Microsoft Launches New Data Analytics Tool
Follow Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced his hopes of creating a data platform, and his first offerings include SQL Server 2014, Analytics Platform System, and Azure Intelligent Systems Service. SQL Server 2014 was launched last Tuesday, a tool with notable features like in-memory processing and Azure connectivity. “Every aspect of Microsoft’s business has been fundamentally transformed because of data,” Nadella said at a presentation in San Francisco last week. “To be able to truly benefit from this platform, you need to have a data culture inside of your...
Read MoreTwitter Acquires Social Media Data Analytics Startup Gnip
Follow As part of its efforts to monetize its historic data, Twitter this week announced its purchase of social media data analytics startup Gnip, a company it’s been working with since 2010. “As Twitter has grown into a platform that delivers more than 500 million Tweets per day, Gnip has played a crucial role in collecting and digesting our public data and delivering the most essential Tweets to partners,” wrote Twitter Vice President of Global Development & Platform Jana Messerschmidt in a post on the company’s blog. This week’s news roundup features...
Read MoreThe Latest Data Analytics Interviews from Around the Web
Follow “Sick of hearing about Big Data? Get used to it,” wrote The Wall Street Journal’s Nikki Waller this week. Big Data, analytics and data science are big in the news and in the business world and that’s not going to change any time soon. As technology evolves, organizations of all sorts will continue to improve their understanding and use of the data they collect. This week’s roundup of articles and blog posts brings you data analytics interviews from around the Internet to bring you up to speed on the latest on the topic. CMO Interview: ThinkGeek CMO...
Read MoreCosmetics Company LUSH Saves £1M with Analytics
Follow UK-based LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, worked with business intelligence firm QlikView to devise a plan that would save £1m, or about $1.66 million, over the course of two years. “We selected QlikView Business Discovery as it’s a very easy system for all of our staff to use, even with varying levels of technical experience,” said Scott Silverthorn, head of data services at the popular cosmetics chain. This week’s news roundup shows how the beauty industry and retailers in general are freshening up their profitability with the help of analytics. Lush...
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