The promise of Big Data is that we can capitalize on the ever increasing amount of data. Perhaps the biggest pot of gold is hidden within the social data universe. The usage of the web and more in particular Google, Facebook and Twitter has created a massive and still growing pool of user generated content. […] Read more »
Big Data Brotherhood
Big Data means many things to many people. There are not many vendors in the IT industry that have not developed some kind of Big Data solution. However, the market is also confused, trying to understand exactly what the customer wants and needs are. Vendors are trying to assess what would be the best method […] Read more »
Nine Examples of How Big Data Can Be Used Or Abused
Big data is overhyped and unable to meet the expectations created by suppliers and consultants. So what exactly are the issues surrounding the big data paradigm? Below are nine examples of different interpretations how data can be used or abused. Apple – Good data, bad app. Last year, Apple came up with the idea of […] Read more »
The Value of Data
METISfiles principal analyst Marcel Warmerdam and Keala Consultancy managing director Ruud Alaerds presented at the Meet-the-Press event organized by MCS, The Communication Force and Yellow Communications on ‘The Value of Data’. Ruud and Marcel took a stab at issues that surround the ever increasing ocean of data and the efforts of businesses to unlock its […] Read more »
Looking Back and Ahead
For those of us who can’t switch off during the end of year holidays, here’s a quick blog post with some advice for CIOs, business managers, and IT vendors. First of all, we continue to stand by our CIO itinerary that we published last year. Our 3-2-1 travel guideline for the CIO in a nutshell […] Read more »
Big Data, Big Decisions: Dutch Datacenter & Hosting Summit 2012
DDHS hosted it annual conference in De Meervaart focussing on Big Data and its potential benefits to the enterprise. Both the IT industry and IT end-user community realise that the stakes are high and that unleashing the full potential of Big Data will be a central theme for organization’s information strategies for the years […] Read more »