According to Practical ECommerce, big data helped retail stores do several things in 2020 such as personalized stores.

As ecommerce grows, so does the data that is stored. Only a fraction of that data is utilized, however. But that will likely change, as data scientists are getting better at merging, standardizing, and analyzing.

Big data, in the form of real time metrics is influencing the recording industry, reports Wired.

In the late 1970s, Robert Hazard had a problem. He’d been tooling around Philadelphia’s music scene for more than a decade, trying out any sound that might put him on the map, to no avail.

Big data is helping trains arrive on time, reports TNW.

While most Dutch trains arrive on time — 92.6 percent, to be exact — some delay is inevitable. Falling leaves can make the railway slippery. Snow sometimes causes the railroad switches to freeze up.