The document discusses big data and data mining tools. It provides an agenda for a session that will explore big data tools and demonstrate their use in identifying patterns and predicting risks. The session aims to show how these analytics can help organizations identify areas of elevated risk and help plan mitigation strategies. A live demo is presented analyzing patterns in Facebook likes to predict attributes about users. The document concludes that big data tools are now widely available and can provide organizations a competitive advantage through predictive analytics.
Implants in Cows monitor health & movement and environment. Generates 200 megabytes of information per year. Per cow.Poker ChipsWe now create as much information in two days as we did from the dawn of civilization to 2003. Eric Schmidt CEO Google.
So this is the most recent edition of the HBR. When I saw this I actually laughed out loud. I was thinking “Well, now this must be hype in overdrive – I wonder if this the commercial equivalent of the Sports Illustrated Jinx.” Time will tell…