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Data-ism: Inside the Big Data Revolution
Steve Lohr
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Description for Data-ism: Inside the Big Data Revolution
Paperback. Even the tiniest piece of information about you is worth something to someone-welcome to the age of data-ism Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJM; KJQ; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. .
Data is the vital raw material in our modern information economy. There is already an incredible amount of digital data in the world, and it's doubling every two years. Business decisions used to be based on experience and intuition - now detailed data analysis is the name of the game. Those bits and bytes are transforming our world. Steve Lohr, chief technology reporter at the New York Times, takes us to meet the people at the centre of this digital revolution and shows how we, both as individuals and institutions, will need to ... Read more
Data is the vital raw material in our modern information economy. There is already an incredible amount of digital data in the world, and it's doubling every two years. Business decisions used to be based on experience and intuition - now detailed data analysis is the name of the game. Those bits and bytes are transforming our world. Steve Lohr, chief technology reporter at the New York Times, takes us to meet the people at the centre of this digital revolution and shows how we, both as individuals and institutions, will need to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780748368
SKU
V9781780748368
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About Steve Lohr
Steve Lohr is a senior writer and reporter for the New York Times, where he writes about the intersection of technology, business and society and contributes to the internationally-read Bits blog. His journalism has been hailed as 'a tour de force' (Nature). He lives in New York City.
Reviews for Data-ism: Inside the Big Data Revolution
`A chronicle of the present state of big data and the possible future it portends... argues persuasively that big data is just now coming of age and that it has a lot of maturing still to do.'
Washington Post
`Steve Lohr lays out the promise, the personalities, and the perils of big data in an entertaining and enlightening ... Read more
Washington Post
`Steve Lohr lays out the promise, the personalities, and the perils of big data in an entertaining and enlightening ... Read more