{"id":6673,"date":"2016-09-27T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2016-08-25T07:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T15:17:58","slug":"big-data-use-cases-how-are-businesses-applying-big-data-and-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/big-data-use-cases-how-are-businesses-applying-big-data-and-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Data Use Cases: How are Businesses Applying Big Data and Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know the hype around Big Data is big. \u00a0The market for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/database\/big-data-market-expected-to-grow-rapidly-through-2019.html\">Big Data technology is growing at a rate of 50\u00a0percent annually<\/a>. \u00a0But why, and what are the applications of Big Data that can make the technology shine?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at some of the use cases for Big Data.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/Dell\/big-data-use-cases-36019892\/8-With_18_billion_customers_MasterCard\">Behavior Analytics<\/a>. \u00a0Big data can help businesses understand their customers more, what things do they buy, what factors make customers spend more time with the business.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/big-data\/big-data-analytics\/5-big-data-use-cases-to-watch\/d\/d-id\/1251031?page_number=2\">Data Warehouse Optimization<\/a> &#8211; A big data platform can provide better analytics more efficiently than traditional data warehousing options.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-01.ibm.com\/software\/data\/bigdata\/use-cases.html\">Operational Analysis<\/a> &#8211; Machine and process data can be studied and optimized for better forecasting and efficiencies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/Dell\/big-data-use-cases-36019892\/20-Southwest_analyses_sensor_data_on\">Predictive Support<\/a> &#8211; Data from sensors and machines can be used to predict machine failures and preemptively order and prepare for problems to eliminate downtime.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.searchtechnologies.com\/fraud-detection-big-data\">Fraud Detection<\/a>\u00a0Data from multiple sources can help businesses identify security and fraud more quickly to avoid potential damages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lightsocial_container\"><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fbig-data-use-cases-how-are-businesses-applying-big-data-and-analytics%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/digg.png\" alt=\"Digg This\" title=\"Digg This\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" 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