LoomWare: Big data: McKinsey & Co. Report

February 16, 2012

Big data: McKinsey & Co. Report

MGI studied big data in five domains—healthcare in the United States, the public sector in Europe, retail in the United States, and manufacturing and personal-location data globally. Big data can generate value in each.

via www.mckinsey.com

Not the standard review of big data we see in the academic sector, but a useful discussion of the economic value and opportunities inherent in data. At the very least it will provide some good numbers for your next application for funds to steward data.

Feb 16, 2012 5:52:59 PM | Data, Technology Promise and Perils

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