ANN ARBOR - A tool that makes large databases work smarter, not harder, could unlock the potential of big data to drive medical research, inform business decisions and speed up a slew of other applications that today are mired in a worldwide data glut. University of Michigan researchers developed software called Verdict that enables existing
SEATTLE - Amazon's ambitions to build a fleet of self-flying delivery drones will have an interesting side-effect: They will create unimaginable quantities of data. Aerial footage, mapping data, flight patterns, number-crunching analysis, and more — autonomous vehicles produce vast reams of data, and drones are no different. And Amazon is already thinking about how it
GRAND RAPIDS — A new venture capital fund in West Michigan closed on its first deal this week. Grand Ventures I LP was part of a syndicate of investors that invested $3.5 million in Cincinnati, Ohio-based Astronomer Inc., a company that provides a platform for clients to collect and analyze data. The deal came after Grand Ventures — which targets
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed the data-driven duo of Amy O’Connor, Big Data Evangelist at Cloudera (www.cloudera.com), and Danielle Dean, Data Scientist Lead at Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) --- a dynamic mother/daughter team, embracing technology, organically. Amy hails from the era where punch cards reigned supreme. The younger Danielle experienced the dichotomy of both more complex
GRAND RAPIDS - Mobile Monday Grand Rapids will tackle Big Data at the organization’s upcoming event on May 15 at Priority Health. Featured speaker will be Eric Kort, Research Scientist at the DeVos Cardiovascular Research Program of Spectrum Health and Van Andel Institute, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Michigan State University. Kort will explore
DETROIT - The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new Master’s degree program that will develop individuals with the skills and expertise to navigate the fast-growing STEM field to make sound business decisions. Master of Science in Data Science and Business Analytics program, offered jointly by the College of Engineering and the Mike
TROY - Join Automation Alley for a discussion on Big Data for business July 13 and learn how to manage complex data sets to make your company more effective, productive and profitable. Every company faces challenges when it comes to the analysis, capture, curation, storage, transfer and visualization of Big Data. Come to better understand
TROY - Registration is now open for the annual Great Lakes Business Intelligence and Big Data Summit, presented by WIT, March 24 at the Somerset Inn where more than 300 BI practitioners from across the Midwest are expected to share their expertise on big data. The event offers attendees ample learning and networking opportunities throughout
FERNDALE – Neal Anderson, with Supported Intelligence in East Lansing, talks about the company’s product, Rapid Recursive Big Data crunching tool and how it was used during the World Series to predict the optimal pitch to get the batters out. https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-7-supported-intel?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit
ANN ARBOR - A "big data brain trust" has been established by the National Science Foundation to bring together industry, government and academia to accelerate this emerging field and harness it to solve some of society's toughest problems. The University of Michigan will play a leading role in the new Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub
