{"id":1568,"date":"2019-12-30T05:55:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T05:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xtract.io\/blog\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:37:24","slug":"business-solutions-big-data-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtract.io\/blog\/business-solutions-big-data-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Data at Work: A Book Review."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thomas H. Davenport is a daring man.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has taken one of the most hyped buzzwords in technology and successfully made it consumable for people who do not have technical or analytical backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Big Data @ Work<\/em><\/strong> is an ambitious book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for the most accurate summary on his work &#8211; you&#8217;ve landed on the single best page on the internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It promises to cover all the bases. What big data means from a technical, consumer, and management perspective; what its opportunities and costs are; where it can have a real business impact; and which aspects of this hot topic have been oversold. Sounds like a tall order, doesn\u2019t it?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, it\u2019s a great book. Newbies, especially those who are looking for an excellent introduction to Big Data, will love it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has given the world a book that accurately and wonderfully explains the rapidly changing world of information technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We devoured his most acclaimed book and came up with a Xtract.io perspective on the same.&nbsp; Download the book summary here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Impressed? We\u2019ve got more summaries&nbsp;coming up. 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