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Big Data: Big Data as a Service Fills the Need of Context

By Dick Weisinger

As some companies begin to tap into insights derived from analyzing their data, the companies that haven’t taken the leap into Big Data yet are looking for way that they can jump in too.  “Big Data as a Service” (BDaaS)

Big Data: Law Enforcement are Big Adopters

By Dick Weisinger

Law enforcement agencies are beginning to adopt a wide range of new technologies to improve their surveillance and identification capabilities.  Adoption is being driven by improvements in technology, like Big Data, and the low cost of storing electronic data. The

Big Data versus Business Intelligence: Two Technologies on a Collision Course

By Dick Weisinger

Today, products like  SAP’s Business Objects, IBM Cognos and Oracle Hyperion make up the leaders in the category of Business Intelligence software.  IDC reports that the Business Intelligence and Analytics market will grow to nearly $50 billion by 2016.  That market

Big Data: Big Interest, but Uncertainty in How to Use It

By Dick Weisinger

What do the IT and business managers of large data-intensive projects think about Big Data?  Treasure Data wondered the same thing and surveyed 243 IT and business managers, asking them about their plans and thoughts for how to deal with

Big Data: The Issue Having the Biggest Impact on Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

What trends are now having the biggest impact on businesses? CXO’s at more than 1000 European companies list the following three things as having the biggest impact on them: Big Data Managing multiple vendors Addressing emerging high-growth economies like China