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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Handling Big Data

“Raw data are like raw sewage,” writes Andrew Hill, “toxic if not handled properly.” [“Less is more when it comes to ‘big data’, Financial Times, 12 November 2012] He warns, “The lure

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Food Deserts and Big Data

In a developed country like the United States, most people assume that nearly everyone has access to markets where they can purchase healthy foods to eat. The fact of the matter, however,

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Technology in the Aisles

Manufacturers try almost anything they can to get shoppers to pay attention to the products they offer on store shelves. For example, “marketers know vintage clothes and retro art sell well. Now,

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Big Data and Trend Watching

“The business of Big Data, which involves collecting large amounts of data and then searching it for patterns and new revelations,” writes Quentin Hardy, “is the result of cheap storage, abundant sensors

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