By now it should not come as a surprise that Big Data and the Cloud are two trends slowly converging into one major trend. Many organizations are thinking of a cloud solution for their IT and that is not a surprise. In fact, already in 2012 KPMG found that 81% of organizations were either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a … [Read more...] about 7 Factors to Consider When Choosing Between Public or Private Cloud
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Three Big Data New Year’s Resolutions Organizations Should Make
The New Year has started and 2015 promises to be a big year for Big Data and everything that is linked with Big Data. The Internet of Things is expected to take of dramatically this year, Big Data Security Analytics will become common language in the Boardroom and the available data in the world will grow with another 8 Zettabyte this year. 2015 will therefore be an exciting … [Read more...] about Three Big Data New Year’s Resolutions Organizations Should Make
Three Ways Pattern Analytics Will Grow Your Business
Pattern Analytics can be defined as a discipline of Big Data that enables business leaders to understand how different variables of the business interact and are linked with each other. Variables can be of any kind and within any data source, structured as well as unstructured. Such patterns can indicate opportunities for innovation or threats of disruption for your business … [Read more...] about Three Ways Pattern Analytics Will Grow Your Business
The Sony Hack; Are Organizations Ready for Digital Combat?
We have seen numerous hacks in the past years, but the Sony hack of December 2014 has topped them all. The hackers brought a multinational corporation down on their knees when Sony decided to cancel the release of their movie The Interview. Fortunately, Sony decided later to release the movie anyway. Apart from the massive amounts of leaked internal documents that show how the … [Read more...] about The Sony Hack; Are Organizations Ready for Digital Combat?