Well known in the business world, NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers are becoming more and more popular in the home. Connected to your router, they are a suitable and straightforward solution for storing, backing up and sharing data between several computers. They consume very little energy and operate silently...…
Big Data has been a hot topic in recent years. However, few people outside of Silicon Valley can define, much less detect, an economic reality behind this issue. If Big Data is a long-term trend, does it have added value potential and, if so, who are the players involved?…
I'm sure you've all heard of Big Data. It refers to the astronomical amount of data available these days on the Web. The engineers in charge of this project are developing ever more efficient systems to be able to process and store this data efficiently. Today, data can reach…
At a Glance Hertz: The World’s Largest Car Rental Company • 8300 locations • 146 countries • Customer sentiment data generated at every location • Previously data processed at every location • Big data tooling from IBM/Mindshare centralized data gathering • Tooling processed data consistently • Data processed in…
Ten days after the revelation of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook is still facing a flurry of criticism. Mark Zuckerberg's mea culpa was a little late, and the social network has just announced a redesign of its mobile interface, supposed to facilitate data control by users. "What the company…
The start-up Carfit, based in the United States and France, wants to apply the principles of "quantified self" to the automobile. They created a small connected object that analyzes vehicle vibrations to anticipate breakdowns. If wearable tech and quantified self - the recording of physical activity for self-improvement -…
On Monday, April 9, 2018, some twenty digital rights associations filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. They accuse Google of illegally collecting personal data about children via the YouTube platform and using it for targeted advertising. As Facebook falters following the Cambridge…
By using Google's cloud-based analytics and machine learning technologies, UK broadcaster Sky is giving itself the means to combat piracy of Premier League football matches. A data lake is also built to exploit its data massively. UK broadcaster Sky has turned to the Big Query data warehouse and Google…
Leading glasses retailer completes a global technology refresh in order to take full advantage of its data in a bid to improve IT for the back-office as well as support its well know two-for-one offering. Customers With 1,500 stores and 26,000 staff across the Channel Islands, UK, Ireland, the…
Find out how a unique in-page data capture technology delivered unprecedented detail and accuracy into its existing and future customers for the world-renowned Hilton chains of hotels. This case study was written by Celebrus Technologies Limited. Detail and accuracy Celebrus’ unique in-page data capture technology (which powers their range…
Attempting to define the term data dictionary could conjure up imagery of a dog chasing its tail. Nevertheless, when it comes to understanding and analysing your data, the data dictionary plays a key role. Big Data Notes explains more. Right, give it to me in a nutshell. Helpfully, IBM’s…
As part of our current focus on marketing, Imogen Putler looks into the use of big data and other innovative technologies in this area and examines consumers’ reaction to and tolerance of marketing’s increasingly sophisticated advertising methods. There have been some incredible new advances in marketing techniques over the…
The world of automotive has long been a ripe breeding ground for telematics – communicative devices which transmit data back and forth between two points. When big data and real-time analytics are thrown into the mix, the opportunities for innovation are endless. Google’s driverless car may still be some…
Online analytical processing – or OLAP, by its obligatory acronym – is an established method for business intelligence reporting. With its new incarnations, it is primed for working with big data too. Big Data Notes explains. Molap, Rolap and Holap? Sounds like the characters out of something my kids…
Computers are getting faster and more accessible, algorithms are getting smarter. But history and our unique capabilities suggests the human's place in the workplace will not be rendered obsolete. Mark Young explores. We are fast approaching the point where supercomputers will be able to process information quicker than the…