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Big Data: Seven Trends and Predictions for Data and Analytics in 2016

By Dick Weisinger

We’re already into the year, so without further ado, here are a set of seven predictions for Big Data and analytics markets in 2016: Cloud computing will rule.  The cloud is gaining strength as a strong component of any computing strategy.  The

Healthcare Analytics: Market Growth Charges Forward Despite Adoption Challenges

By Dick Weisinger

The global healthcare analytics market is expected to grow 26.5 percent annually over the next five years, reaching $18.7 billion in 2020, according to market research company MarketsandMarkets.  A competing report by BCC Research has similar findings, estimating that the

Big Data: Lack of Right Skill Sets Trip Up Many Big Data Projects

By Dick Weisinger

Big Data is on the top of the radar for many businesses, and there are plenty of tools being sold to help collect and analyze massive amounts of data.  But also topping the list of challenges for these businesses is a

Big Data and Nomadic Computing: Speeding up Analytics of Complex Data Sets

By Dick Weisinger

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are developing ways to speed up analytics processing of massive data sets.  One of the techniques developed by the university team is called nomadic computing.

Big Data Analytics: Fierce Competition Among Cloud-Based Analytics Tools

By Dick Weisinger

New cloud tools for analyzing and visualizing Big Data are being released almost weekly by the major cloud vendors.  For example, Google recently announced the launch of Cloud Datalab.  AWS has Amazon QuickSight, and SAP, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce have similar