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Big Data Tool Mimics Human Problem Solving Technique
May 21, 2013
Case-based reasoning compares real-time information with past cases to provide companies with the best course of action, says Norwegian firm Verdande, maker of CBR product Edge.
Dublin Points Big Data Tech At Traffic Jams
May 20, 2013
Ireland's capital teams up with IBM to use real-time data to streamline bus traffic.
Google I/O: 10 Big Developments
May 18, 2013
Google skipped the skydivers at Google I/O 2013, but broke interesting ground in maps, music, social and search. Take our tour.
Big Data Finds 'Zombie Stores'
May 15, 2013
Location analytics can help retailers seek and destroy "zombie" emporiums, unprofitable retail outlets.
Internet Of Things Wake-Up Call For Enterprises
May 13, 2013
Organizations need to plan for the new generation of Internet-enabled devices that may be located anywhere in the world.
NASA Polar Ice Flyover: One Bumpy Big Data Project
May 13, 2013
Indiana University researchers use data feedback in flight to guide NASA's ambitious airborne survey of Earth's polar ice. But bring a barf bag if you come along.
Did You Really Buy A Snowmobile? Big Data Knows
May 13, 2013
Better data analysis helps banks rile fewer customers while trying to stop credit card fraud.
8 Things Microsoft Should Fix In Windows Blue
May 11, 2013
Windows 8 has left a lot of folks fuming. Can Windows Blue win them back?
Big Data Firm Chronicles Your Online, Offline Lives
May 07, 2013
Startup Versium Analytics assembles detailed profiles of consumers and businesses to help marketers hone their pitches.
Data Hoarding: How To Stop
May 06, 2013
Hoarding information, or storing enterprise data in the wrong places, can open your company to legal liability. But culture change won't be easy.
How Foreign Names Trip Up Terrorism Databases
May 03, 2013
In last month's Boston Marathon bombing, the key suspect's name, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had multiple spellings on U.S. intelligence watch lists. How can we beat this problem?
10 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Surface Tablets
May 02, 2013
Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets, despite their merits, aren't exactly selling like hotcakes. Here's what Microsoft might do to change that.
Big Data Professors Want Your Data Sets
April 29, 2013
Access to large, relevant data sets is the biggest problem facing business intelligence and data analytics instructors and students, new survey finds.
Graph Analytics: The Other Big Data
April 29, 2013
Dedicated graph analytics appliance from Cray subsidiary YarcData looks for hard-to-find relationships in big data.
5 Apple iPad 5 Wishes
April 25, 2013
Will Apple's 5th-generation iPad be a bore or have innovations galore? We'd like to see five rumors come true.
Military Uses Big Data As Spy Tech
April 22, 2013
U.S. intelligence agencies use semantic analysis software to find potential security threats from massive volumes of incoming data.
Big Data For Mom-And-Pop Shops
April 22, 2013
Startup Tranzlogic brings big data-style analytics like those used by giant retailers to small and midsize merchants.
Splunk, DataSift Team Up For Big Data Analytics
April 19, 2013
DataSift now streams real-time social data to Splunk's analytics software for the enterprise.
8 Ways Microsoft Could Save Windows 8
April 19, 2013
Windows 8's coming-out party was a bust. How should Microsoft revive its flagging Windows franchise?
Prescriptive Analytics And Big Data: Next Big Thing?
April 15, 2013
Predictive analytics tells you what will happen; prescriptive analytics tells you what to do about it.
Big Data: Start Small, Think Big
April 15, 2013
A toe-in-the-water approach to big data makes more sense than jumping in with both feet, says CEO of IT management software firm ManageEngine.
Military Intelligence Tries To Tame Data 'Monster'
April 10, 2013
University workshop featuring experts in ontology, the study of the nature of existence, will try to answer how the military can extract useful information out of huge unorganized collection of intelligence data.
Don't Confuse Big Data With Storage
April 08, 2013
A large part of big data management is knowing what data to analyze, what to back up and what to dump, says disaster recovery expert.
10 Best And Worst Cellphones Of All Time
April 06, 2013
From clamshell to multitouch, these cellphones made their mark -- for better or worse.
Big Data Helps Retailers Target Mobile Customers
April 04, 2013
But some retailers may not be ready for the big data deluge as consumers migrate to mobile devices.