Monthly Archives: February 2012

Why Big Data Mining / Analytics is the New Gold Rush

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: February 14, 2012

Just mention the words “Big Data” to any technology entrepreneur or investor and observe how his/her face lights up with excitement. Given the perceived opportunity in Big Data, tech entrepreneurs and investors want to capitalize on it by starting /investing in a Big Data Management, Mining and Analytics business. Is this perceived opportunity in Big [...]

Big Data and Rise of Predictive Enterprise Solutions

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: February 10, 2012

Given the three Vs of Big Data, namely Volume, Variety and Velocity (read this for more), challenge before large and medium sized companies is how to unlock the potential of Big Data and productively leverage its value in running the business. In “traditional” Data Analytics or Business Intelligence, focus is more on analysis and reporting [...]

Big Data: Will Open Source Software Challenge BI & Analytics Software Vendors

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: February 3, 2012

Predictive Analytics has been billed as the next big thing for almost fifteen years, but hasn’t gained mass acceptance so far the way ERP and CRM solutions have. One of the main reason for this is the high upfront investment required in Software, Hardware and Talent for implementing a Predictive Analytics solution. As a result, only [...]

Big Data Analytics a Key Enabler for Social CRM – Airlines Case Study

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: February 1, 2012

Big Data Analytics is a hot topic of discussion these days. But many feel that it is more of a “hype” and less of substance. In my opinion, Big Data Analytics is the real deal and if used correctly, can deliver great business results at a fraction of cost compared to other alternatives. Here’s a [...]

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  • Harish Kotadia, Ph.D.

  • Dr. Harish Kotadia has more than twelve years’ work experience as a hands-on CRM Program and Project Manager implementing CRM and Analytics solutions for Fortune 500 clients in the US.

    He also has about five years’ work experience as a Research Executive in Marketing Research and Consulting industry working for leading MR organizations.

    Dr. Harish currently lives in Dallas, Texas, USA and works as Social CRM/CRM and Analytics Consulting Lead for Infosys Technologies. Views and opinion expressed in this blog are his own.




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