What is big data about

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WHAT IS BIG DATA ABOUT If you don’t work in marketing? By Miriam Gilbert Storytelling with Numbers.com tweet: MiriamRGilbert
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A highlevel view of the 3V's in Big Data - for non-techies

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WHAT IS BIG DATA ABOUT If you don’t work in marketing?

By Miriam Gilbert Storytelling with Numbers.com tweet: MiriamRGilbert

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MORE DATA THAN EVERThe volume of data is

growing exponentially

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MAKE DECISIONS SIMPLE?

But the reality looks

different…

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DATA ON ITS OWN IS USELESSWe need skilled

interpretation to give it

meaning

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WHAT MAKES DATA BIG?It is not all about size

alone.

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THE 3 “V’s” OF BIG DATA (a phrase coined by Gartner in

2001, now widely accepted)

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VOLUME = AMOUNT OF DATA

The volume is going up through the internet of things:

objects embedded with sensors and the ability to

communicate with each other.

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VELOCITY = SPEED OF DATA IN & OUT

More than real-time analytics, velocity is about the rate

of changes, about linking data sets and about bursts of

activities, rather than habitual steady tempo.

Plus, data forms its own networks, where it influences

other data, which creates more data and decisions.

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VARIETY = RANGE OF DATA TYPES & SOURCES

New data sources like social media and the internet

of things add huge variety of data.

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SOMETHING IS MISSING: How to turn big data into

something useful for business?

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AVOID NAVEL GAZING

Big data has to solve business issues – otherwise it’s

just an expensive IT hobby

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VALUE: WHAT AND WHY

Don’t just start measuring – be clear what your

burning issue is and what you need to know to

address it.

The why and what might not be straightforward to see

– look at it “sideways”.

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VERACITY: TRUST, BUT VERIFY*

*old Russian proverb

How can you act on information if you don’t trust it?

With data coming from new and different sources,

you need new ways of verifying what the data tells

you.

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CONTEXT

Evaluate data in context: Facts might not be true in

all circumstances, and old data might have value

despite being outdated.

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EXAMPLE USES OF BIG DATA OUTSIDE OF MARKETING

Utilities: e.g. Smart Meters

Banking: e.g. Fraud detection

Insurances: e.g. in-car boxes for flexible

premiums based on driving

behaviour

Property management: e.g elevator logs to predict

empty properties

And a gazillion more!

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