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How Big Data Will Change History
The choices that are made now, in regards to the use of big data, and its implications for our privacy may well go down in history as one of the most important moments, reports the Star Tribune.
It is striking when you find yourself living at major inflection points of history. After all, there is no such thing as quiet times.
Read more...Amazon Nothing Without Big Data
Amazon’s use of big data is how it became the powerhouse that it is today reports Inside Big Data.
Amazon is an e-commerce giant in today’s consumer landscape, and its success didn’t come by accident.
Read more...Big Data Keeps Pipelines Safe
Big data can help keep the oil and gas pipelines safe, reports Science Daily.
Oil and gas pipelines have become polarizing issues in Canada, but supporters and detractors alike can agree that the safer they are, the better.
Read more...Keeping Big Data Useful
According to Venture Beat, there is a glut of big data out there and without the proper tools to store it and manage it, it is useless.
Ubiquitous connectivity gives the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud carte blanche to generate data at truly Tribble-like rates
Read more...Big Data Changes Healthcare
According to CNBC, big data is a driving force in changes in the healthcare industry.
The health care industry will continue to be transformed by the role of Big Data, DexCom CEO Kevin Sayer told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday.
Read more...Big Data & The Equipment Rental Business
According to Engineering News Report, United Rental is using big data to improve its customer experience.
Looking to capitalize on the vast stores of equipment performance data it has captured from its massive rental fleet, United Rentals announced a broad expansion of its Total Control fleet-management system and is hinting at major advances yet to come with Big Data and fully connected jobsites.
Read more...Using Big Data to Improve Their Game
Tennis players are turning to big data to improve their game, reports ZD Net.
Big data is changing how tennis stars train and play; but the key to success is taking all that information and turning it into something players can use to win.
Read more...Big Data's Environmental Impact
Big data could play a critical role in the advancement of solar power, reports Entrepreneur.
As Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old activist environmentalist, said recently after trying in vain to be heard by an international audience at the United Nations, “I will not beg the world leaders to care for our future.
Read more...Using Big Data to Predict the Weather
IBM is using big data to predict global weather, reports CNBC.
In a potentially historic marriage of supercomputing and big data, IBM goes live Thursday with a global weather model that it says can provide far more accurate forecasts for the entire world.
Read more...Healthcare Embraces Big Data
Healthcare companies are making the best use of big data, reports Forbes.
The idea of “big data” transforming healthcare has existed for decades, but recent technological innovations are finally making big data accessible and usable in an actionable way.
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