While more and less familiar commemorative celebrations such as Earth Day, Law Day, World Book Day and even World Intellectual Property Day are already in the 2014 books, this week kicks-off Big Data Week, a week-long global celebration of data and our (in)ability to aggregate it, process it, mine it, calculate it, action it and learn... Read More
In 2015, the city of Mons in the South of Belgium will be a European Capital of Culture. Mons will be the place “Where culture meets technology” and this baseline appears to be connected to the city’s heritage: As a matter of fact you’ll find in the same area one of the European Google Data Center and... Read More
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Mather Lifeways Presents: The Promise of Personal Fitness Trackers to Promote Workforce Wellness
Personal fitness trackers offer individuals an easy way to track wellness related behaviors and receive personalized feedback on these behaviors, and research has shown that individuals who are tracking their health are likely to change their approach to maintaining their health. A wellness-focused workforce promises a number of advantages, from lower health care costs to... Read More
You’re sitting on a pile of interesting data. How do you transform that into money? It’s easy to focus on the contents of the data itself, and to succumb to the (rather unimaginative) idea of simply collecting and reselling it in raw form. While that’s certainly profitable right now, you’d do well to explore other... Read More
Big Data Week is one of the most unique global platforms, bringing together a global community of data scientists, data technologies and data businesses across major industry sectors including media and entertainment, health, finance, retail, government and social. Dell is sponsoring a community event that will describe today’s Big Data industry challenges. Peter Jung, Dell’s... Read More
At 12:40 pm on May 8th, Margaret Jastrebski, Vice-President of Product Management for Narrative Science will talk about Quill Engage, a new free application to help marketers quickly extract insight from their Google Analytics data. Powered by Narrative Science’s proprietary artificial intelligence platform, Quill™, Quill Engage analyzes Google Analytics data and creates easy-to-understand reports, written... Read More