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Big Data – Construct or Reality?

Eric D. Brown

Before we get started – a definition of “construct” is needed. Taking a page from my years in quantitative research, I submit this definition ( based on this definition ): A construct is a mental abstraction used to express an idea, object or any other ‘item’ (could be people, organizations, etc.). Big Data is a reality.

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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case

CTOvision

The term “Big Data” has become synonymous with this evolution. But still, many of our customers continue to ask, “What is Big Data?”, “What are its use cases?”, and “What is its business value?”. What is Big Data? To gain value from this data, you must choose an alternative way to process it.”

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Five Ways Data Is Assisting the Construction & Civil Engineering Industry

Dataconomy

If you think Big Data only relates to business intelligence or online analytics, you really need to read this article. Data is absolutely taking over almost every sector, even the ones that you may not immediately relate data to. For instance, construction management and civil engineering.

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From Fiction to Facts with #BigData Analytics: A Presentation by @BWerther of @Platfora

CTOvision

Imagine a world where we can make fact-based decisions using all of the data we have, where we can understand each customer and find patterns spanning every touch point. Big Data Analytics is the difference between fact-based enterprises and those focused on the shallow BI beauty contest.

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The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Data's Promise

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Datas Promise.

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Dear Spreadsheet Jockey, Welcome to Big Data

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Dear Spreadsheet Jockey, Welcome to Big Data.

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A CTO’s Guide To The Top Federal Technology Topics of 2013

CTOvision

The place for enterprises to store all data with enterprise grade data management and protection, with access by any system (from legacy to modern, from proprietary to open source). This is the big data news of 2013, from a technology perspective. Business Intelligence 2.0: