Gartners definition of big data dates back from 2001, when Doug Laney the 7 Vs) that are important for organizations to take into account when developing a big data strategy. However, the original definition of big data suggests that organisations can only develop a big data strategy if they have vast volumes, terabytes or more, of data. IDC even defines big data projects as … [Read more...] about How Small Data Can Also Be Big Data
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How Big Data Can Improve The Practice Of Law
Many industries are starting to see the benefits that can be reaped from analysing and visualizing the vast amounts of data that is created nowadays. Slowly also the more conservative industries are waking up and looking into the direction of big data. One of these industries in the legal industry: justice courts, legal firms and law firms all included. But there are still many … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Improve The Practice Of Law
How Big Data Can Help The Developing World Beat Poverty
The amount of data created is not only growing in the developed world, also the developing world is experiencing rapid growth in data creation. However, a large part of the data created in the developing world has a different origin than in the rest of the world: the developing world is progressing rapidly to the mobile era and is largely skipping the desktop and wired era. … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Help The Developing World Beat Poverty
Also SMEs Can Achieve Remarkable Results With Big Data
Research by SAS Institute shows that still 71% of organisations do not yet have a big data strategy. They have not yet started testing or even planning for a big data strategy. The global survey by SAS was performed among SourceMedias Information Management audience; corporate executives and IT managers. It shows that many organisations have not yet thought about a big data … [Read more...] about Also SMEs Can Achieve Remarkable Results With Big Data
How To Use Public Data To Drive Innovation
Back in October 2011, Neelie Kroes VP of the European Commission, announced legal proposals to unlock the data held by the Europes public institutions. According to Kroes, opening up these datasets could double the value of it to around 70 billion. The open data portal is all about transparency, open government and innovation. All available data can be re-used, linked, analysed … [Read more...] about How To Use Public Data To Drive Innovation
