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Data Analytics:Future and Scope in India

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  Business Analytics have become vital for the growth and development of the companies 1  of today. Large investments are being made in big data analytics to make better business decisions from past data. This past data is being generated by different sources such as business people, marketing, education, engineering, medicine, social media, on-line transactions, call centers, sensors, web logs and telecommunications. Need for the right analysis: In this day and age, when the economy is challenging and the business landscapes are changing faster than ever, it is critical for organizations to focus on their critical business issues. It is also useful to understand the nature of these challenges. With increasing competition and plenty of options, consumers are always on the look-out for the next-best-thing. Business Analytics plays a very important role here as it uses statistics and tools to decode consumer insights. This is done based on accrued data, and Business Intellige
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The Google Driverless Car

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Driverless cars are here already... sort of Much of the autonomous technology used in Google's self-driving cars is already found on the road.You may have seen commercials advertising the Volkswagen Polo's automatic braking or the Ford Focus' automatic parallel parking, which both build on the increasingly common use of proximity sensors to aid parking. Combine these sensors with the automated-steering technology used for parking, throw in the seemingly old-hat technology that is cruise control and you have the loose framework for a self-driving car. How many sensors does the car have, and what do they do? Google’s driverless car has eight sensors. The most noticeable is the rotating roof-top Lidar – a camera that uses an array of 32 or 64 lasers to measure the distance to objects to build up a 3D map at a range of 200m, letting the car "see" hazards. The car also sports another set of “eyes”, a standard camera that points through the w
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Startups v/s MNC : Truth!

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Hey there "Technovores!", nothing about technology today, it's something else, but it has become really a very common word to hear now-a-days- "Startup!". It is something, I really felt like sharing today. Every wondered what it is like to work in a startup, and how different the experience would be compared to working in a regular multinational corporation? Aside from the rules and regulations that MNCs eat, breathe and sleep with, there are plenty of   differences that separates the bold from the established . From the choice of shoes, office chairs, and facial hair choices to how meetings look like, here are some of the stark differences you would expect at startups and MNCs.
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Business Intelligence

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BI - Business Intelligence: The term business intelligence (BI) represents the tools and systems that play a key role in the strategic planning process of the corporation. These systems allow a company to gather, store, access and analyze corporate data to aid in decision-making. Generally these systems will illustrate business intelligence in the areas of customer profiling, customer support, market research, market segmentation, product profitability, statistical analysis, and inventory and distribution analysis to name a few. Most companies collect a large amount of data from their business operations. To keep track of that information, a business and would need to use a wide range of software programs, such as Excel, Access and different database applications for various departments throughout their organization. Using multiple software programs makes it difficult to retrieve information in a timely manner and to perform analysis of the data. Business Intelligen
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Apple iPhone 7 – What to Expect?

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Apple iPhone 7 – Design KGI Securities superstar analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has an excellent track record with predicting iPhone specs, says the iPhone 7 will be Apple’s thinnest yet–approaching the thinness of the iPod touch. Ming-Chi Kuo is claiming the Apple iPhone 7 will come in between 6mm and 6.5mm. According to information leaked on Weibo by a reliable tipster, Apple is testing out five iPhone 7 prototypes, each with its own unique hardware characteristics. By the sound of it Apple is trying to figure out which technologies would go best in the upcoming model, all the while keeping an eye on the performance of its suppliers,” said the report. “Reportedly, some of the technologies that can be found in these prototypes include a USB Type-C connector compatible with headsets, wireless charging technology, multi-Force Touch, dual camera configurations, and fingerprint recognition technology embedded within the display.” There’s also strong hints that Apple is working
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Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Features. What's new?

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow features: What's new? Google has started the rollout of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Here are the features you can expect from the latest version. It’s time to prod the Marshmallow: Android Marshmallow is here. But you still have a while to wait unless you own a Nexus 6, Nexus 5, Nexus 9, or have recently picked up a Nexus 5X or Nexus 6P. So, the question: is Android 6.0 Marshmallow worth getting excited about? We’ve been spending some quality time with the new software to see what it offers over the Android Lollipop version we’ve been using for what feels like forever. Here are the features that take Android Marshmallow a step further. Is it enough to steamroll iOS 9 and Windows 10? For now at least, we’ll leave that to you. The apps menu is crazy-different One Android Marshmallow change all of you will notice is the way the new apps menu works. It’s totally different to Lollipop and the other previous versions of Android. This tim
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Big Data: Data is the new oil.

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Big data is a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. Challenges include analysis, capture, data curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, visualization, and information privacy. The term often refers simply to the use of predictive analytics or other certain advanced methods to extract value from data, and seldom to a particular size of data set. Accuracy in big data may lead to more confident decision making. And better decisions can mean greater operational efficiency, cost reduction and reduced risk. What is big data analytics? Big data analytics is the process of examining big data to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations and other useful information that can be used to make better decisions. With big data analytics, data scientists and others can analyze huge volumes of data that conventional analytics and business intelligence solutions can't touch. Consider that your organization could
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