Managing big data: Some tips for Consistency
It’s no secret that big data is an up-and-coming player in today’s high technology sector. As businesses and internet connections grow, more and more of the tech sector is consumed by the need to manage huge amounts of information. After all, you can learn a lot about your customer base by studying their habits, and in order […]
KPMG: Executives Want Cloud Computing To Improve Employee Productivity
Business executives are looking to cloud computing to improve employee productivity. That’s according to a KPMG study published recently. According to the survey of 500 leaders in business, 42% said that they are embracing the cloud to fill technology gaps so that employees can have easier access to business resources. That’s almost triple the amount of 15% that recognized the […]
Inventory Management: A Problem Of Big Data
Large companies have vast inventories of products, product components, raw materials, and tools. Often these inventories are located in multiple geographic regions. Many companies keep track of their inventories through the use of barcodes and databases that store information which might include an item’s location, price, quantity, serial number, the vendor, date of purchase, date […]
How The Insurance Industry Uses Big Data And Telematics
Insurance premiums are based on a risk assessment of the insured. The greater the probability that a customer will file a claim, the higher his rates. If the insurer gets this risk assessment wrong, the company either loses money when the premium is too low, or loses safe drivers to the competition when the premiums […]
Highly Effective Email Marketing With Big Data
Since the 1990s, the use of email as a marketing tool has been highly effective. Although there are more fashionable marketing channels today, email marketing continues to hold its own. One reason for this is that the marketer does not have to wait for people to come to him via a website or social media […]
Graph Analytics: A Big Data Tool for Analyzing Relationships
Graph analytics is used to study relationships between the nodes of a network. Nodes are graphically depicted as points and can represent individual people, objects, computers, or anything capable of interacting with other nodes. An interaction is represented with an arrow that connects two nodes. The arrow points from the node that initiates the interaction to its recipient. The […]
Four E-Commerce Applications of Big Data
While big data has proven beneficial to brick and mortar stores, it is especially well suited for e-commerce. Unlike the offline world, change is effected more rapidly online in response to information input. For example, the prices of e-commerce products and the types of products displayed, can be instantly adjusted according to the specifics of each visitor […]
Customer Service Call Centers Improved with Big Data
The customer service call is often a less than satisfying experience. First there’s navigating through the inflexible voice mail tree. This is followed by impatient waiting on hold until a call service representative answers. The customer, who is stressed by the problem that has prompted his call as well as the voice mail routing and […]
Consider Colocation for Server Hosting to Simplify Your Business
Although it is possible to house your own hardware and servers successfully, there is a viable alternative in colocation that you should consider to keep your business simple and straightforward. When housing your own hardware, you can take your own measures until you are satisfied, but high-quality colocation providers for server hosting can satisfy or exceed your […]
Cloud Computing: When Disaster Strikes
Cloud computing has had some misconceptions through 2014 that have snowballed to a point where people stop using this solution. Despite the Apple iCloud scare this year, everyone has to keep in mind no technology is perfect if it’s not used correctly. In the case of any security concerns, it’s all in how you monitor the […]
