Dr. Kirk Borne is a Multidisciplinary Data Scientist and an Astrophysicist. He gave a TEDx talk at George Mason University on April 6th 2013. Dr. Kirk Borne talks about how big data will help us discover Novelties, Classes and Associations. The common 'rule' of the six degrees of separation is shrinking due to big data. As such our world is becoming smaller. … [Read more...] about How Big Data Is Shrinking Our World – Video
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Very Big Data Will Transform Science – Video
Berkley Lab operates the fastest science network in the world, connecting all science labs in the United States. In March 2013, the Energy Sciences Network transferred a staggering 15.5 Petabytes across the network. With scientific research producing massive amounts of data sets, this will only extrapolate in the coming years. Berkley Lab is pioneer in harvesting big sciences … [Read more...] about Very Big Data Will Transform Science – Video
Real-time Big Data Predictive Analytics Deployment
At Strata Conference 2013, David Smith shows how statistical models can be deployed into production environments with real-time analytics. He describes the 5 phases of real-time analytics deployment, including the technologies supporting each phase, such as Hadoop, R, and database warehousing systems. … [Read more...] about Real-time Big Data Predictive Analytics Deployment
Vitria Offers Companies Continuous Real-Time Insight
Company Vitria Address 945 Stewart Drive, Suite 200 Sunnyvale, CA, USA Founders Dr. JoMei Chang & Dr. Dale Skeen Founded 1994 Funding Unknown Employees 157 Website www.Vitria.com Rating 8 bits Vitria Operational Intelligence provides continuous real-time visibility in big data, complex events, business processes, security issues and social media … [Read more...] about Vitria Offers Companies Continuous Real-Time Insight
Caesars Entertainment Trusts Big Data More Than Gambling
Caesars Entertainment, known from the numerous luxurious hotels and casinos in among others Las Vegas, has become a data-driven organisation where data drives decision-making. Due to the collection of massive amounts of data, Caesars is able to cultivate customer loyalty and surprise guests with free gifts after, for example, a bad day at the casino. Their data-driven strategy … [Read more...] about Caesars Entertainment Trusts Big Data More Than Gambling