Big data has caused some confusion since its introduction -- and some say that like service-oriented architecture and cloud computing before it, big data might lose its meaning. Essentially, big data ...

Big Data is NOW. It is not something that will benefit the enterprise in the future it’s already benefiting it today. From the energy to healthcare industries, airline and finance, Big Data is helping ...

Behold the ever expanding rings of big data, tech’s most overhyped sector. I say overhyped, yet demand is fierce for software, hardware and consulting services that help companies process and store ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. APM — also known as asset performance metrics — creates enormous amounts of complex data. If analyzed ...

Anita Ferrer is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazine sites. Is big data accessible to your employees? Seventy-seven percent of employees don’t think so. They say they need access to ...

Most retailers are succeeding in collecting customer data from numerous channels, but do they have the right tools to analyze the information? Big Data, according to this infographic, can offer ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Your local government might not be processing big data as fast as Facebook (it has crunched 30 petabytes) ...

The power of big data is enormous, but so is the stress of trying to tap it for all it's worth. We now produce data in staggering amounts, and marketers aren't always sure what to do with it or how to ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Some schools are finally finding ways to put big data to work for students. While the collection and ...

Just because it’s big, doesn’t mean it’s bad so don’t be afraid of it. It’s helping the CDC save you from the closest flu outbreak, it’s fighting pirates, and it’s also helping sales & marketing ...

Big Data have been used to explore a range of unusual items, but the latest research might be a unique on its own – the hunt for Sasquatch. Josh Stevens, a PhD candidate at Penn State University, has ...

Growing recognition for data-driven companies and IoT are driving the demand for Big Data and Analytics (BDA) services, which now represent a global market value of US$21.19 billion. The Latin America ...