When we talk about big data in the world of IT service management (ITSM), we’re talking about two very different things: Big data tools/services that IT provides to business – to number crunch business operations data. Big data within IT operations – to handle and leverage complex IT operations data. Big data services for business operations In an increasingly competitive, data-driven world, business managers are looking for effective ways to manage and interpret business data, especially big data. Digitalized business operations, such as e-commerce websites and mobile banking apps, produce huge amounts of data, which makes managing them close to impossible by using traditional computational models.
This Week’s Five: What’s buzzing in IT!
This Week’s Five is a weekly column of five interesting reads from all over the web. This time we bring you a bird’s eye view of all that has created a strong buzz in the IT world! Read on to know more
This Week’s Five: What’s trending now in IT?
This Week’s Five is a weekly column of five interesting reads from all over the web, with a different topic each week. This week, we’ll explore the latest trends in the IT market
This Week’s Five: Arm Your IT; Secure Your Network
This Week’s Five is a weekly column of five interesting reads from all over the web, with a different topic each week.
5 Cool Ways Big Data Is Changing Lives
A few weeks ago, I wrote about big opportunities in Little Data . And while my stance on Little Data hasn’t changed, there are also very exciting and very surprising things happening with Big Data right now
If Big Data’s too scary, try Little Data (it’s free)
Here are some stats that will blow your mind: Every minute of every day, 48 hours of video content is uploaded to YouTube, Google receives over 2 million queries, over 100,000 tweets are sent and nearly 600 new websites are created. Perhaps most shocking is that quietly in the background, all of this data is tracked and stored. But what happens to it after that?
3 Predictions You Should Ignore for 2013
If you’ve been on Forbes this week, you’ve undoubtedly seen the first wave of 2013 predictions popping up. Yes it’s that time again, when industry pundits and prognosticators announce their picks for the “next big thing” in the coming new year. Some have it right.
Is Big Data Right for Your Business? President Obama Thinks So.
When I attended Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in the late 90s, one of my favorite classes was Decision Analysis, taught by Professor Robert T. Clemen. It was a course where I could easily draw the line between academic theory and real-world applicability, where coin-flip decisions could be made with near certainty using data analysis.