Big Data and the Stalker Economy

Interesting Forbes article - which should be of interest to people in the industry and people who are not...as is quoted “if you’re not paying for the service, you’re the product.”!

A worthwhile read. The article begins:

Crack is being served in Silicon Valley. An enthusiastic crowd of geeks and suits — all of them “data scientists” — just spent three days at the O’Reilly Strata conference (#strataconf) in Santa Clara. All over the event’s menu is the crack cocaine of our day: big data.

The full article can be found here.

McKinsey Quarterly - Package on 'Big Data'

Very interesting reading in McKinsey Quarterly on 'Big Data' this month. It requires (free) registration, but very good articles:

Are you ready for the era of 'big data'?

Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. Here’s what you should know.

Competing through data: Three experts offer their game plans

MIT professor Erik Brynjolfsson, Cloudera cofounder Jeff Hammerbacher, and Butler University men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens reflect on the power of data.

Seizing the potential of ‘big data’

Companies are learning to use large-scale data gathering and analytics to shape strategy. Their experiences highlight the principles—and potential—of big data.

How strategic is our technology agenda?

CEOs should shake up the technology debate to ensure that they capture the upside of technology-driven threats. Here’s how.