Posts for: industries that can mine big data

Customized Consumer Experience – Compliments of Big Data

In the business world, ridiculous amounts of customer data is created every hour, minute, and second of each day. Businesses are monitoring where you clicked, what you bought, where you bought it, the location of the store the item was … Continued

Big Data Means Big Improvements in Weather Forecasting

We have already discussed how companies in various industries as well as educational institutions are leveraging their big data to improve in virtually all aspects of their operations. So, now its time to look at a use of big data … Continued

Academic Institutions are Warming to the Idea of Big Data Possibilities

Everyone has heard about how companies are using and exploring analysis of big data to improve myriad operating functions. Now, academic institutions are joining the movement to understand the advantages of using big data applications to sort and analyze data for both … Continued

How Much Will Big Data Transform Your Industry?

Find out where your industry stands and how to start shifting your company’s big data paradigm According to the latest McKinsey Quarterly newsletter, companies with 1,000+ employees in 15 of the US economy’s 17 sectors now store more information (or … Continued

US Companies Face Big Challenges in Leveraging Big Data

Study shows 21% of companies still don’t understand the concept of Big Data. While an increased focus on Big Data has been growing for US-based businesses over the last year, a recent study has found that many companies still struggle … Continued

The Big Data Bang Theory

How much big data is gathering out there in the universe? The numbers will astound you. In my last post, I introduced the concept of big data (for those of you who weren’t already familiar) and how it’s already changing … Continued