In today’s data intensive world of communications, the social media networks, connected devices, customer behaviours, government portals, call...
Data is the new oil, especially for telcos
Organisations must extract valuable data to gain greater business intelligence Data is the new oil but without the sort of refineries to turn it...
Ovum forecasts big data software to grow by 50%
According to Ovum’s latest market size and forecast report on information management software, the big data software market will grow nearly...
Decoding big data for business growth
These days, everybody wants to throw around the phrase “big data” like it’s some kind of savior that’ll combat shorter attention spans and...
Tech firms need to use data ethically
As more connected products come to market, from smart thermostats on our walls to connected wearables on our wrists, how will we pay for it?...
The surprising things you don’t know about Big Data
We all love features, that’s for sure. But with each feature added to our applications or software we also need more storage. The more information...
Be more competitive by nurturing big data
The term “big data” has become one of those tech buzzwords that people seem to love. But what exactly is “big data” – and more...
Big Data vs Open Data
The intersection of the three concepts defines the six subtypes of data shown on the diagram. (There’s no separate category for the intersection...
Us phone data mass collection to end on June 1st
U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to end spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone data, setting up a potential showdown...
NIST announces new study on big data
America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has added another monster document to its big data frameworks, this time...