Atlanta was challenged to unite around Big Data as an industry in April during Big Data Week, and over the course of seven days and 22 unique events more than 800 of the city’s brightest minds reflected how strong the momentum of the industry is in Atlanta. We were blown away by the commitment of attendees throughout the week, including…read more →
Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. To most consumers, these networks are the best in keeping up with the latest information on family, friends and associates. For businesses, however, they are a treasure trove of valuable information, and social networks aren’t the only source for actionable customer information. Big Data is transforming business at a rate many can’t keep up with. Armed…read more →
About fifty years ago, Atlanta was the size of Little Rock, Ark. About a hundred years before that, it was burned to the ground. Atlanta has proven again and again that it’s got gumption and can grow, and is doing so now, becoming the tech hub of the east. With a firm foundation that includes the busiest international airport in…read more →
After a morning of discussion about innovation at the 2013 Georgia Technology Summit this week, Ray Kurzweil inspired a room of forward thinkers to think even further ahead. Kurzweil, an American author, inventor, futurist, and director of engineering at Google, has been described as “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes. Here…read more →
Guest post written by Alex West, Class of 2013, Georgia Tech Having heard other students talk about their internship experiences, I was worried that my summer at Emcien might turn out to be a lot like Office Space. It was my first “real job” and I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that I wanted to use my…read more →
John Gower is an analyst for NerdWallet, a website analyzing data from thousands of financial institutions to help consumers find the best cd rates, checking accounts, credit cards and more. Financial institutions are facing increased competition from all corners of the financial world. Community banks and credit unions are squaring off against multinational banking corporations. More recently, small and nimble banking…read more →
If Big Data is the way of the future, who is driving that future, how are they doing it and what can today’s businesses do to be a part of this next wave? In an effort to collaboratively explore this opportunity, I began a LinkedIn group dedicated to the discussion around Big Data’s future. The group is a growing community…read more →
The Big Data Analytics revolution is underway. This revolution is an historic and game-changing expansion of the role that information plays in business, government and consumer realms. To harness the power of this data revolution, a paradigm shift is required. Organizations must be able to do more than query their Big Data stores; search is no longer enough. We announced…read more →
Tweet this: [New Blog] The Risks and Limitations of Visualization - http://bit.ly/10TQ5ya via @EmcienCorp Today’s need to leverage unprecedented amounts of available information has resulted in a flood of tools, services and models claiming to surface insights from Big Data. One model in particular, visualization, has received a lot of attention lately because of its abilities to organize and present information….read more →
Your relationship with data and your attitude towards it will be one of the biggest predictors of the health of your business in 2013 and beyond. Why? Because the data revolution is upon us, and organizations are reaching the limit of possible improvements based on older methods. The transformational change occurring in organizations today is dependent upon adopting insight from…read more →
The Big Data Paradigm Shift: Insight Through Automation
