Big Data

Although tech companies like Google and Apple have dabbled in medical tech, they have mostly been limited to things like wearables or storing data in apps. At times, they even work on experimental devices like smart contact lenses. Now Google is putting anoth…

Big data is changing our lives in many ways. Some of the ways data impacts us are much more subtle than others. One example is with digital calendars. A number of new data algorithms are being used to make digital calendars more effective. Big data is so imp…

Big data is changing the future of gaming. Dataikus Pierre Gutierrez presented a compelling analysis of the role of data analytics in gaming in his piece A Flood Of Gaming Analytics Data With No End In Sight. Some of the ways that data analytics has changed …

The term "Big Data" has lost its relevance. The fact remains, though: every dataset is becoming a big data set, whether its owners and users know (and understand) that or not. Big data isn't just something that happens to other people or giant companies like …

Last Thursday I chose Alteryx AYX, the $6 billion "self-service" data analytics platform, as my target for a Zacks Bull of the Day feature to be published the next day. And I wasn't even aware that the $2.6 billion acquisition of Looker by Google Cloud that m…

Shrewd business owners are using big data to grow organizations in countless ways. Some of the benefits of big data are overlooked by less tech-savvy entrepreneurs. One of the biggest benefits of big data is that it leads to the development of digital busines…

Linux programming is a vital skill for data developers. If you are creating applications for big data, you should familiarize yourself with the process of creating Linux device drivers. Here is the process of developing a Linux driver for your big data applic…

Big data is becoming an essential element for businesses to remain competitive in any industry. Whether they are using it to understand and predict consumption patterns or improve operational efficiency. Companies like Salesforce CRM can see the burgeoning de…

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Salesforce.com (ticker: CRM) announced Monday that it will buy Tableau Software (DATA) for about $15.7 billion in stock. That got investors wondering: Which data analytics firms could be next?CitiGroup laid that out in a note to clients. Here are the comp…