How Big Data is Like High-Frequency Trading
Sometimes a new technology is so powerful that anyone who doesn’t adopt it faces the destruction of their entire business. High-frequency trading, when it was…
Farmers Versus Hunters: The Importance of Account Management
The following guest blog was written by John O’Farrell, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and GoodData investor and board member. On my Andreessen Horowitz blog, I…
Big Data Can Help Us Keep the Earth Green
As we celebrate Earth Day 2013, we’re surrounded by mixed news about our planet. Global warming, deforestation, over-fishing and industrial accidents continue to threaten our…
Big Data and the Big Opportunity to Reform Education
In big data terms, every human being is a rich resource. Students, from enrollment to grades to the clubs they join, generate as much data…
Easy Office Pranks You Can Do in Under 5 Minutes This April’s Fool Day
Between 40%-77% of Americans participate in April Fool’s pranks, one lab42 survey found. More than half of us–56%–feel mischevious on April Fool’s day. Yet 26%…
Big Data: Aspirin for Travelers’ Headaches
Depending on where you are, the words “travel” and “good customer experience” don’t necessarily belong in the same sentence. Big data is poised to change…
3 Things to Look For in Your Business Partner
The following Powered By guest blog comes from Milan Veverka, Partner at Keboola, a leading Business Intelligence consulting firm. Keboola is a GoodData reseller and…
Big Data, Big Medicine
We’ve figured out how to analyze social media, videos, geolocational data and other online data to perfect our business efforts. Applying those capabilities to the…
How Big Data is Changing Food Consumption
Remember the old saying, “you are what you eat?” Big data is changing that proposition to “you analyze what you eat.” From food safety to…
The Oscars Are Where Big Data Meets Human Ingenuity
Last November, Nate Silver became a popular hero by using big data to accurately predict the election results for all 50 states. With the Oscars…