Tag Archive for ‘Big Data’

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Data?

What happens when bad data is propagated across locations? Jarrett relates a tale of a long-gone pet who continues to get job offers, all tracing back to a single instance of bad data quality.

New ebook: Understanding Big Data

Robert Routzahn previews a new ebook that will get you up to speed on big data. Look at the problem – and solution – from both the business and technology perspectives, and learn the lingo to better understand all the industry news.

Fighting Data Cholesterol: Marc Hebert

Marc Hebert, COO of Estuate and IBM Champion for Information Management, discusses the scourge of “data cholesterol” currently plaguing corporate IT arteries. Find out how some organizations are using a new type of “corporate archive repository” to better manage their enterprise data.

Gartner MDM & the Next Frontier

Anju previews this week’s Gartner MDM conference in Los Angeles. Find out where to see InfoSphere MDM in action, and how to learn more about the growing relationship between MDM and big data.

The Hidden Side of Data: Freakonomics

What’s hidden in your data? And how can you cut through the noise to find these business-transforming insights? Crysta recently spoke with Stephan Dubner of the best-selling Freakonomics. Learn how to ask smarter questions of your data to gain a competitive advantage.

Simplifying the Complex: David Birmingham

One of our inaugural IBM Champions for Netezza, David Birmingham recently spoke about how Netezza can help simplify and streamline over-engineered data problems while tackling growing data volumes.

Imagine the Possibilities: IBM Smarter Analytics

What might IBM Smarter Analytics mean for businesses? Crysta looks at how analytics has evolved and shares some case studies of analytics in action.

Big Data Governance: A Framework

Sunil Soares looks at how two trends, Big Data and Information Governance, are converging. What does Big Data Governance mean? How should companies use it? What questions must be answered?

Transforming Healthcare through Analytics

Healthcare analytics are incredibly powerful for offering patient-centric decision support. IBM’s Global Healthcare Ambassador, Lorraine Fernandes, and Dr. Bill Rollow, Solutions Leader for Healthcare Value and Transformation, talk about the goals of healthcare transformation and how IBM Watson shows the promise of analytics.

Big Data in Big Sky Country: Alex Philp

IBM Information Champion Dr. Alex Philp of TerraEchos shares his thoughts on how Big Data in Motion is changing the world. Find out how this former park ranger is using InfoSphere Streams to meet Big Data Challenges like cyberphysics and cybersecurity.