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Making Big Data Easier to Use
End users often feel overwhelmed by the idea of big data, IT can take steps to help end users get what they need from the data, reports Tech Republic.
While 87% of organizations acknowledged in a recent report that data was an asset, only 25% of respondents said they felt prepared to make use of data, only 37% thought their decisions were made better with data, and a full 74% felt completely overwhelmed with data.
Read more...Big Data Helps in Climate Change Research
According to Purdue University, climate change scientists used big data and machine learning to understand the impact of reforestation.
Since carbon sequestration is such an important factor for mitigating climate change, it’s critical to understand the efficacy of reforestation efforts and develop solid estimates of forest carbon storage capacity. However, measuring forest properties can be difficult, especially in places that aren’t easily reachable.
Read more...Will Big Data Be Essential to the Internet of Things
Will big data be the key to making the Internet of Things truly useful, reports Gulf Business.
When the phrase “Internet of Things” (IoT) was coined in 1999 by British technologist, Kevin Ashton, the world was still learning about networks and its novel capabilities.
Read more...Can Big Data Keep Itself Safe From Hackers
Can big data be used to protect the big data industry from hackers, reports Forbes.
Big data has immense value, but there is little doubt it remains extremely vulnerable to hackers and malicious actors.
Read more...Getting Collider Data
According to Phys.org, scientists need an easier way to access big data generated by experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.
At CERN's Large Hadron Collider, as many as 40 million particle collisions occur within the span of a single second inside the CMS particle detector's more than 80 million detection channels.
Read more...Is Big Data Just Hype
Is big data really living up to its hype, reports Forbes.
In a May 2011 special research report, Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity, the management consulting firm McKinsey put forth the case that “Big data will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus.”
Read more...Big Data Market Continues to Grow
The big data market could reach $14 billion by 2026, reports Yahoo Finance.
The Global Big Data Analytics in Retail Market size is expected to reach $14.1 billion by 2026, rising at a market growth of 23.4% CAGR during the forecast period.
Read more...Big Data & Social Justice
How big data is used in relation to social justice is a topic of concern, reports Inside Big Data.
The implications of big data in social justice issues are vast and concerning. With everything from privacy violations to prevention possible when it comes to handling protests, free speech rights are a valid consideration in the management of big data.
Read more...Big Data Informs Policy in Japan
In Japan the central bank is using big data to help inform policy decisions, reports Reuters.
The coronavirus pandemic may have caused structural changes in Japan’s economy and the way it affects inflation, requiring the Bank of Japan to tap more deeply into big data in making policy decisions, the central bank’s top economist said on Thursday.
Read more...Big Data Could Derail Covid Fight
Researchers are rushing to use big data to fight Covid-19 without taking into consideration big data’s shortcomings, reports ReadWrite.
The Coronavirus Pandemic has spurred interest in big data to track the spread of the fast-moving pathogen and to plan disease prevention efforts.
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