During the Forbes Healthcare Summit 2013, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes talks with Sir Andrew Witty, CEO GlaxoSmithkline, about how the pharma industry is leveraging big data. Traditionally, big pharma kept their data and results under lock and key. Now, with a global population impatient to find answers and cures, the industry is working together to affect change. … [Read more...] about Big Pharma Collaborating On Big Data To Save The World
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Social Sentiment And The Wisdom Of The Crowd
Social Sentiment analysis is transforming the entertainment industry. It helps marketers to know where to put their marketing dollars and to know in real-time what the reaction is to social media and advertising campaigns. The online buzz around movies before they appear in cinemas is very predictive for the success of those movies as the video shows by a few interesting … [Read more...] about Social Sentiment And The Wisdom Of The Crowd
How Big Data Enables The Golden Age Of Humanity – Video
An interesting talk by Byron Reese about how the world of tomorrow will be full of cheap sensors of all kinds that will create a massive collective memory for the planet. The Internet of Things will optimize our daily lives, thanks to smart algorithms that will analyse all that data. Byron Reese claims that all those sensors will help us live better lives and become smarter … [Read more...] about How Big Data Enables The Golden Age Of Humanity – Video
How Banks Should Use Big Data Video
The most innovative banks are combining the idea of moving big data to actionable data with Humans-as-a-Service. This means enabling the banking employees with the right data and information to properly serve the customers, regardless of the channel that the customer uses. This results in higher customer satisfaction and higher revenue for the banks. Paul Jameson, Global … [Read more...] about How Banks Should Use Big Data Video
How Should Retailers Harness Big Data – video
Big data can provide retailers with valuable information to improve their business; from buying patterns to what their customers are looking for. Big data in the retail industry is often closely linked to the data coming from point-of-sales systems. As research has shown that 37% of all retail sales are driven by some sales offer. So if you can improve these offers with big … [Read more...] about How Should Retailers Harness Big Data – video
