Shane T Burke

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/20/superman-memory-crystal-lets-you-store-360tb-worth-of-data.html
The Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton discovered what they call the “Superman Memory Crystal.” The crystal can store 360TB of data and has a near unlimited lifetime at room temperature. Researchers believe it could store…[Read more]

Out of Stephen Few’s 8 Core Principles, I believe that ‘Simplify’ is the most important to data visualization. Data visualization is supposed to be easy to look at and easy to create. Overcomplicating the visualization can make interpreting and changing the data inefficient and confusing. Without a simplified representation of data, all of the…[Read more]

Maurice Whetstone gave a very informative presentation on the applications of the material we have been learning in class. The most interesting topic that he mentioned was QVC’s acquirement of Zulily. This was part of an attempt to generate more returning customers, specifically in the younger generation. This directly relates to the…[Read more]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2016/01/22/thinking-big-about-big-data-in-insurance/#27136be13377

Big data is transforming the insurance industry in big ways. Data controls insurance because it is used in creating models for pricing for consumers. According to Tom Warden, big data will allow insurance companies to discover new insurance…[Read more]