Big data analytics is great but it's no a silver bullet
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A lot of the talk around big data analytics focuses on the sheer amount of data, the speed of inputs and the glitzy visualizations that can result from analysis. But if you focus on all those bells and whistles before really thinking through the problems you need to solve, you’re...
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venturebeat.com
This is a guest post by Walt Maguire, Analytics Director at ParAccel The emphasis on “big data” has grown mightily over the last year, as more companies strive to draw useful intelligence out of increasingly massive data volumes from web clickstreams, sensor data, social media data and other large...
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www.theverge.com
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venturebeat.com
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www.guardian.co.uk
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thenextweb.com
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There's A Simple Way For Stores To Insantly Improve Customer Service
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