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Today, we have more information than ever. But the importance of all that information extends beyond simply being able to do more, or know more, than we already do. The quantitative shift leads to a qualitative shift. Having more data allows us to do new things that weren’t possible before. In other words: More is not just more. More is new. More is better. More is different. Of course, there are still limits on what we can obtain from or do with data. But most of our assumptions about the cost of collecting and the difficulty of... [Lire la suite]

There are 2 billion people around the world using smartphones that have an internet connection and a touchscreen or something similar as an interface. By the end of the decade that number looks set to double to just over 4 billion, according to Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture-capital firm. By 2020, something like 80% of adults will own a smartphone connected to this remarkable global resource. Like the book, the clock and the internal combustion engine before it, the smartphone is changing the way people relate to... [Lire la suite]

By shifting from a product-centric approach to a customer-centric approach, Product and Pricing Lifecycle Management (PPLM) is transforming the way banks manage products, pricing, loyalty and billing.     more information: http://zafin.com/  

Deloitte experts believe that French companies should spend experimentation in terms of masses of data analysis this year, after a year of reflection. The focus is particularly on data governance.   The analysis of large-scale digital data (social networks, mobile connections), has become a topic of discussion in all executive committees of major companies last year. In his report on the digital transformation of the digital economy submitted to the government last November, Philippe Lemoine had, however, noted that "the vast... [Lire la suite]

The number of smart devices in your home, on your body and around your office is increasing everyday. By 2020, there could be as many as 30 billion devices hooked up to the Internet of Things (IoT). As far as business goes, few industries will be more profoundly affected by the IoT than the retail sector, which will be a major topic of discussion at the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention and Expo this week in New York. Some people may abandon brick-and-mortar shopping completely. Others will use applications to help them... [Lire la suite]