I know you have heard this ‘Big Data’ gospel that is taking over the world already, but do you know these facts about it? That; Every 2 days since 2003 we create so much information more than we did from the beginning of time [Source], Every minute we send 204 million emails, generate 1,8 million Facebook likes, send 278 thousand Tweets, and up-load 200 thousand photos to Facebook [Source], Google alone processes on average over 40 thousand search queries per second, making it over 3.5 billion in a single day. [Source], Facebook users share 30 billion pieces of content between them every day. [Source], Around 100 hours of video are…
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Top Revenue Opportunities In The Mobile Economy #MEA2014
As the Mobile East Africa conference has ended today in Nairobi, Kenya… I have learnt a number of things by just following this hashtag #MEA2014. The most interesting presentation from the conference was Tomi T Ahonen who said that ‘Mobile data is the black gold of 21st century’. Tomi is an Author, a mobile and digital trends specialist and Consultant, and Motivational Speaker on mobile who used to work as a Nokia executive and lectures at Oxford University. He said that the mobile industry will be worth 6 trillion dollars this year and developers, companies need to take this opportunity and use it. The twitpic below was taken off his presentation and shows…
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IBM One of Most Innovative Companies In Big Data
IBM is one of the biggest global data preachers in sharing problem solving solutions in cities around the world, mainly in businesses and universities. The US multinational made its name in computer hardware but has transitioned into a leading supplier of information technology, business services and software. In 2005, through it’s General Manager Nicholas Nesbitt established the first East African call centre in Kencall, which was voted Top Non European Call centre in the World in September 2008. IBM brought more revenue from big data–related products and services—to a total of $1.3. billion—than any other company in 2012, and it’s not simply because Big Blue excels at data storage and analytics. According…
