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Big Data: Early Adopters Often Frustrated by Complexity, Volume and Variety

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly businesses and organization are collecting Big-Data levels of data, but they are often stymied when they try to actually analyze that data. For example, the following results published by a survey taken by Paradigm4 found that: 91 percent of data…

Cloud Computing: Rampant Failure of Cloud Implementation Projects

By Dick Weisinger

Yikes!  Despite the stunning growth numbers behind the web, a new report shows a dark side: Cloud implementation failures. 63 percent of Amazon AWS projects are considered failed, compared to 57 percent of projects on Rackspace and 44 percent of…

Internet of Things (IoT): A Specification for Inter-Communication Between Devices and Applications

By Dick Weisinger

A new specification, developed by companies in the UK, has been announced which would make it easier for devices and applications to inter-communicate, developed specifically with the Internet of Things in mind.  It is being called HyperCat. The announcement by…

Big Data Analytics: A Blueprint for Applying Analytics in the Utility Industry

By Dick Weisinger

How can Big Data and analytics be successfully used by businesses today?  What are the drivers behind the technology?  The key success factors?  How can you get started with a Big Data Analytics (BDA) initiative? Those are the questions that…

Social Media Compliance: Navigating the Regulations of Business Communications

By Dick Weisinger

In March 2012,Gene Morphis, at the time CFO of the women’s clothing retailer Francesca’s, broadcast on his personal Twitter account the tweet: “Board meeting. Good numbers=Happy Board” to his 238 Twitter followers.  His gaffe was that the tweet was sent…