Big data–you’ve got it, now what?
The adoption of big data in higher education has been relatively slow due, in part, to privacy concerns. The sheer volume of information can also be overwhelming. Institutions…
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Is Big Data ‘bull****’?
The man who headed up the tech side of President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign took issue with higher education's emphasis on Big Data this week, and it's not…
Innovation corner: Big Data for colleges large and small
Many colleges and universities are just beginning to understand how to leverage vast amounts of data. While the definition of ... Read more
University of Rochester to spend $50 million on ‘big data’ research
The University of Rochester is committing $50 million, in addition to more than $50 million it has spent in recent years, to expand its work in the burgeoning…
Is Big Data too ‘messy’ for higher education?
The massive collection of data in higher education will never produce a single, infallible formula for success, no matter how much students clamor for such a miracle algorithm.…
Braving the big data maze
Everyone’s talking about big data – structured and unstructured information that can be pulled together and shared to help organisations gain better insights and make more informed business…