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Big Data Makes Big Impact on Retailer Location Freedom from the commitment of a lease or rental agreement gives virtual stores the advantage of flexibility with future decisions while using big data to maximize their revenue streams. Now, big data can help level the playing field when it comes to the perceived disadvantage of rental space. |
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Venture Capital Investments Soar in the Software World Venture capitalists have been the backbone supporting the growth of the software sector through the years and have helped take technology to new domains. The community was hit by the dotcom bubble, but venture capital funding now is soaring to 2011 levels. This is great news for fund seekers. |
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How the Weather Company Is Using Big Data to Stay ahead of the Storm The Weather Company is moving to a NoSQL-powered big-data platform, which can gather some twenty terabytes of weather data a day. The NoSQL environment’s ability to scale to extremely large sizes helps with the intake of this additional data, and faster queries mean quicker, more accurate forecasts. |
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Four Principles for Designing Your New Agile Project There are guidelines for those transitioning to agile. You have to know how your product releases and how often. Next, you should determine how complex your product is. Johanna Rothman helps you determine what type of product you have and how you can work on it while making the transition to agile. |
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Is Your Product Priced Right to Grow Market Share? Pricing is a very tricky yet important decision that every organization needs to make to sustain and grow its market share. Before arriving at a pricing strategy, businesses typically carry out a number of tests to determine the magic number that will work for them. Here's what you should consider. |
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Four Reasons to Stick with Daily Scrum Meetings Every team member is required to attend a daily scrum meeting. Pro tip: The ScrumMaster and product owner are team members too, despite their titles of leadership. If you feel you don’t need to attend every daily scrum, then consider these four reasons why you should stick with it. |
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Using Root Cause Analysis When Your Project Fails Venkatesh Krishnamurthy explains how root cause analysis (RCA) can be used to help your team members avoid personal conflicts and resentment when a project fails. Conducting an RCA session can help to divert attention from people to process improvement. |
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New Relic Makes a Splash with Software Analytics If the words “big data” seem like something that’s out of grasp for your software development shop, New Relic has a solution for you. This week, New Relic made a big splash with its announcement of New Relic Insights, based on what the company calls “software analytics.” |
