Big data is changing the way we think about many of the major factors in our lives today, and insurance is no exception. The digital age is completely transforming the way in which the insurance industry operates, and all of this has big implications for both consumers and insurance agents. In short big data is a term that is being used more and more recently, to refer to the … [Read more...] about How Big Data Completely Transformed the Insurance Industry
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VRevolution
VRevolution - hosted by Nasdaq - taking place December 16th, 2016 at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square, NY. 300 Innovative Brands & 20 Amazing Experiences For many leading digital brands, Virtual Reality'is just a technology they can't afford to ignore and 2016 is the year that'claims will be staked, creative teams assembled, platforms chosen and strategies … [Read more...] about VRevolution
GISTAM 2017
Call for Papers Regular Papers Paper Submission: November 30, 2016 Authors Notification: February 1, 2017 Camera Ready and Registration: February 15, 2017 Position Papers Paper Submission: January 19, 2017 Authors Notification: February 22, 2017 Camera Ready and Registration: March 8, 2017 Workshops Workshop Proposal: January 12, … [Read more...] about GISTAM 2017
4 Reasons Why Open Source is Ready for the Enterprise
Recently, Mike Olson, the co-founder of Cloudera, took some time for an interview about the developments within the Hadoop ecosystem. In 2008, Cloudera was the first commercial distribution of Hadoop. Lots has happened since then, for Mike, there is no doubt about the future of open source. "If you go back in time 10 years you would see that a lot of CIOs believed there was … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Why Open Source is Ready for the Enterprise
How Strategy Not Technology Is the Real Driver for Digital Transformation
Business owners and executives today know the power of social media, mobile technology, cloud computing, and analytics. If you pay attention, however, you will notice that truly mature and successful digital businesses do not jump at every new technological tool or platform. While they do not sit and wait for months or years to create social media pages or to take advantage of … [Read more...] about How Strategy Not Technology Is the Real Driver for Digital Transformation