Big Data’s Jekyll-and-Hyde Moment
May 29, 2018
Whether you choose to call the time period in which we live the Information Age, the Digital Age, or the Big Data Age, the principal feature of this era is data. By
Category: Big Data
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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The Corporate Love Affair with Big Data
May 14, 2018
Some companies have fallen deeply in love with big data. Analysts from Deloitte report, “Companies modernizing their approaches to data management are beginning to develop deliberate techniques for managing, monetizing, and unlocking
Countdown to GDPR
April 25, 2018
Only one month remains for companies to prepare themselves to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR privacy rules are set to take effect on 25 May 2018.
Advanced Analytics Creators and Users
April 6, 2018
The World Economic Forum has declared data a commodity as valuable as gold. Like gold, however, data must be mined. Data lying fallow in a database is no more valuable than gold
Some Basics about Machine Learning
March 28, 2018
Much of the current discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) actually involves a sub-set of AI called machine learning. Erika Morphy explains, “Machine learning is the use of computing resources that have the
Gaining a Competitive Edge through Advanced Analytics
March 13, 2018
The World Economic Forum has declared data a resource as valuable as gold. The good news is almost every organization has access to data and, increasingly, has the means to mine that
The Seven “Vs” of Big Data
March 6, 2018
“Pick a number, any number,” writes Anna Pukas. “Chances are it will be seven. Whatever your creed or culture the number seven is special. … There’s a reason why Yul Brynner, Charles
Cognitive Computing can enhance the Digital Path to Purchase
February 16, 2018
Even though we have been living in the Digital Age for a few years, questions remain about how companies can best leverage big data. Billy Bosworth (@billy_bosworth), CEO of DataStax, writes, “We
Cognitive Computing and the Transformation of Marketing
February 8, 2018
The specter of artificial intelligence (AI) or some its variants (like cognitive computing and machine learning) haunts workers in numerous fields. They fear automation is coming for their jobs. Marketing is no
Big Data is just Data
February 1, 2018
We love to modify our nouns. George Carlin used to point out how our love for modifiers sometimes created oxymoronic phrases like “jumbo shrimp” and “good grief.” It’s no surprise, therefore, the
