Analytics

The amount of data being collected and stored globally is inconceivable and it grows as we speak. The end result is “big data.” As the term implies, big data is used to denote large sets of structured or unstructured data.  However, the large volume isn’t what makes...

In the Digital age today, world has become smaller and faster. Global audio & video calls which were available only in corporate offices, are now available to common man on the smartphone. Consumers have more information of the products and comparison than the...

What are you doing right now? If you are trying to know how data analytics can help you grow your business, you are not alone. Research suggest that as much as 55% of companies are rapidly searching for and engaging in some form of data analytics to get a hold of what...

As Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, has our reliance on big data been exposed? On the eve of the US election, the Huffington Post presidential forecast gave Hillary Clinton a 98.2 percent chance of winning the race to the White House. The Huffington...

The term Big Data is more than 20 years old, having been coined in 2005 by O’Reilly Media’s Roger Magoulas. What we mean by the term scales larger by the minute, seemingly, since more than 80% of all available data has been generated in the last three years as Big...

The market is flooded with a number of Big Data tools. All of them claim to provide real business value by bringing cost efficiency, better time management, and analyzing data to discover valuable business insights. But there are only a select few that actually do...

The importance of data in today’s business is difficult to overstate because no meaningful decision can be made without the analysis of relevant data. The data analysis not only drives the decision making but also takes an active part in developing strategies and...

The name edge computing signifies the corner or edge in a network diagram at which traffic enters or exits the network. Edge computing pushes computing power to the edges of a network, so instead of devices like drones or smart traffic lights needing to call home for...

Gone are the days when we used to carry big fat wallet filled with cash, coins, multiple credit cards, business cards, travel tickets, movie tickets, personal notes, papers with names, numbers and the list can go on. Mobile technologies have transformed the way we...

They say that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. In no form of big data analysis is this phrase more relevant than in 'predictive analytics'. In simple terms, predictive analytics is the systematic use of data, machine learning techniques and a...

Over the past months, I have read a great deal about the Internet of Things (IoT) and how companies are moving forward with it. Looking across all the stories on the web it is clear that there is an IoT Continuum when you look at the different types of projects out...

Project management always comes with a set of various challenges. In the past couple of years, as businesses have significantly grown, project management has become even more complicated. On the other side of things, a variety of software solutions were created for...

Databases. They are not just confined to big business. Remember that rogue traffic warden, who gave you a parking ticket thirty seconds before your time was up? Remember that customer service agent, who was rude and unhelpful to you over the phone? Remember that...

As if the Internet of Things (IoT) was not complicated enough, the Marketing team at Cisco introduced its Fog Computing vision in January 2014, also known as Edge Computing for other more purist vendors. Given Cisco´s frantic activity in their Internet of Everything...

By now you are probably aware that the customer journey is fractured among any number of channels and devices. Multi-device and multi-channel journeys take twists and turn as consumers move from one channel to the next and back again, and may start off on one device...

The Digital Tsunami is moving at a rapid pace, encompassing all aspects of business and society. It touches every function of business from purchasing, finance, human resources, operations, IT and technology, sales and marketing and every other division in the...

If you wanted to program a computer in the early 1980s, you didn’t have the option of coding using a keyboard. You had to create a series of cards, each punched with a pattern of holes. The holes had to be entirely accurate, in both pattern and placement. A typical...

Data is everywhere. All businesses have access to it. Yet, turning data into actionable insights and becoming a data-driven business can be difficult to achieve. What does data-driven mean? A data-driven business utilizes data to inform every business decision they...

There is no doubt that data analytics is the most favored method for extracting viable and venerable insights out of data volumes. There are a continuous accumulation and storage of poly-structured data due to the unprecedented increase in different and distributed...

For years, big data has been one of the hottest buzzwords across all industries. Big data is the term used to describe the process of analyzing complex data sets to discover information that can help make better decisions or find certain patterns that were previously...

They say we are living in the age of information. The internet has made it easy for anyone to gather whatever information they need to achieve whatever end they desire. Did you know that you could even learn how to build your own car online? Did you know that you...

Data management is one of the most important tasks for any modern business. Businesses need to analyze and inspect the data to find out the consumer demands and the best ways to meet these. Managing the huge amount of data requires a specialized solution. And Document...

This is the first in a multi-part series on launching successful data products. At Juice, we’ve helped our clients launch dozens of data products that generate new revenue streams, differentiate their solutions in the market and build stronger customer relationships....

All businesses are at the mercy of data quality challenges. From the moment you capture your first lead, you’ll be fighting a battle against data decay. The bigger the database gets, the more problems the business can encounter, and it isn’t easy to single out a...

Whatever your business sector, data is your most valuable asset. Along with the machinery and stock you hold, data and insights hold the key to profit and growth. But it has the unique ability to unite every department, and every function. It can reveal problems in...

The rise of big data systems is primarily driven by web-based application paradigms for the B2C market. The growth of B2B solutions delivered through web-based application models is driving a few shifts in enterprise architecture. It is as much about the convergence...

“Every day, three times per second, we produce the equivalent of the amount of data that the Library of Congress has in its entire print collection, right? But most of it is like cat videos on YouTube or 13-year-olds exchanging text messages about the next Twilight...

In every data analysis, putting the analysis and the results into a comprehensible report is the final, and for some, the biggest hurdle. The goal of a technical report is to communicate information. However, the technical information is difficult to understand...

Twitter is a great source of information, and lets you quickly scan your feed and engage with content that intrigues you. Even though this eliminates a lot of unnecessary noise, you need to follow the right people, if you are on a constant lookout for great...

Visual design in big data systems has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. It is mainly driven by the emergence of tactile interfaces in UI and the trends in information systems design architecture. The rise of mobile-first designs helped fuse these...

Fresh data is usually pristine. It’s data in it’s clearest, most accurate form – straight from the customer or client. If you’ve put measures in place to cut back on data input errors, such as form validation, you can be reasonably sure that the newest records in your...

While socializing with my partner (something that will abruptly stop for a while after the imminent birth of my second child), when I tell people that I recruit for Big Data & Data Science professionals, their reactions vary from a vacant, glazed look in their...