Tag: Big Data
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Big Data and the Bright Future of Applied Statistics
I couldn’t help but think of these two together, because I happened to read them within hours.
The bright future of applied statistics:
I think that the data revolution is just getting started. Datasets are currently being, or have already been, collected that contain, hidden in their complexity, important truths waiting to be discovered.… Continued
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Banks Using Big Data to Discover ‘New Silk Roads’
Banks Using Big Data to Discover ‘New Silk Roads’:
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest commercial bank in the U.S., generates a vast amount of credit card information and other transactional data about U.S. consumers. Several months ago, it began to combine that database, which includes 1.5 billion pieces of information, with publicly available economic statistics from the U.S.… Continued
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Splunk rides machine data wave, expands enterprise footprint
Splunk rides machine data wave, expands enterprise footprint:
Splunk is turning departmental deals into enterprise wide license agreements and becoming a machine data staple for many companies. Splunk has managed to ride security and a bevy of other machine-data use cases to emerge as an enterprise-wide platform.… Continued
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Big Data brings intelligence-based security, RSA chief says
Big Data brings intelligence-based security, RSA chief says:
Big data will transform the way enterprises architect and manage security and will finally help get the good guys out in front of the bad guys, said Art Coviello, executive vice president of EMC and executive chairman of RSA.… Continued
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DataStax Raises $25 Million in Third Round of Funding
Venture capital pouring into Big Data is not really slowing down… DataStax Raises $25 Million in Third Round of Funding:
DataStax today announced the completion of a $25 million C round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Crosslink Capital.… Continued
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5 ideas to help everyone make the most of big data
5 ideas to help everyone make the most of big data:
1. Hadoop isn’t for everything
2. Big data makes data science easier
3. “Sometimes it’s more important to know what to kill.”
4. Context adds value
5. Transaction data trumps search data.
Distilled wisdom of two days of IE Group’s Big Data Innovation event.
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Data Collective
Data Collective, a single-minded VC firm:
We invest in entrepreneurs building big data companies.
With a new VC model, as Sarah Lacy explains. They got a point – you do need deep know-how to find the right early-stage Big Data startup needing seed funding!
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Dilbert Digs Big Data
Dilbert comic strip for 07/29/2012… It hears you!