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*DataPoint* Data Science and Theme Parks
Andy is out and about with his family today at King’s Dominion and he pauses to reflect on how data analytics is used at amusement parks. Links mentioned: https://themeparkanalysis.com/ http://dataconomy.com/2016/06/three-times-big-data-made-amusement-parks-better/ http://www.analyticbridge.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/amusement-park-analytics-increasing-both-fun-and-roi
*DataPoint* Up in the Club and in the Cloud
It’s Friday night and Frank’s up in the club — Sam’s Club. As it turns out, Wal-Mart, the parent company of Sam’s Club, is deep into big data. And by deep I mean *really* deep. To the tune of 40+ petabytes deep. What’s more, the Arkansas based retailer, has over 20,000 stores in 28 countries, is currently…
*DataPoint* Strange Things are Afoot at the Circle K
One hundred years ago, there were hardly any automobiles. Accordingly, there we no gas stations or car mechanics. Over time, these gas stations evolved to have convenience stores attached to them. No one in 1917 saw that coming. Now, imagine what new business types will evolve over the next one hundred years when the data revolution has…
*DataPoint* Neil Hambly and Andy Chat about Data While Eating Tacos in London
In this DataPoint, Andy Leonard sits down with Neil Hambly to chat about data while having tacos and yelling at people who honk their horns. Links: Data Movements Notable Quotes: DBA and data migration services, performance, and security ([0:30]) Slicing and dicing business data using Power BI ([1:30]) Using Power BI for licensing cost analysis…
*DataPoint* #DataIntelligence Wrap Up
