There is no big data bubble
Is there or will there be a bubble, i.e. a period where vendors will be made of gold and users will be paying top dollar? Will there be a get-rich-quick moment that will crest right before the bubble bursts?
Big data correctly predicts winners at the Oscars
Last year, big data stole the show when Farsite analysts correctly predicted five out of the six winners and they were ready to do it again. This year, six out of six predictions were correct.
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The question big data can't answer: why?
From consumer sales to public uprisings, big data can only tell you what is happening and not why it's happening. Without knowing the why behind the what, the actions you take on big data insights can easily and woefully be off course.
Spotlight: Big data versus data science
Data scientists are not restricted to big data jobs which means big data users have to compete harder for talent.
There is no big data bubble
Is there or will there be a bubble, i.e. a period where vendors will be made of gold and users will be paying top dollar? Will there be a get-rich-quick moment that will crest right before the bubble bursts?
When big data 'dictates' decisions, you lose
When we use big data to inform decisions, all is good. But when we let big data dictate our decisions, things go toes up pretty darn quick. That's the lesson many learned the hard way--especially sport teams--while following the Moneyball path.
IT can't delete personal data, even if it wants to
It would be wonderful if we could all back in time and prevent ourselves from doing anything that would release our information to any entity and prevent it from finding a life of its own in the wild. But it's too late for all but the unborn.
Major credit card processor distributes wrong data on over 21,000 people
TSYS, a major credit card processor reported more than 21,000 Fifth Third Bank customers had filed for bankruptcy. Unfortunately none of those thousands of people actually had.
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