BIG DATA
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: How to Make Big Data Work for SMEs. Big data for SMEs is all about joining up various sources of data and using it to improve productivity and profitability. With accessibility via the cloud, big data enables smaller business to take advantage of the tools that were previously only available to larger corporates. Big data is basically a repository of information drawn from different silos and joined up to make it work more effectively for the business.
Here are five key steps on how SMEs can maximise their existing data to make it big. Read the rest
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STUDY: One-Third of Big Data Developers Use Machine Learning. A recent Evans Data report shows that 36 percent of developers working with big data and analytics are also using machine learning. Find out more
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HEALTHCARE: Managing Big Data in Healthcare. Life sciences companies have too much information – manually collected, logged and stored to adhere to the highest quality standards. Digital analytics can funnel just the right information for risk management. Read more
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ROUNDUP: Watson, WebEx Mashup, Hadoop Summit. IBM Watson gets close with Cisco WebEx to improve collaboration. Hortonworks rolls out updates and initiatives at Hadoop Summit. MapR offers an update to please admins. MongoDB Atlas goes live with a managed cloud-based MongoDB service. Read more
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