Top 10 Benefits of a Data Warehouse
The benefits of a data warehouse include improved data analytics, greater revenue and the ability to compete more strategically in the marketplace. By efficiently feeding standardized, contextual data to an organization’s business intelligence software, a data warehouse drives a more effective data strategy. To gain these benefits, data warehouse tools use …
3 big data lessons from a COVID-19 mapping and modeling project
Gathering data at the speed of life can make it hard to discern real information from a large amount of input. One data modeling and mapping project was able to make it work. Finding a single version of the truth on the epidemiology of COVID-19 has proven elusive during …
What is “Big Data” — Understanding the History
A tour through history, how we ended up here, what capabilities we’ve unlocked, and where we go next? How It All Began (1940s) A long time ago, in December 1945, the first electronic general-purpose digital computer was completed. It was called ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator …
Decision points in storage for artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data
Artificial intelligence and machine learning storage is not one-size-fits-all. Analytics work differs, and has varied storage requirements for capacity, latency, throughput and IOPS. We look at key decision points Data analytics has rarely been more newsworthy. Throughout the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, governments and bodies such as …
What’s The Biggest Data Threat For Businesses? (It’s Not What You Think)
The enormous amount of data being generated every day is changing our world, and has given rise to a term most of us are now familiar with: big data. The sheer volume of data available is just one of the many challenges in working with big …
Converting Retail Big Data Into Predictive Insights
People tend to talk about big data as one, all-encompassing technology, but the truth is, you can perform big data analysis in different ways. As a retailer, you are probably familiar with descriptive analysis, which gives you a summary of past data to describe what …
Maximizing Productivity with the Power of Data
With a focus on closing automation gaps in manufacturing, Industry 4.0 encourages data connectivity within enterprises. But Industry 4.0 is about more than just advanced technology; it’s the concept of how automation can be better utilized to help companies achieve operational goals that align with …
Data lakes: Where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day
Machines and the internet are woven into the fabric of our society. A growing number of users, devices and applications work together to produce what we now call “big data.” And this data helps drive many of the everyday services we access, such as banking. …
New tool gives businesses greater control and visibility of customer data
Consumers are becoming more aware of how valuable their personal data is to businesses, in return for this information they expect customized, relevant online experiences. From the business side this means ensuring that data is held in line with the law, internal policies and customer …
Rethink Time and Data in Your Organization
Unlike the wishes Cher sings in her famous song, you cannot turn back time. But with the tools that have become available, you have a better chance of predicting time or, more accurately, predicting if occurrences in a time series sample will continue a decision-influencing …