feeling. … [Read more...] about Five Preconditions To Adhere To When Developing A Big Data Strategy
How Trust Could Drive Trillions of Dollars With Big Consumer Data
Without being aware of it, consumers create massive amounts of consumer data during their daily activities. This massive data deluge helps organisations to better understand their business and to better target those consumers with personalized offers, experiences and products. For both organisations and consumers it is important to be aware of when and where all that data is … [Read more...] about How Trust Could Drive Trillions of Dollars With Big Consumer Data
IBM Sensemaking And Privacy In The Big Data Realm
IBM Chief Scientist, Jeff Jonas has been working for the past several years on a project code name G2 but later title Sensemaking. It is a big data analytics project which seeks to take all of the disparate data that enterprises get from various sources and make sense of it so that relevant action can be taken. Jeff's analysis show that companies often have information … [Read more...] about IBM Sensemaking And Privacy In The Big Data Realm
In Order to Trust Big Data, Transparency Is Not Enough
Back in the old days of Web 1.0, there has been a short-lived debate on the trustworthiness of information found on websites. We were taught to check that certain information was referenced by other websites as well, that the sources were present and legitimate, and that comparable information could be found on other independent websites. Despite these precautions, a Dutch … [Read more...] about In Order to Trust Big Data, Transparency Is Not Enough
