Big Data Can Yield Big Results for Small-Scale Businesses

The market for technology brings something new and useful every day. Technology brings joy not only for end users but also for businesses. Large-scale organizations use new trends of technology to improve their business operations and satisfy end users. It is a myth that only large or medium-scale businesses require technology. All sorts of businesses…

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Can Big Data Help Cross-Border Remittances?

The overseas money transfer industry has seen considerable changes since the turn to the last century, mainly because of technological advances. Once the domain of banks and high-street forex brokers, it has witnessed the arrival of several FinTech companies. Where there’s FinTech, can the use of big data be far behind? Xoom, an overseas money…

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6 Lessons in Data Strategy for Startups

Data can be an intimidating concept for a new company, especially a startup. The paradox is that the agility of a new business and the lack of fixed structures and processes makes it the best candidate for using the insights provided by Big Data to adjust to the market in real-time and provide value. A…

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What Can a Small Business Do with Big Data?

Big Data is an essential vitamin for IT. Although it can be beneficial for adults (large enterprises), it is best and most necessary for growing children (small businesses). That is why startups and SMEs should not shy away from this new trend. In 2012, when the concept started to catch on, there were numerous adoption…

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How Small Businesses Should Be Using Big Data

Think big data is only for big business? Think again. No matter how small your operation might be, collecting and analyzing data about current and future customers can produce a significant return on investment. And the world’s businesses know this, which is why Microsoft’s Satya Nadella predicts Big Data could become a $1.6 trillion industry in the…

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Marketing and Big Data: Finding That Needle in the Haystack

We once measured our audience using demographic buckets, especially with the use of age groups, gender, and financial ability as keys. Classic marketing teaches us that this is the best way to define our audience, and to make appropriate pitches that will elicit favorable response from the target audience. Still true, but with a big…

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