All posts by Jeff Hyatt

8 Big Trends in Big Data Analytics (ComputerWorld)

The use of in-memory databases to speed up analytic processing is increasingly popular and highly beneficial in the right setting, says Beyer. In fact, many businesses are already ... More

Driving Marketing Results with Big Data (MIT Technology Review)

For marketers trying to maximize their return on investment, predictive analytics based on big data is an exciting new tool. In the digital world, predictive analytics based on big... More

New Players In The NBA: Big Data, User-Controlled Jumbotrons (All Tech Considered)

The Clippers were the first NBA team to roll out new features for the huge monitors that hover just above the playing floor. For instance, sometimes the video replay was enhanced t... More

Microsoft Scores Real Madrid ‘Digital Transformation’ Deal (ZDNet)

Microsoft has signed a four-year deal with Real Madrid to undertake what it calls a "digital transformation" at the Spanish football giant. The digital platform will have a heavy e... More

Nielsen to Track Netflix Data (Screen International)

The research company is poised to introduce a potentially game-changing metric that for the first time will provide data on TV viewership on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime... More

If Publishers Are Going to Harness Data, We Need One Language (MediaShift)

In the fast-changing world of digital technology, being data-driven at the core (meaning everyone’s bought into the value of it) represents publishers’ competitive edge and ena... More

Information Builders Helps SaaS Providers, Developers Gain Market Advantage With Embedded Analytics (Marketwired)

Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that its advanced embedded BI and analytics... More

Asia-Pacific Region Could Lead the Way on IoT, says Akamai (StartupSmart)

The Asia-Pacific region is likely to be an early adopter for the internet of things (IoT), creating opportunities for Australian startups, according to Akamai president of products... More

Digital Rights Management: It’s Not as if Wanting to Read Books is a Crime (The Guardian)

As publishers seek more audience-friendly forms of digital rights management, they may risk alienating their readers even further. There may be a need to protect against piracy, ev... More

Big Data Investments on the Rise (Clarity)

Using big data the right way can propel a business to new heights and increasingly more companies believe this to be true, changing the way they analyze their businesses. According... More

When It Comes to Data, Go Smart Before You Go Big (ClickZ)

There is a lot of hype around big data, but integrating a broader range of smart data sources can help achieve revenue goals in a more efficient way. If you work in marketing, ther... More

Pandora Tunes In To Engagement Metrics (AdExchanger)

Heidi Browning, Pandora: Some products have more detailed reporting behind them than others, but take a branded station, for example. You can see the number of people who added it,... More

Capgemini and Pivotal Launch a New Service Around Anomalous Behaviour Detection (Business-Cloud)

The use of advanced analytics to detect changes in user behaviour is something a number of large security companies are doing. The two companies intend to combine Gapgemini's exper... More

Chemistry is in the Data at eHarmony (DataInformed)

Since its launch in 2000, eHarmony has marketed its scientific approach to the process of helping people find a compatible mate. But how does the service, which claims 55 million... More

Increased Data Means Increased Storage, Managing Demand (Data Center Knowledge)

According to IDC, enterprise storage typically grows by 35 to 40 percent per annum, driven in large part by the adoption of virtualization. Desktop and server virtualization have t... More

Cable Giants Partner For Set-Top Box Data (AdAge.com)

Time Warner Cable and Cablevision are partnering to provide advertisers with set-top box data that reveals granular viewing trends in the New York market. The cable operators said ... More

OpenText Reimagines Information Management (CMSWire)

Until today there hasn’t been a vendor that provides a business information management service that sits on a private cloud and offers secure social and collaboration features, w... More

Sony Developing New DRM to Make Used eBooks Viable (Good E-Reader)

The new Sony encryption system has been a product of three years of development at Sony DADC. This is a Sony subsidiary that primarily focuses on the development of storage media (... More

Why Images on the Web Are a Data Blindspot and Potential Gold Mine (AdAge)

Image-recognition technology is the next frontier for companies that have built multibillion dollar businesses on their ability to convert data into more personalized content for a... More