Catch me if you can Yes, do cast a wide net. Data is everywhere ... all around you - can you catch 'em - but do focus on quality rather than quantity. You have heard this before: We begin with the three V’s: Volume, Velocity & Variety (that's the do-re-me of Big Data) Large Volumes of Structured data … It’s the usual & the-not-very-exciting-stuff that lives in your internal databases; also in the public clouds. Always useful to have some outside data; gives you the ability to

All these years, I resisted what I called was the trap of “online shopping”. But 2013 saw me progressively become an online shopper. The first time it was out of necessity - or so I thought. I wear wide width shoes. These aren’t as readily available in stores. In the past, only Nordstrom could come to my rescue. Next time round, it was because of the t-shirt style that I prefer. I like scoop necks; alas, stores tend to carry more of round necks and v-necks. The other day, I w