Ivy May 24, 2014 1 Comment
With ‘the cloud’ being widely adopted for both visualising and analysing data in a single dashboard, it is time to identify a promising and fast-growing start-up that inspires with its innovative analytics solutions in the cloud.
This month, we feature a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) start-up that brings in a new dimension to analytics with
Ivy May 22, 2014 No Comments
The recent 2014 IDG Enterprise Big Data Research study puts business spending on big data-related initiatives in 2014, at about $8 million. While analytics software and human analysts form part of this spending, 49% of the enterprises surveyed is slated to invest in hardware like storage and server, 44% plan in cloud infrastructure.
The challenges of analytics in the Cloud
While int
Ivy May 15, 2014 No Comments
As all eyes turn to India and the outcome of the largest “Unreal Elections”, 2014 goes down in history as the year when social media and analytics shaped the elections and voting trajectory in an unprecedented manner.
From the satta model to analytics
This is a country where the satta (odds) market h
Ivy May 15, 2014 No Comments
Data is everywhere whether in unstructured or structured form. Yet stand alone data makes no sense unless measured, managed or optimised. To gain valuable insights into a given set of data, the data has to lend itself to analysis using a clearly defined methodology, strategy and business goals.
What this means.
Data is to be questioned, transformed into information and shaped to des
Ivy May 11, 2014 No Comments
A convergence of data and cloud computing
Data analytics using cloud computing or cloud services have led to the evolution of cloud analytics, where the flexible infrastructure of cloud models facilitate data analytics in collaboration with the cloud service provider.
Why analytics in the cloud?
Organisations rely upon legacy systems for data warehousing. These cannot alw
Ivy May 10, 2014 No Comments
Decoding Cloud Computing
This month we focus on cloud computing and cloud analytics – a core functionality for every enterprise-wide solution. With SMAC (social, mobile, analytics, cloud) fast becoming a chosen technology for small to large enterprises, it has become necessary for pr
Ivy May 08, 2014 1 Comment
The SMAC technology / business model
While Big Data was the predominant buzzword through 2013
Ivy Apr 30, 2014 No Comments
…. from IVY Professional School Blog
Beginning this month, we will be doing a monthly (in place of the bi-monthly) news wrap-up on what’s going on in the Indian analytics industry. So for a quick review on the latest buzz in Indian analytics, look out for the blog on the last day every month.
Another starter is a themed calendar where we shall feature a “Start-up of the month”
Ivy Apr 27, 2014 No Comments
As a student of statistics or analytics, you will know why the Bayesian logic is applied to decision making and inferential statistics for probability inference. It is the way to quantify a situation with an uncertain outcome by determining its probability. The Bayesian model defines a rule for refining a hypothesis – factoring-
Ivy Apr 17, 2014 No Comments
How do the various political Manifestos compare with respect to important keywords?
What do twitter users have to say about the new product launch?
How is your after-sales support performing against your competitors?
What is the general sentiment about the election manifestos of various political parties?
These are questions one asks