Insurance companies are using telematics to collect data on driving patterns, habits and locations to calculate pay-as-you-go rates. Telecommunications companies are able to detect failures and automate repairs in real time. And in health care, personalized medicine based on your unique genetic makeup is on the horizon.
What does your organization look like now? And what could it look like if you were collecting every relevant big data variable and applying high-performance analytics to predict outcomes in near-real time?
This is just one of the big questions we tackle in the Second Quarter 2012 issue of sascom magazine. Check out the simple, informative graphic we created to show major industries “before” and “after” high-performance analytics.
Other questions asked and answered in this issue:
- What should your IT department be working on right now? We’ve got a top 10 checklist for you.
- How can you translate social media into profits? Check out this list of five best practices.
- How can CIOs arm their business units with the data they need? Get four essential strategies.
After you check out the issue online in HTML or digital, let us know what you think and the questions you'd like us to tackle next.