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TOO BIG TO IGNORE: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BIG DATA
Título:
TOO BIG TO IGNORE: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BIG DATA
Subtítulo:
Autor:
SIMON, P
Editorial:
JOHN WILEY
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
DATA WAREHOUSING Y MINERIA DE DATOS
ISBN:
978-1-119-21784-8
Páginas:
256
25,95 €

 

Sinopsis

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures xv
Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xxiii

Introduction This Ain´t Your Father´s Data 1

Better Car Insurance through Data 2

Potholes and General Road Hazards 5

Recruiting and Retention 8

How Big is Big? The Size of Big Data 10

Why Now? Explaining the Big Data Revolution 12

Central Thesis of Book 22

Plan of Attack 24

Who Should Read This Book? 25

Summary 25

Notes 26

Chapter 1 Data 101 and the Data Deluge 29

The Beginnings: Structured Data 30

Structure This! Web 2.0 and the Arrival of Big Data 33

The Composition of Data: Then and Now 39

The Current State of the Data Union 41

The Enterprise and the Brave New Big Data World 43

Summary 46

Notes 47

Chapter 2 Demystifying Big Data 49

Characteristics of Big Data 50

The Anti-Definition: What Big Data Is Not 71

Summary 72

Notes 72

Chapter 3 The Elements of Persuasion: Big Data Techniques 77

The Big Overview 79

Statistical Techniques and Methods 80

Data Visualization 84

Automation 88

Semantics 93

Big Data and the Gang of Four 98

Predictive Analytics 100

Limitations of Big Data 105

Summary 106

Notes 107

Chapter 4 Big Data Solutions 111

Projects, Applications, and Platforms 114

Other Data Storage Solutions 121

Websites, Start-ups, and Web Services 128

Hardware Considerations 133

The Art and Science of Predictive Analytics 136

Summary 137

Notes 137

Chapter 5 Case Studies: The Big Rewards of Big Data 141

Quantcast: A Small Big Data Company 141

Explorys: The Human Case for Big Data 147

NASA: How Contests, Gamification, and Open Innovation

Enable Big Data 152

Summary 158

Notes 158

Chapter 6 Taking the Big Plunge 161

Before Starting 161

Starting the Journey 165

Avoiding the Big Pitfalls 174

Summary 181

Notes 181

Chapter 7 Big Data: Big Issues and Big Problems 183

Privacy: Big Data = Big Brother? 184

Big Security Concerns 188

Big, Pragmatic Issues 189

Summary 195

Notes 196

Chapter 8 Looking Forward: The Future of Big Data 197

Predicting Pregnancy 198

Big Data Is Here to Stay 200

Big Data Will Evolve 201

Projects and Movements 203

Big Data Will Only Get Bigger.and Smarter 205

The Internet of Things: The Move from Active to Passive Data

Generation 206

Big Data: No Longer a Big Luxury 211

Stasis Is Not an Option 212

Summary 213

Notes 214

Final Thoughts 217

Spreading the Big Data Gospel 219

Notes 220

Selected Bibliography 221

About the Author 223

Index 225