Data Art: Transforming Personal Data into Digital Fingerprints
Art can many times be used as a powerful tool to helps us find meaning in mass amount of data that is available in the world.
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AutoGrid is Turning the World’s Energy Data into Power
AutoGrid is using predictive data analytics to optimize and manage the ever-evolving energy grid of the 21st Century
McData: underdog McDonalds using data to defy its naysayers
New McDonalds CEO Steve Easterbrook set the company on a data-driven transformation to improve its customer experience.
Moreyball: The Houston Rockets and Analytics
How the Houston Rockets have taken basketball analytics to the next level and risen to the top of the NBA
Humanyze-ing the workplace: gathering and analyzing unique data on employee interaction to improve productivity
The people analytics industry is expected to grow to $1B in value by 2022. Humanyze, a Cambridge based startup, is at the forefront of the people analytics charge – the firm has developed a software platform for integrating multiple sources of data, and an innovative badge which gathers diverse data to feed that platform. Humanyze has the potential to create and capture significant value, as long as it can manage concerns around data privacy.
Netflix: Your Data, Your Show, Your Experience
Netflix has been the poster child of combining data-driven growth with creative choices. At its core, the Netflix big data approach to media has resulted in more personalized entertainment experiences for subscribers and better creative decision making.
Winning the Super Data Bowl: Eagles Fly on 4th-Downs
For years, data analysts have decried NFL coaches for punting on 4th-down. After winning their first Super Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles may have finally busted the myth that punting on 4th-down is the safe, conservative choice.
CrowdFlower: Powering the Human Side of Artificial Intelligence
CrowdFlower is solving machine learning's dirty secret – that humans are still needed to train the models we all rely on every day.
From a Presidential Campaign to a Data Analytics Start-Up – Civis Analytics
Effectively harnessing data analytics and machine learning allow campaigns and companies to improve the ROI of marketing costs and to gain deeper insight into consumer data to make better business decisions.
Nvidia: Dominating GPUs Benefits More Than Just Gamers
Nvidia has benefited from the crypto-mining boom, but has set itself up for continued success beyond blockchain.