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Clearing up Lingering Confusion Around What Big Data Really Is

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Big data is a buzz term in many industries, but many people still do not understand the concept of it. Data analysis tools can benefit any company, and new tools are being invented every year. The tools are designed for specific industries, and a company's staff may need specialized training. Brigg Patten.

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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World

Cloud Musings

The Internet of Things - The combination of data streams and services created by digitizing everything creates four basic usage models — Manage, Monetize, Operate and Extend. Big data remains an important enabler for this trend but the focus needs to shift to thinking about big questions and big answers first and big data second.

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3 Ways To Actually Make Big Data Work For Your Business

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Big Data is a big business opportunity thanks to its transformative and disruptive nature. Every business, regardless of size, should understand the significant potential of big data if it has any goal of staying ahead of the competition in a world where the market is constantly changing. Brigg Patten.

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IBM’s Four Ways to Innovate using Big Data

Eric D. Brown

I just read through “ Four Ways to Innovate Using Big Data and Analytics ” over on Forbes. The ‘four ways’ are: The payback on big data investments is happening quickly. The ‘four ways’ are: The payback on big data investments is happening quickly.

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Regarding Big Data, One Manager’s “Resistance” Is Another Manager’s “Caution”

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M att Turck has some interesting things to say about “big data” in “ Is Big Data Still a Thing? The 2016 Big Data Landscape).” Data intensive “digital native” companies (e.g., have been in the forefront because they’re already data-centric. Google, Amazon, etc.) How much will it cost?

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Video of @GeoffreyaMoore on “Crossing the Chasm” In An Age of Big Data Analytics

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Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the web like deer on a freeway”. At this link and embedded below you can hear directly from a key thinker and shaper of big ideas that have influenced most all of us. Real-time interactive big data visualization. By Bob Gourley.

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Splunk and Cloudera working together: A strategic alliance to bring together Big Data expertise

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Splunk and Cloudera Ink Strategic Alliance to Bring Together Big Data Expertise. Market Leaders in Operational Intelligence and Hadoop Join Forces to Provide Answers to Big Data Challenges. “Splunk’s mission is to make data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. The following is from: [link].

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