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Big Data: Four Core Elements of Business are Land, Labor, Capital and Data

By Dick Weisinger

90 percent of business leaders cite Data as one of the fundamental components of businesses, on par with basic elements like land, labor and capital.  That’s the finding of a CapGemini report titled ‘Big Data and Decision Making‘. Scott Schlesinger,

Big Data: The Scramble to Build Packaged Big Data Apps

By Dick Weisinger

With all the hype around Big Data, you’re no doubt anxious to get some hands-on experience with this new technology.  The fact is though, you’ve already been extensively using Big Data Applications (BDAs) for some time.   Salesforce.com, Linkedin, Amazon,

Big Data: Significant Potential, but Still in Early Stages

By Dick Weisinger

70 percent of business and technology professionals told AIIM that they have an idea for a ‘killer application’ based on Big Data that could be used to provide significant competitive advantage or cost savings to their company.  Despite their ideas

Big Data: IBM's Watson — A Killer Big Data Application?

By Dick Weisinger

It has access to over 200 million pages of both structured and unstructured content on four terabytes of disk storage, and is capable of performing sophisticated computer analtyics that can of unlock hidden meaning in the data.  Sounds like another

Digital Business: Most CEOs Love the Idea

By Dick Weisinger

Most CEOs are enthusiastic about the current wave of digital technologies.  Big Data and analytics, digital marketing/social media, and cloud computing are the top three strategic priorities for many companies. One reason why digital business is so popular is the