We all know the three V’s of big data – volume, variety and velocity (it’s big, it’s complex and it changes rapidly). Recent events got me thinking about the three E’s… Explosiveness We have been hearing for years of the massive volumes of data being generated every second, yet, for most businesses the examples used…
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are the new “big data’ – the hottest topic in analytics and decision making. The premise – that computers that can think and learn, like humans, can replace humans for many tasks.. Projects like driverless cars; the Internet of Things (IoT) – where machines and devices contaminate amongst each other…
It’s certainly not a new refrain, but in recent years IT managers are increasingly being told to do more with less – even as the number of new projects and requirements increase. Data is the fuel that powers most new business initiatives, but each project needs a slightly different blend of data sources and data…
Late last year, Cloudera and Hortonworks announced plans to merge the two companies – a move that came into play early this year. According to Tendü Yoğurtçu, CTO of our partner, Syncsort, the two companies have emerged as clear winners in the data space and gained momentum. “But each has had its own unique strengths,…
It is traditional at this time of the year to look forward at trends that will shape the year. From a data perspective I believe that 2019 will be a year of finding balance between three conflicting requirements 1. Business’ continuing need for self service – particularly to support analytics. Business stakeholders looking for insights…
As the year winds down I thought it would be interesting to have a look at the data around one of the stand-out events of this year. A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia was found to have over 1000 pieces of plastic in its stomach – and drew global attention to the…
Global warming. Big data. Data governance. Three terms that have been well used over the last several years, but that are frequently misunderstood. Global warming How can we be having record cold temperatures and storms on (for example) the United States East coast? The planet is getting colder, not warmer. Global warming is one of…
