There has been a lot of hype around predictive analytics over the past few years, with few real-world applications worth discussing. Industries including manufacturing and logistics, retail and hospitality, financial services and telecommunications, are all beginning to fully embrace the technology. The goal is to radically improve efficiencies, reduce costs, create new revenue opportunities and
As the big data industry continues its incredible upward trajectory, a veritable flood of enlistees are wondering how they can get the training and education necessary to take a foothold in this exciting field. Many are coming...
Use Code PATIMES15 for 15% off a two day pass or combo pass. (Excludes workshops & All Access) Big data is everywhere. For years, big data seemed to be for the data geeks and the super...
How does mass media introduce Big Data to the broadest of audiences? NPR Marketplace addresses the irony, “If big data is so smart, why are online ads so stupid?” and interviews Predictive Analytics World founder Eric Siegel...
Today’s companies have the potential to benefit from incredibly large amounts of data. To shake off the mystery of this “Big Data,” it’s useful to know its history. In the not-so-distant past, firms tracked their own internal...
“Every step you take, I’ll be watching you” – when Sting wrote those lyrics back in the ’80’s he most certainly wasn’t thinking about digital data collection. But whether we realize it or not, every digital step...
Many data centers are finding it hard to keep pace with the demands growing information sets are putting on them Hospital datacenters are being overwhelmed by the ongoing data explosion. Pushed to acquire, analyze, secure and deliver...
Use code: PATIMES15 for 15% of a two-day Conference pass. Despite challenges such as a lack of standardization of data, the health care industry is taking steps to give doctors insight on how to improve patient...
No matter how quickly technology progresses and businesses experience the subsequent benefits, people are usually looking ahead to the next big thing. The same can be said of big data. Once organizations began compiling massive amounts of...
Anyone looking to run a successful business cannot ignore demographics. Once your target audience has been established, it behooves marketers to determine your core customer’s age, gender, race and income level. While it’s important to retain existing...
