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The Data Science of Big Data Big data is a science, and luckily, there are plenty of tips out there to help you become a better data scientist, which can also work to make you and your team become more adept at leveraging big data. Read on for some helpful data science takeaways. |
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Are Tech Companies Keeping Up with the Digitization of Data? We are living in a world where digital data is booming. Architectures and technologies also have been rapidly evolving to keep up with the exponential growth of data by creating a new big data species. This story walks through prospective technologies that have already proven their effectiveness. |
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Wearables Could Shift the Health Care Landscape The wearable devices and apps that Google, Apple, and other major software companies are looking to roll out will do more than just track fitness. Upcoming tech might just change the turbulent health care system as we know it, thanks to cloud storage and our strong grip on mobile devices. |
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Business Analytics: Requirements for Big Data Transformations Many businesses are turning to big data and analytics, which has created new opportunities for business analysts. BAs are a valuable resource for stakeholders, helping them identify their analytics-solution needs by defining requirements, just as they would on any other software project. |
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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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Big Data, Big Brother, and Big Questions We should all be aware of our credit score—the important number used to determine interest rates and insurance costs. What you may not be aware of is how big data is being used to score you on many areas of your daily life. Joe Townsend explores the connection between big data and big brother. |
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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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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.” |
