Fixing The Recruiting Process Using Games And Big Data

Interesting article and podcast from +Forbes by +Jacob Morgan.  The podcast in an interview of the CEO of Knack, Guy Halfteck.

How the big-data revolution can help design ideal cities

Interesting article from +The Globe and Mail.  There are sensors everywhere collecting data, unnoticed. Data on how you move through space – on foot, on bike, in a car, in public transit. How much water and electricity you use, and when; how much garbage you produce and where it goes. Data on things we haven’t yet imagined. And these reams and reams of information will allow us to not only understand the city better but improve it

Will Hadoop Kill the Enterprise Data Warehouse?

Interesting article from +Data Informed discusses how Hadoop has been gaining popularity as a business intelligence solution plus the number of data analytics solutions offering Hadoop is growing exponentially. What does this mean for the traditional data warehouse?

IBM boosts University of Florida’s Big Data capabilities

From OSCALA.COM this article describes how the University of Florida received a donation from IBM Tuesday that will help push it toward its pre-eminence goal of becoming a leading institution in Big Data research.

Horizon among backers in latest round of funding for cancer care platform COTA

This news article describes how Horizon Healthcare are going to use a big data platforn designed by practising oncologists to deliver real-time clinical outcomes data and cost analysis for cancer care to support health care’s new value-based reimbursement model.

Great to see another good use for big data.

What you missed in Big Data: major changes afoot from Hadoop to Oracle

Article containing some recent news stories that affect the big data world.

Certainly the money these days is in services and what you can provide to customers so the various alliances described all make economic sense.

Five Data Management Practices IT Needs to Better Support Data Driven Organizations

Interesting blog by +Isaac Sacolick which covers what data management IT practices and services are essential to establishing or scaling a big data analytics program.

I agree with the point covering Provide Data Warehouse and ETL Services - most organisations are slow and cumbersome and to load data quickly and easily based on a support type ticket would not be a simple matter - to map and merge it in such a way that it was integrated with the existing data requires the kind of skill that is often sadly lacking in organisations.

Big data in marketing: how to gain the advantage

Interesting article from +Tech Radar looking at some real uses that can be made with all this data we are now obtaining and some real world examples.

Nice to see it being used as opposed to being ignored and in effect wasted.

How to Avoid a Cloud Strategy that Fails

Interesting article from +Forbes

Certainly something to think about when implementing this kind of strategy.

Beyond Big Data: Consider the Impact of Emerging Technologies on Data Management

Interesting article from +Information Management

I agree with the 4 areas to watch and explore for data, although I would probably add free public data to that list as you may be interested in what you can find if you join it to your own data.

9 ugly lessons about sex from Big Data

Amusing look at some facts that big data can tell you about sex from +Big Data Made Simple .

Stop Governing Your Data - Start Leading Data Behaviors and Outcomes

A new way of looking at data governance as per this article on +Information Management - I have to agree with the observations in the article.

BlueData Pioneers Big Data Private Clouds With Launch of EPIC Enterprise

In interesting news announcement  from +Blue Data  of their product which allows Enterprises of All Sizes to Build 100 Node Hadoop and Spark Clusters in Less Than 10 Minutes at a Fraction of the Cost.

Sounds very interesting.

The Internet of Things, HADOOP and the Big Data approach

Interesting article from +Data Informed where +Michael Hausenblas discusses a few of the limitations of using HADOOP to process IoT Big Data.

Looks like a nearly there kind of thing that needs more developments and enhancements to make it fully viable.

IBM’s New Watson Analytics Wants To Bring Big Data To The Masses

An article on +TechCrunch about the announcement from +IBM Big Data & Analytics of the release of Watson Analytics.

Also here is an article written by +Lillian Pierson showing how it actually works.

It's going to be a cloud based service I just hope they have sensible pricing.

Big Data WILL Transform Your B2B Lead Generation

Interesting article from +B2C which has links to a few useful articles at the bottom.

I agree - it is very useful but you do need to know how to use it.

