Like any industry, the FMCG industry can leverage the enormous potential of Big Data analytics. With each product, massive amounts of data are generated ranging from data in the production process to consumer generated data. One of those products is beer. It may be obvious that large multinationals use Big Data analytics to discover new insights, such as Heineken for example. … [Read more...] about How Big Data Helps Bar Owners Sell More Beer
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Big Data Ensures that Buses Drive on Schedule in Germany
As with most of transportation vehicles, also buses are equipped with onboard computers and sensors. These sensors monitor every move of the bus and knows where it is at any given moment and where, according to the schedule, it should be. Some of this data is visualized to the driver in a very simple color scheme: red for being late at a stop and green for being on-time. … [Read more...] about Big Data Ensures that Buses Drive on Schedule in Germany
From Sensors to Big Data: Chicago Is Becoming a Smart City
Chicago is the first major city in the USA that is building a permanent infrastructure to collect Big Data. They are installing hundreds of environmental sensors that will measure temperature, humidity, light, sound and cellphone signals. All this data will enable Chicago to become a safer and cleaner city. The sensors will be placed on top of lampposts along Chicago's … [Read more...] about From Sensors to Big Data: Chicago Is Becoming a Smart City
The Internet of Things Will Lead Us Into a New Industrial Revolution
Economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains the importance of the Internet of Things and how it will result in a new industrial revolution. According to Rifkin, the 100 trillion sensors expected for 2030 will change the way business is done and turn consumers into prosumers. He gives quite a few examples of where all those sensors can be found and what can be done with … [Read more...] about The Internet of Things Will Lead Us Into a New Industrial Revolution
Three Major Challenges for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things offers great potential for organisations and societies. A connected world where billions, or even trillions, of devices are connected to the Internet and as such can communicate with each other. If we manage to successfully develop the Internet of Things it will unlock a lot of value and the benefits of the Internet of Things are enormous for … [Read more...] about Three Major Challenges for the Internet of Things
