November 8, 2012–Investment dollars are the lifeblood of analytics. The field is still wet behind the ears and outside investors mean the difference between making stunning advancements in the field and not paying the rent. One company is on the rise in this cutthroat world, according to a recent Research article, “AutoGrid Raises $9m for  Read more »

October 31, 2012–Everyday we see some other big data firm boasting about “new advances” or “real breakthroughs” in real time analytics, when so much of this has been a part of the industry for quite sometime now. News from equities.com has the SAS Analytic Server now on that list. More from the report “SAS High-Performance  Read more »

October 16, 2012–The government analytics market is heating up to unreal proportions. Nowhere is this more evident than with one big data firm long steeped in government contracts. We took the industry’s temperature after reading a recent news piece from Digital Reasoning’s website, “Digital Reasoning Teams with Carahsoft to Extend Presence in Government Market.” According  Read more »

October 8, 2012–Commerce has so much to gain from big data analytics, it’s nearly impossible to catalog all the advantages. However, once in a while we are given a peek into the potential and it’s a great treat. Such was the case with the recent GigaOm story, “In Ecommerce How Does Time On Site Translate  Read more »

October 3, 2012–Analytic spending is pumping up in the business world. However, it is quietly blimping to impressive proportions in the government/utilities arena. We discovered more about this exciting move in a recent Electric Light and Power story, “Smart Grid Data Analytics Spending More than $34 Billion Through 2020.” According to the story: Utilities must  Read more »

September 21, 2012–As big data analytics gets more and more ingrained in workplace environments, it’s easy to forget that some hand-holding can be a very valuable thing. We learned how some are connecting to customers better from the Sacramento Bee story: “Think Big with Big Data and Strategic Analytics.” According to the piece: Alteryx, Inc.,  Read more »

September 6, 2012–Big Data can often be synonymous with big waits, especially when there is an overload of information and a desired real-time transaction period. Detecting fraud in banking is one of these situations. According to a recent ZDNet article, “Fast and Furious Fraud Detection Taps Big Data,” companies are turning to RAM in banking  Read more »

August 7, 2012–The time lag between the Olympic events in London and their broadcast in the United States has ensured that social networking sites play a huge role in this year’s games. Tech savvy sports fans are no longer waiting for the television commentary, but are providing their own interactive play-by-play analysis. Data analytics has  Read more »