Slice: ‘data exhaust’ and creating value from byproducts
Slice is one of many companies creating value from digital byproducts. Think of them as magic recyclers of the digital world.
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Netflix – Using Metadata to Optimize Entertainment
Last night, I struggled to find a solid chick flick movie among several friends that none of us had seen. While scrolling through my Netflix account, there were specific recommendations based on other movies I had chosen. There were the […]
IMS Health: using big data to improve healthcare outcomes
IMS Health’s products and services were used by pharmaceutical companies to develop commercialization plans, more recently IMS Health has expanded their focus –going beyond analyzing sales trends to improving patient outcomes and effectiveness data.
Data in Drug Research: “We have no idea what we what know”
Using data to discover treatments faster
Ayasdi: A New Way to Think About Data
Ayasdi helps companies understand the “shape” of their data to drive better predictive analysis.
Kensho – King of Financial Data Analytics
Kensho is refreshing financial data analytics with big data technologies.
Driving in the direction of big data: Ford Motor Company
Ford experiments with big data in the attempt to become the Apple of the automotive industry. Its sweeping plans for the future of the automotive industry recognize the value big data plays in the integration between hardware and software.
Fitbit – leveraging consumers’ obsession with data
In the era of Big Data, companies are obsessed with figuring out how to crunch the numbers and make use of the increased data provided to us by a number of devices. However – companies are not alone in embracing data analytics: As evidenced by Fitbit, there is an increased interest among consumers in measuring, tracking and analyzing data from their own lives.
The $1 Billion Agritech Company
How The Climate Corporation leveraged big data to revolutionize an industry
dunnhumby: how Tesco destroyed £1.3bn of value in 9 months
For years, dunnhumby has been the secret link between retailers, manufacturers and customers. Their model of translating customer data into actionable insight has delivered significant value to all parts of the chain. So why, then, was Tesco unable to sell the big data pioneer this year?