What is Big Data?

Interesting blog from +datascience@berkeley giving the definition of big data as per a list of 43 industry experts.

How Big Data Helps Water Management

Interesting article from +Environmental Leader.

Good to see another good implementation for big data.

Big Data Fuels China's Film Industry Gold Rush

Interesting article from +Worldcrunch.

How Big Data Enables Economic Harm to Low-Income Consumers

Interesting blog from Nathan Newman in the +The Huffington Post.

If his comments are true and low income families will be more susceptible to higher prices with big data that is sad.

Toshiba, Johns Hopkins partner to fight cancer with Big Data

Interesting news article announcing this from the +Washington Post .

Lets hope it is a significant move to progress a cure for cancer.

Google has open sourced a tool for inferring cause from correlations

Interesting article from +gigaom about CausalImpact which sounds fascinating to use.

The Breakthrough Technology That Will Turbocharge Big Data And Cloud Computing

Interesting article from +Forbes on putting software right into the chip for better, even faster performance.

Are there four different types of Data Scientist?

Interesting article from +Big Data Made Simple

I think I fit more into the Data Creatives grouping.

How Much Do Data Breaches Cost? Two Studies Attempt a Tally

Interesting article from +Information Management looking at the cost of data breaches.

Makes me wonder why they happen - surely the cost of preventing them is easy to justify preventing them happen in the first place.

The Real Magic Of Streaming Music Is The Data It Generates

Interesting article from +Fast Co.Labs.

Music's shift to an all-you-can-stream model is convenient for listeners, tough for many artists, and potentially lucrative for the tech companies involved. It also has a hidden perk that could benefit all of them: Data. Lots of it.

5 Agile Leadership Practices Where CIOs Can Help Data Scientists

Interesting blog from +Isaac Sacolick

I agree with his point about prioritisation - often I see where not doing that correctly if at all have caused a point of failure.

Big Data Use Case Pattern – Data Driven E-Commerce

Interesting article from +Qubole- Big Data in the Cloud if you ignore some of the push towards their own tool.

New Surveys On Big Data, Big Decisions, Analysis, And Intuition

Interesting article from +Forbes looks at how many big data projects have been implemented so far.

How Europe Can Seize the Starring Role in Big Data

This recent article from +Wired UK explains how Europe needs to step up in the world of Big Data as the top 17 Big Data companies are from the US.

Drone Data Adds a New Horizon for Big Data Analytics

This article from +InfoQ looks at this new source of data and the effect it might have on Big Data.

Data helps bridge gap between marketing and sales offices

This article by +Experian Data Quality UK looks at how communication can be aided by using data and that once again it has to be good quality data.

Quality, Trusted, Fit for Purpose Data?

This article on +Information Management looks at how there has been a shift in thinking and finally quality of data is on the ascendant.

About time as with poor quality there is great risk in using or analysing the data.

Technavio Predicts Mobile VAS Market to Enjoy High Growth Rate of 10.62% CAGR from Now to 2018

This article on +PCC Mobile Broadband looks at the predicted mobile VAS (Value-added services) growth rate.

Just think of the opportunities for more and more data to analyse.

MongoDB launches new Big Data Service aimed at Government

This article looks at CivSource's intention to have a Big Data service aimed at Government organisations and agencies.

What is Big Data: Definitions from 40+ thought-leaders

Interesting article from +Big Data Made Simple

I liked the one from Reid Bryant but some of the others also struck a chord,

Two simple commands that can be a big help in performance tuning

This blog from Kenneth Fisher on +SQLServerCentral looks at two commands that can make a difference to the performance of T-SQL.

How to cope with the big data variety problem

This article on +TechRepublic discusses a combination of machine learning and advanced algorithms that seek confidence levels in data quality via the task of cross-referencing and connecting data from a variety of sources.

Interesting thoughts on the complex web of data we now weave in our thirst for information.

Aligning People, Processes and Technology for Successful Data Governance

This interesting article on +Information Management looks at all the people, processes and technology needed for successful Data Govoernance.

