Fast Data is the continuous access and processing of events and data in real-time for the purposes of gaining instant awareness and instant action.

FORBES: Fast Data Gets A Jump On Big Data

The software-as-service (SaaS) company founded by Omniture co-founder Josh James in 2010 provides real-time access to business data and plays in a highly competitive market anchored by behemoths SAP and Oracle.

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Data is stored in the cloud, so individuals can access information in real-time from anywhere in the world.

ENGADGET: Preva Mobile for iOS aims to track your workouts, keep you going to the gym

Local officials in Rwanda now have mobile phones loaded with software that allows them to enter and transmit health data back to their base so they can access information on potential outbreaks, shortages of medicines and so on in real time.

ECONOMIST: A doctor in your pocket