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Dublin Points Big Data Tech At Traffic Jams
May 20, 2013 11:29 AM Ireland's capital teams up with IBM to use real-time data to streamline bus traffic.
Tableau, Marketo Cash In With Timely IPOs
May 20, 2013 10:02 AM Tableau Software and Marketo ride hot trends to bank millions with IPOs that post big gains in their first day of trading.
U.K. Has $10 Billion Of Public Data, Study Concludes
May 16, 2013 03:11 PM U.K. needs to plow the valuable public-sector data it collects back into better services and drive economic growth, says study commissioned by the British government.
Big Data Finds 'Zombie Stores'
May 15, 2013 10:51 AM Location analytics can help retailers seek and destroy "zombie" emporiums, unprofitable retail outlets.
Internet Of Things Wake-Up Call For Enterprises
May 13, 2013 02:00 PM 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 11:50 AM 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 09:06 AM Better data analysis helps banks rile fewer customers while trying to stop credit card fraud.
Big Data Firm Chronicles Your Online, Offline Lives
May 07, 2013 10:45 AM Startup Versium Analytics assembles detailed profiles of consumers and businesses to help marketers hone their pitches.
In-Q-Tel Invests In Weather Data Analysis
May 07, 2013 09:12 AM Venture investment firm strikes deal to give U.S. intelligence agencies access to extensive database of weather data.
Travel Stress Quantified Using Big Data
May 06, 2013 12:05 PM Travel giant CWT uses big data science to examine the productivity costs of stressful business travel.
Slideshows
5 Big Wishes For Big Data Deployments
April 22, 2013 09:06 AM Big data project leaders still hunger for some key technology ingredients. Starting with SQL analysis, we examine the top five wants and the people working to solve those problems.
Big Data Analytics Master's Degrees: 20 Top Programs
January 08, 2013 09:06 AM These one-year and two-year graduate programs are just what's needed to close the big-data talent gap. Read on to find a school that fits your ambitions and background.
7 Big Data Solutions Try To Reshape Healthcare
January 03, 2013 09:08 AM Big data medicine is still largely unproven, but that's not stopping several medical centers and analytics vendors from jumping in with both feet.
Big Data's Surprising Uses: From Lady Gaga To CIA
December 17, 2012 09:06 AM As big data analytics rapidly become mainstream, the technology shows promise in many unexpected places. Check out who's tapping into big data.
13 Big Data Vendors To Watch In 2013
December 11, 2012 09:06 AM From Amazon to Splunk, here's a look at the big data innovators that are now pushing Hadoop, NoSQL and big data analytics to the next level.
10 Cities Raise Tech IQs In IBM Challenge
November 27, 2012 09:06 AM IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge helps 100 cities around the globe improve education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. Look how 10 winning cities are tackling tough problems.
Big Data Talent War: 7 Ways To Win
November 02, 2012 11:06 AM 53% of big data-focused companies say analytics experts will be tough to find for the next two years. Here's how IT leaders plan to train, borrow, or steal talent--and what job seekers should know.
12 Top Big Data Analytics Players
October 18, 2011 08:01 AM When data grows into the tens or even hundreds of terabytes, you need a special technology to quickly make sense of it all. From Hadoop to Teradata, check out the top platform options.
Commentary
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Doug HenschenSAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP
SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.
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Ajit Prabhu, John LuckerBig Data Alchemy: Turn Info Into Money
Data markets could become a new market category. Here, companies buy, sell or trade data for mutual benefit.
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Doug HenschenMetLife Uses NoSQL For Customer Service Breakthrough
MetLife uses 10Gen's MongoDB database to quickly integrate disparate data and deliver a consolidated view of the customer.
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Doug HenschenTeradata to SAP: Our Memory Is Smarter
Teradata says its hybrid 'Intelligent Memory' for data warehousing makes more sense than SAP Hana's all-in-memory approach.
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Doug HenschenTivo Research Analytics Mines Big TV Data
Tivo unit combines viewership data with product sales information to show advertisers which TV shows reach the right consumers.
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Fritz NelsonAttend E2, Conquer Your Enterprise Challenges
Social, mobile, cloud and big data all can help you move more quickly and reach new customers. For the latest wisdom on how, join us at the E2 Conference in Boston.
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Doug HenschenAmazon's Vogels: Big Data Belongs In The Cloud
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels predicts real-time analysis and "invisible" Hadoop capacity on demand are the future of big data computing.
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Chris MurphyAs Innovation Competitions Grow, Prize Money Shrinks
Latest crowdsourced contests aim to attract data scientists with $100,000 prizes -- not yesterday's millions.
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Mark E. JohnsonBig Data Fakers: 5 Warning Signs
Data falsification at research institutions to make results look better is nothing new. Here's what it can teach us about misuse of big data in business.
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Doug HenschenHP's Rebound: When Will Distractions End?
After HP Chairman Ray Lane steps down, fresh Autonomy and Itanium distractions lie ahead. Customers just want strategic clarity.
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Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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