One of the most powerful tools of humankind, Big Data Analytics, is being used to locate Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 370, the plane that vanished without a trace on March 8, 2014. DigitalGlobe is a company that has satellites take pictures of global terrain. It has taken more than 400,000 photographs of the oceans around Malaysia…
Our regular study of Big Data unearthed this entertaining infographic that encapsulates the state of the discipline. View it, be entertained and informed! (click on it if you need to enlarge) Via: Wikibon Big Data Technorati Tags: big data,data analytics
Yes, the term may soon go the way of “fantabulous”, “far out” and other conversational fossils. Big Data, ie voluminous, non-homogenous data, will soon be the norm, and therefore soon cease to be differentiated from “data” . Here is a diagram that shows the various phases of uniqueness of several software-related firms: Diagram source: Gartner…
This morning we were stunned when we learned how much information Facebook shares with third-party websites when you sign up to those websites through Facebook (examples are religion and political views). It is almost as if FB sends them a naked picture of you Here’s what FB passes on: The motto of the story is…
While 3-D printers and their ilk are still quite rare in general, outside of certain specific industries, they have come into prominence recently and are beginning to gain mainstream appeal. Prices are dropping rapidly as new manufacturers enter the field and new models and methods are developed. We’ve taken a look at four of what…
