Big Data

by Diego Klabjan

It has been noted that big data technologies are predominantly used for ETL and data discovery. The former has been around for decades and is well understood with a mature market. Data discovery is much newer…

by Michael Watson

I recently wrote a blog post on SCDigest about the three definitions of “big data”.

by Michael Watson

The New York Times recently wrote an article entitled “Is Big Data an Economic Big Dud?”. Here is part of the article questioning the value of big data:

by Michael Watson

A lot of press around analytics is focused on large and exciting projects. But, analytics can be applied to firms of any size.

Welcome to the blog for Opex Analytics.

We’ll be using this blog to post general educational articles on analytics, big data, and related topics, especially as they pertain to businesses. One of our goals is to help you cut through the hype and keep up with…

by Michael Watson

In yesterday’s post, we discussed a short definition of analytics (“the ability to collect, analyze, and act on data”).

by Sara Hoormann

Why is it that your car always seems to breakdown during your busiest week at work? Farmers fear the inevitable failure of their combine equipment during the peak of harvest season. Plant managers struggle with knowing…

by Michael Watson

The use of analytics in sports is quite well known. The Oakland A’s popularized analytics by using it to build winning teams with a minimal budget — we mentioned and…

by Michael Watson

Yesterday’s WSJ ran an article on the importance of analytics (“Get Familiar With Big Data Now — or Face ‘Permanent Pink Slip’” — may be behind a paywall).

by Michael Watson

This week, Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest wrote about very big data in the supply chain. It was a well-balanced article, covering both the hype and some nice solutions. Here is one quote: