Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012
Article of the Week
How is big data faring in the enterprise? (ZD Net)
Big Idea: With the hype sometimes seeming to reach a fever pitch, Hinchcliffe takes a look at how enterprises are really using big data along with the overall maturity of the new industry itself. …
How is big data faring in the enterprise?
By Dion Hinchcliffe
ZD Net
August 10, 2012
Big Idea: With the hype sometimes seeming to reach a fever pitch, Hinchcliffe takes a look at how enterprises are really using big data along with the overall maturity of the new industry itself. He examines adoption rates (more companies think big data will…
Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 3, 2012
Article of the Week
How ‘Big Data’ Is Different (MIT Sloan Management Review)
Big Idea: These days, lots of people in business are talking about “big data.” But how do the potential insights from big data differ from what managers generate from traditional analytics? Organizations that capitalize on big…
How ‘Big Data’ Is Different
By Thomas Davenport, Paul Barth, and Randy Bean
July 30, 2012
Big Idea: These days, lots of people in business are talking about “big data.” But how do the potential insights from big data differ from what managers generate from traditional analytics? Organizations that capitalize on big data stand apart from…
Editor’s Choices for Week Ending July 27, 2012
Article of the Week
Can Creativity be Automated? (MIT Technology Review)
Big Idea: It’s widely accepted that creativity can’t be copied by machines. Creativity, the thinking has been, proves just how different people are from CPUs. But now we’re learning that for some creative work, that simply isn’t…
Can Creativity Be Automated?
By Christopher Steiner
MIT Technology Review
July 27, 2012
Big Idea: It’s widely accepted that creativity can’t be copied by machines. Creativity, the thinking has been, proves just how different people are from CPUs. But now we’re learning that for some creative work, that simply isn’t true. Complex algorithms are moving into…
Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Jul 20, 2012
Article of the Week
BI is Dead! Long Live BI! (SmartData Collective)
Big Idea: Raden suggests a dozen best practices to move Business Intelligence (BI) into the next century and argues the real innovation in BI is coming from smaller companies.
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BI is Dead! Long Live BI!
By Neil Raden
SmartData Collective
July 18, 2012
Big Idea: Raden suggests a dozen best practices to move Business Intelligence (BI) into the next century and argues the real innovation in BI is coming from smaller companies.
Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Jul 13, 2012
Article of the Week
Big Changes Are Ahead For The Health Care Industry, Courtesy Of Big Data (Fast Company)
Big Idea: A hospital analyzed data from 300,000 ER visits, looking for correlations among 25,000 variables, to identify the biggest factors of patient re-admission. The hospital is addressing the…
Big Changes Are Ahead For The Health Care Industry, Courtesy Of Big Data
By Farhad Manjoo
Fast Company
June 18, 2012
Big Idea: A hospital analyzed data from 300,000 ER visits, looking for correlations among 25,000 variables, to identify the biggest factors of patient re-admission. The hospital is addressing the relevant factors – some of which were surprising to the medical staff – to improve…
