Big data in little Byron

Natalie Mendes
Natalie Mendes|May 16, 2012

I recently spent the weekend in the beachside town of Byron Bay to escape the madness of the BIG cities around the world that I had been visiting over the last ten weeks. Cape Byron, the most easterly point of mainland Australia and home of the iconic BIG lighthouse, is [...]

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Culture, the real roadblock to unlocking big data value

Vincent Cotte
Vincent Cotte|May 14, 2012

We started off the conversation on big data and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) challenge, by announcing that high performance analytics and information management strategy will level the playing field for competitive advantage.  After meeting with over 50+ CIOs in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia I discussed the challenges and [...]

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Big Data Seats CIOs at the Boardroom Table

Vincent Cotte
Vincent Cotte|May 8, 2012

After debunking the myth that big data is just for the big end of town I set out on the road to listen to what is happening locally.  For the past two weeks I have met with over 50 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) around Australia and Asia discussing their 2012/13 [...]

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High-performance analytics. So what?

David R. Hardoon
David R. Hardoon|April 29, 2012

I’ve somewhat had enough with the misuse and overuse of the terms high performance analytics (HPA) and big data. When approached and asked, “How about you write in your own words about HPA,” I had no hesitation or qualms in my “Yes, please!” near instant response. It led me tothink about  the [...]

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The value of high-performance analytics

Evan Stubbs
Evan Stubbs|April 25, 2012

Like Vince said a few days ago, you don’t have to be Goliath to see how the intersection of big data and high performance analytics creates competitive advantage. Let’s also be realistic though: compared to someone like Walmart, pretty much everyone’s David! While Telstra and the Commonwealth Bank may not be the largest companies by global measures, they’re still [...]

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David v Goliath: high performance analytics levels the big data playing field

Vincent Cotte
Vincent Cotte|April 17, 2012

How big does big data need to be before it is valuable? The value in big data is within reach of everyone.  It could mean wanting to mine a couple of extra fields about the customer or wanting to improve the customer profile using unstructured data about customer interactions using [...]

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Business Intelligence Themes in 2011

Patrick Spedding
Patrick Spedding|July 5, 2011

We are starting to see the emergence of so-called “Next Gen” BI. Trends include mobility, visualization/busines discovery, collaboration & search, cloud, “big data”, and a move back to self-service or ‘departmental’ BI. Long gone (thankfully!) are the days of “BI is dead”, “BI is just Reporting” etc. According to @Claudia_Imhoff, [...]

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Four ways analytics is going to change over the next decade

Evan Stubbs
Evan Stubbs|June 22, 2011

Anyone else remember these? We’ve come a long way. Things change, and they change quickly; the only eternal truth is that nothing’s constant. It’s glib, but it’s true. And, those who don’t (or can’t) adjust get relegated to the history books. There’s a storm brewing and, by my bet, the [...]

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Big Data problem anyone?

Felix Liao
Felix Liao|June 21, 2011

Like it or not, ”Big Data” is getting a lot of coverage both in traditional media and social media chatters. The traditional IT Analyst firms are selling reports about it. The Economist is calling it “The Data Deluge”. Heck, even McKinsey is onto it, and you know it’s important if McKinsey is [...]

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    In many ways, Australia and New Zealand are unique - we live a day in the future, our birds walk and our mammals lay eggs. However, one thing we have in common with the rest of the world is the need to be globally competitive while staying local. On this blog, Evan Stubbs and his colleagues provide a uniquely ANZ perspective on doing business, using analytics to be more effective, and life in the antipodes in general.

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