Big Data and the Quantified Self
Everything in our life right now is full of data; from the food that we eat to our physical routine. Known as the “quantified self” or QS, it’s actually an emerging trend in big data science. Since smart devices are now embedded with advanced motion sensors, data scientists can benefit from the personal data collected from these devices. Is quantifying oneself just a passing fad or gimmick? Can technology and big data really help people live healthier lives?
The Numbers Behind The High Street Retail Battle
In the run up to Christmas 2013, what would have influenced you to purchase items on your local high street, rather than online? The UK’s... Read More
Gambling and Big Data: A Safe Bet?
Marketing in 2014: every day, tracking software peers into consumers’ spending histories. Meanwhile, companies scour our personal information for any crumbs of data that might be used in the pursuit of a sale. This is ‘big data analysis:’ the Big Brother marketing strategy that has permanently altered the face of retail.
Qlik to Discover Road Show – A Business Intelligence Event Series
QlikView is different from other business intelligence solutions. Join us in a city near you and we’ll show you how. You’ll see how easy it is to interact with your data through a gorgeous and genius experience, to use beautiful visualizations to reveal insights, and to make data actionable for everyone.
Big data Analytics in Retail
All the industry leaders like Wal-Mart, Axa, Citibank, Humana, GE and several others are exploring how Big Data analytics can be used to better understand customer needs, pinpoint risk, improve marketing, enhance the customer experience, combat fraud, and drive profitability. Companies are seeking ways to rebuild their customer relationships in this time of extremely high customer expectations.
Why Hadoop is important in handling Big Data?
Hadoop is changing the perception of handling Big Data especially the unstructured data. Let’s know how Apache Hadoop software library, which is a framework, plays... Read More
Big Data Research & Advisory firm BigInsights launches ‘Big Data Vendor Landscape Study’ program at DataCon 2013
BigInsights, a boutique research & advisory firm focused on Big Data, recently announced the launch of a new service, the BigInsights Big Data Vendor Landscape... Read More
When tweets start to tweet
We're fast approaching a time when it becomes possible to connect everything and everyone to the internet. A web of connected documents and sites, of devices, of machines, of networks. A place where everything is connected to everything.
A BIG data week in Malaysia
Asia: a huge, diverse, and rapidly changing society. One could even say it has high volume, variety, and velocity. Here in Malaysia we value a good technology festival, and we've been discussing Big Data for at least a year (the veracity of this claim is backed up by the list of previous Big Data Malaysia meetups, which is by no means the only local group discussing these issues). Now that I've paid nominal (and perhaps somewhat cheeky) obligatory homage to the 3+2Vs of Big Data, let's get on with what actually happened during Big Data Week 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.