Everyone has heard of the four V’s of Big Data.  If not, they are Volume, Velocity, Variety, Volatility, and Vulnerability.  Each is self-explanatory but their implications are not.  The 5 V’s have existed since the beginning of data so there is nothing new … it’s just that Big Data is now bringing all of them [...]

Each industry is different.  Some have huge margins but low volumes (e.g. Software) while others have huge volumes but very low margins (e.g. QSR).  Needless to say, the approach within each industry has to be different.  There are several areas the clients need to consider when building a business intelligence and Big Data infrastructure [...]