Choosing a NoSQl Database – technology comparison matrix
This technology comparison matrix helps select the right NoSql database based on the data model and nature of queries required by your application Read more →
Posts Tagged ‘analytics’
The anxieties of big data – Kate Crawford
An article that explores the anxiety introduced by increasing adoption of big data for surveillance of social media and data from connected mobile devices Read more →
World of Mathematics – interactive ebook – a piece of art!
The World of Mathematics is an interactive eBook available online and on mobile devices. Created by Philipp Legner, it is nothing short of a piece of art! A must-see for anyone interested in Mathematics – and more so for those who hate Mathematics Read more →
Why do so many people hate Mathematics?
Professor Edward Frenkel, from the University of California, Berkeley attempts to answer this perennial question. He is also author of the book “Love & Math”. Read more →
Big Data Innovation – Driving Business Success – Conference in Mumbai
I have been invited to be a speaker in a big data conference in Mumbai on 22nd August 2013. I shall be presenting a case study in the Pharmaceutical industry to illustrate how big data technologies can significantly add business … Read more →
McKinsey: Big data one of top five catalysts for US economy growth
McKinsey Global Institute published a report that identifies the top 5 catalysts of growth for the US economy: The US economy is struggling to find a new formula for vigorous growth. But all growth opportunities are not created equal. New … Read more →
Big data bringing Asimov’s Psychohistory from fiction to reality
Isaac Asimov, my favorite science fiction writer and thinker introduced a concept called Psychohistory in his famous “Foundation” novel series. Psychohistory is the science of predicting the behavior of large groups of people using a statistical model of the psychology … Read more →
Big Data application in the Dairy Industry
Data-driven predictions are responsible for a massive transformation of America’s dairy cows. While other industries are just catching on to this whole “big data” thing, the animal sciences — and dairy breeding in particular — have been using large amounts of data since long before VanRaden was calculating the outsized genetic impact of the most sought-after bulls with a pencil and paper in the 1980s. Read more →