Netflix has long been heralded as a leader in the use of analytics and even the creation of novel big data. That is all true. Nobody knows more about movie tastes than Netflix, with its some 1 billion reviews in its database. The graphic above shows that Netflix can use such data and customer behavior […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Risk Management
Lessons on Big Data, Risk, and the Vertical Integration of Wearables and Startups It is amazing how quickly the world of health sensors and wearables has developed. In just a few years, we have seen the wearable market explode with Fitbit, Jawbone, and Apple commanding healthy shares of the overall market that delivered some 70 […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy
IBM’s Big Bet on Big Weather Data: A New Data Strategy The move by IBM to acquire the Weather Channel is a great example of how IBM is transforming Big Data to Big Profits. In the above figure, IBM plans to predict hail storms and help car owners and insurers avoid expensive and often avoidable […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Innovation
Every so often we notice an interesting infographic using LinkedIn Corp. data. What universities, for example, are the primary feeders for tech employers like Apple Inc. (turns out it’s San Jose State) and Microsoft Corp. (University of Washington by a landslide)? What company internships lead to good jobs in different industries? (most are predictable, but […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Innovation
From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics I am pleased to announce the release of my second book, From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics, which investigates the use of Big Data to stimulate innovation, enhance operational effectiveness and further business growth. The book examines the evolving […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy
Digital platforms are all around us. We used many each day. These platforms serve our needs but also create realms of Big Data – about or lives, media, shopping, health, and interest. LinkedIn is a great example of a powerful and successful digital platform. Parties interface digitally. Data is openly shared, transmitted, created, and then […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy
Big Data Driving the Driverless Car: Digitizing Travel A major change to driving and travel is soon upon us. With little doubt, we can expect driverless cars in the next decade or so. However, it is not driverless cars that will change how we travel, but rather the digitization of travel, enabling driverless cars, which […]
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Big Data and Analytics, Innovation
Leveling the Data Playing Field – Forming New Markets The economic concept of asymmetric information is fascinating … so much so that research on the topic earned the 2001 Nobel Prize in economic sciences. The idea is that there is an imbalance of power in a transaction when one party has access to more information […]
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