How Banks Are Using Big Data to Set Deposit Rates

This article on +American Banker looks at how many banks worried that the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates next year ,are reconsidering their strategies for attracting and keeping deposits - and turning to analytics software to help.

Machine Learning and DIY Recommendation Engines for Mom and Pop Ecommerce Shops

This blog entry by +Lillian Pierson she shows how machine learning for large online retailers can also provide value for small e-commerce sellers too.

Certainly something to think about.

The Future of Apache Storm: Secure, Highly-Available, Multi-Tenant Processing in YARN

The blog from +Hortonworks contains some useful information about real time stream analysis.

Looking forward to the future :-)

9 Lessons: Picking the Right NoSQL Tools

This useful blog contains lesson 1 and 2 by William Vorhies.

They are very clear so look for the other 7.

Big Data Success Requires A Storyteller's Touch

This article on +Wikibon explains how to be effective with Big Data you also need to be effective a Communication to get your message and the advantages across.

Cloud, Big Data, Analytics and Internet of Things to Become Pillars of Smart Buildings

This article from +Information Management discusses the convergence of the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and data analytics and that it will open up new business opportunities for both building technology and information and communications technology companies, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan.

What is a Cognitive Loop? : A Closer Look at The Mighty Loop

This article from +Danateq explains what a cognitive loop is and what they do.

Interesting concept to try and use.

Big data: are we making a big mistake?

This article by Tim Harford on +Financial Times makes the point that the data is no use unless the statistics methods used are good enough. I have to say I agree with that.

HP rethinks big data strategy with more personalised options

This article from +ZDNet looks at how HP now supplies their big data package customised and tailored to each enterprise customer before shipping.

I guess this is their way of trying to appear different.

Using indexed views on ANY core SQL server edition

In this blog they describe how you can create and use indexed views on express, web, standard, BI and enterprise editions. The difference is that for non-enterprise editions, you have to “force” the optimizer with a hint to use the index whereas enterprise editions will automatically consider the index and use it.

I remember having to use hints on Oracle to make sure it was using the right index in the past and it seems that nothing has really changed.

Three Use Cases of How General Motors Applies Big Data to Become Profitable Again

This article is on the Big Data Startups and looks at 3 practical uses of Big Data for +General Motors

Are Meetings a Waste of Time? Data Analytics Weighs In

This article on Datanami.com discusses how a company called +VoloMetrix  are calculating if meetings are worthwhile.

I know from my own experience I was always on Conference Calls and working at the same time.

The 4 V's of Big Data

This picture by +DataHero summarises them quite well.

How to Become a Data Scientist

This blog post from William Vorhies on +Data Science Central discusses teh types of Data Scientist and the skills those types will have.

An interesting way of looking at it. :-)

Use Predictive Modeling for Back-to-School Retail Success

This article from +Data Informed discusses the way big data can contribute towards increasing sales for the second half of this year via predictive modelling.

Retailers who have the data and analysts to enable to do this could make a move past their competitors.

Big Data Use Cases

This blog entry from +PromptCloud gives some examples of Big Data use cases.

This could give you help in how Big Data can help your organisation.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Of Enterprise BI

This article by +Boris Evelson at +Forrester Research reprinted on +Information Management discusses a new concept of "Agile BI".

I have to say calling it something else is not going to fix any of the fundamental problems currently encountered with BI.

When to use Hadoop (and when not to)

This article from +Chris Nerney looks at the reasons why you should not use HADOOP or why some people have turned away from it.

I think for the time it takes to use it that you can sometimes get a much quicker result in a far easier way.

From Hadoop's earliest days to post-YARN: Why some issues just won't go away

This article from +ZDNet by +Toby Wolpe looks at the issues that are still there for HADOOP.

Cold storage meets big data: Run low-cost analytics in the private cloud

This article on +TechRepublic by +Mary Shacklett discusses infrequently access data that is important an d how to store or manage the data.

Definitely food for thought.