analytics

May 22, 2014

DATA CENTER

Save Big Money with Big Data

1 min read

Data in data warehouses doubles every 2.5 years. For users, this means more data to analyze, leading to better business outcomes. That’s the good news. The bad news is that this extra storage capacity and computing power comes at a cost. A high cost it turns out. So what is an enterprise to do? Keep […]

April 28, 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Wrap-up: Cisco at HPC for Wall Street

2 min read

We recently returned from another great experience at the High Performance Computing Linux for Wall Street event in New York on April 7, 2014. This year’s 11th annual HPC conference focused on big data, HPC applications, data centers fabrics, cloud economics, low latency and how these technologies are all changing the way global financial markets are evolving. […]

April 28, 2014

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

How Retail’s New “4 P’s of Performance” Will Transform the Industry

3 min read

Retail success has always been about delivering on the “4 Rs”: getting the Right products to the Right place at the Right time and for the Right price. While that success formula remains valid, technology-enabled advancements promise to disrupt how — and how well — retailers will be able to deliver on each element. “Omnichannel” […]

April 17, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

Evolution towards the Data-Driven Enterprise

4 min read

Data has always been important for many (if not all) companies. Today however it is becoming increasingly easier to collect data about customers, business transactions, devices etc…, . This data enables companies to (more dynamically) optimize their business models and processes and differentiate themelves from their competitors. Before embarking on a (Big) data strategy it […]

April 10, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Fourth V in Big Data

1 min read

At Cisco Live! Melbourne, I was invited to speak at the Executive Symposium to nearly 100 of Cisco’s top customers in the Australia and New Zealand region.  In my talk, Gaining Insight from the Big Data Avalanche, I covered big data business opportunities and technology challenges. To level set at the start, I opened with […]

April 10, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Our Data, Ourselves

3 min read

We’re generating digital information at an exponential rate. It’s coming from more devices that are more connected than ever and getting smarter all the time.