Are companies ready to junk billions of dollars worth of older IT to embrace newbie big data platforms. Some vendors sure hope so.…
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Palantir: big data needs to get even more abstract(ions)
Computers became way more productive when operating systems allowed computers to run different programs without having to be re-jiggered. Palantir thinks the same thing is about to happen to data.…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Dean: Data science classes aren’t just for engineers
Who should learn data science skills? UC Berkeley Dean AnnaLee Saxenian believes that everyone could benefit from knowing how to interpret data.…
Read MoreSmile, you’re making big data: how security cameras can revolutionize retail analytics
That security camera that's staring at you in a store may just be there to scare off shop lifters — but it could also be used to help the store owner decide where to put which products.…
Read MoreWhy RunKeeper built a health tracking app on the back of big data
Is it possible to build a successful app build around data capture when the developer doesn't own or control the data? Absolutely, and RunKeeper is a perfect example: The data is key for patterns at scale to motivate users beyond their limits.…
Read MoreAlgorithms will do more and more of the thinking in the world
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange and internet traffic are predominantly made up of bots. Humans' relationships with them will continue to evolve.…
Read MoreData is the customer’s voice, so you need to pay attention to it in as many ways as possible
Uber, LinkedIn and Airbnb take different approaches to integrating data into their businesses, but they all agree that data is a crucial signal of whether their products and services are serving customers effectively or not.…
Read MoreWhy Amazon built its data stream processing engine Kinesis
Here's the back story on Amazon's new data stream processing engine Kinesis.…
Read MoreMore marketers go “Moneyball” to seek a retail edge
All sorts of industries, including clothing retailers like Guess, are using big data techniques to find a competitive advantage.…
Read MoreCustomers need the internet of things to be open, says Intel’s Boyd Davis
For the internet of things to succeed, its parts have to be interoperable, Intel's Boyd Davis said at Structure Data Thursday.…
Read MoreExpect Labs, SwiftKey founders describe a world of persistent search
Anticipatory search is already here, but now apps are evolving into anticipatory analysis engines as well, using data from our actions to serve up information before we ask for it.…
Read MoreSemantic search will help find hidden knowledge in education and more
Semantic search will combine natural language processing and compute to help people learn and share information quickly.…
Read MoreBing, Xbox and the results of machine learning at Microsoft
Microsoft Research distinguished scientist and manager John Platt explains the impact of machine learning on current and future Microsoft technologies.…
Read MoreThe rise of artificial intelligence means we “need to focus on the things that make us special”
AlchemyAPI CEO Elliot Turner and IBM Watson sales chief Stephen Gold took to the stage at Structure Data 2014 on Thursday to discuss the implications of cognitive computing's rise.…
Read MoreCloudera CEO: Going public is not an event, it’s a process
Having $300 million at your disposal means a company can go public. Or not.…
Read MorePro tip: How to learn to love the cloud (and not worry when it shoots you through the head)
The Structure Show: Superstar engineer Mark Lucovsky, who started out writing low-level code and then moved up the stack to services and cloud, talks about why he's now building apps on someone else's cloud.…
Read MoreAfrica’s big data scene is centered on the mobile carriers
There's plenty of consumer data that can be mined in Africa, but it just happens to be controlled by the mobile operators. TA Telecom CEO Amr Shady explains how startups can put that data to use.…
Read MoreTracking for good: why the future might hold more control for personal data
Turing AI founder Juliette Powell spoke onstage at Structure Data about how personal data can be used to better enrich the health and wellbeing of communities.…
Read MoreQuantum computers will leave Moore’s Law far, far behind
D-Wave Systems is moving closer all the time to commercializing its cloud quantum computing service. In the process, it is demonstrating just how fast quantum computing science is developing.…
Read MoreWe can use pictures of tomatoes to predict worldwide food shortages
Food and water shortages can lead to violence and civil unrest. Tracking data about food availability at the local level can help predict problems before they happen.…
Read MoreData can help fight human trafficking, here’s how
Data from human trafficking hotlines can be mined to identify trends and shape policy.…
Read MoreHow to make big data more secure, less creepy
Exposing data isn't just a compliance challenge -- it can also be creepy. The solution is to tag data and control access, thereby allowing only partial visibility.…
Read MoreInsurance company MetLife treats big data with a startup attitude
Deploying a radical, new customer experience platform in 90 days seems on par with startups, but what about a major company? MetLife takes its big data challenges on by staying lean.…
Read MoreHow Ford used social media to design the Escape’s new hands-free liftgate
Ford is turning to data culled from social media to make design decisions on its new vehicles, according to data scientist Michael Cavaretta.…
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