Fit by Data: Where data and fitness overlap
Committing to stay fit is a typical new year's resolution, but one that just as typically goes down the drain soon. Could it be that it's not entirely your fault, and what's data got to do with it?
Read More →Big data, crystal balls, and looking glasses: Reviewing 2017, predicting 2018
It's this time of year again, when crystal balls meet data. Here's what's kept the data world busy in 2017, and will most likely continue to do so in 2018.
Read More →Welcome to the data-driven machine: Digital transformation in the construction industry
IoT is an enabler for unabridged data collection, which in turn enables new applications and business models. In the construction industry, some like Caterpillar have been doing it for years, others like Volvo CE are late into this game but catching up.
Read More →Going data-driven on a budget
How can you think and do data analysis globally, aiming to act and have an impact locally, when the data you need is scattered and incomplete and your resources are limited? And what does an analysis on the affordability of data plans around the world show?
Read More →The future of the future: Spark, big data insights, streaming and deep learning in the cloud
Apache Spark is hailed as being Hadoop's successor, claiming its throne as the hottest Big Data platform. What the founding fathers of Spark are saying and doing about its future and its positioning in the market has never been more timely.
Read More →Towards a unifying data theory and practice: Combining operations, analytics, and streaming
We've heard the one data platform to rule them all story before. Could it be this time it's actually true? New Pivotal-backed and Spark-compatible open source solution SnappyData promises so, and we take the opportunity to look inside and around for whys, hows, and options.
Read More →Data lakes going the way of the visual spreadsheet?
If you're a spreadsheet kind of person with a ton of data sitting in a data lake, Datameer's new visual exploration feature may be your thing.
Read More →TigerGraph, a graph database born to roar
Imagine your database of choice blown out of the water by a startup emerging from stealth. TigerGraph may have done just that for graph databases.
Read More →Insight platforms as a service: What they are and why they matter
The convergence of cloud, automation and collaboration has created a new class of offerings for data driven insights. We take a look at their defining characteristics, featuring analysis from Forrester and commentary from Qubole.
Read More →Raiders of the storm: The data science behind weather prediction
What kind of data and techniques are used to model and predict weather and climate? How do you reduce uncertainty and communicate complexity? Are Harvey and Irma signs of climate change, and is it going to get worse?
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