Allen Bonde is VP of Product Marketing & Innovation at Actuate, an advisor to several start-ups, and a former digital media and Internet CMO. An early proponent of self-service apps and data-driven marketing, he has helped global leaders with their big data and customer experience strategies, and shares his perspectives

This has been a big week for Big Data. We’ve learned how it saves the lives of blood cancer victims, wins elections, rescues internationally renowned companies, and makes fast food even faster. It’s no surprise that it was named the most influential technology for the future. TOP DATACONOMY ARTICLES The First Prime Minister

Since India’s Lok Sabha election results, news outlets have been debating why Congress lost so heavily to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last Friday. Some have suggested Narendra Modi’s focus on the economy was a decisive factor in his success, while others have argued that Modi’s emphasis on infrastructure development

IBM announced yesterday that it would be introducing three new cloud-based apps – IBM Concert, Project Catalyst and OpenPages — to help decision makers with big data analytics. The announcement was made yesterday at the Vision 2014 conference for finance and risk management in Orlando, Florida. The new cloud-based apps

Context Relevant, a predictive analytics startup, announced yesterday that it has raised $21 million in Series B funding. Formation 8 led the Series B investment, with participation from a large unnamed bank, an unnamed insurance agency, Bloomberg Beta, Madrona Venture Group and Vulcan Capital. Although there are a number of

Rick Blaisdell is the CTO of ConnectEdu and a cloud computing expert. He has over 20 years of product, business development, and high-tech experience with Fortune 500 companies, developing innovative technology strategies with particular expertise in: cloud computing integration, strategic planning and development for Information Systems; delivering cost effective IT

John Staunton is an entrepreneur currently based out of Amsterdam. His focus is in the areas of Near Field Communications (NFC), customer loyalty, customer analytics & business intelligence within the customer-facing services and retail industries. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering, a Masters in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite

Adam is currently the Chief Data Scientist and Director of Engineering for Zanox, Europe’s largest affiliate network. He has been in technology roles for over 17 years in a variety of industries, including online marketing, financial services, healthcare, and oil and gas. His background is in Applied Mathematics, and his

Miguel Arias is tech entrepreneur and investor. Founder of IMASTE & Multivent. IMASTE is the European leading specialist in virtual events, fairs and trade shows. On June 2012, IMASTE has been acquired by ON24 Inc, the global leading platform for virtual corporate communications, based in Silicon Valley.  He is advisor in Vizzuality and

Kirk is a data scientist, top big data influencer and professor of astrophysics and computational science at George Mason University.He spent nearly 20 years supporting NASA projects, including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope as Data Archive Project Scientist, NASA’s Astronomy Data Center, and NASA’s Space Science Data Operations Office. He has