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What is big data?

Every day, 2.5 billion gigabytes of high-velocity data
are created in a variety of forms, such as social
media posts, information gathered in sensors
and medical devices, videos and transaction records.

Gain a better understanding of big data

What can you do with big data?

Big data can address a multitude of problems if you know how to use it. The insights gleaned from big data can help organizations deepen customer engagement, optimize operations, prevent threats and fraud, and capitalize on new sources of revenue. But to be successful, you need a clear understanding of the characteristics of big data and the skills required to manage it.

The 4 dimensions of big data

The next generation of data scientists

Customers share their successes

Constant Contact
IBM's big data solutions helped Constant Contact improve big data analysis performance by more than 40 times, reduced wait time from hours to seconds, and increased client campaign effectiveness by almost 25%.

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Banca Carige
Understand how IBM enabled this client's big data journey and why Banca Carige felt the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator on IBM z Series would match their business requirements above all other potential solutions.

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The 15 most powerful big data companies

IBM is at the top of the list, compiled and reported by Network World.

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Harnessing Big Data

Obtain the knowledge and confidence to build a big data strategy for your organization.

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Jeff Jonas explains big data
Learn how context involves taking each piece of data, deciding where it fits, and analyzing its surroundings in order to draw insight.