While this decision is certainly tempered by the needs of the company, the scale up approach will help enterprises accurately prepare for their current Big Data needs by buying limited hardware and add more racks in a cost-effective manner as data needs increase.
Officials with IBM and RPI say Watson's college tenure also will prepare RPI students for jobs in cognitive science and "big data, " a field where demand is quickly outpacing supply.
Prepare for your Facebook and Instagram accounts to be merged into one data profile of you, and to have to learn how to use new tools to keep people from sending you Facebook messages.
"On-field data tracking is one of the most important elements coaches and trainers use to prepare their teams, " said Paul Gaudio, vice president of adidas interactive.
With the Panasonic mobile HDVC system, emergency medical technicians can transmit essential visual patient data from a remote location to awaiting teams in the ER so those teams can prepare.
During these periods reporters from accredited media organisations (some of which have big data-feed businesses) get an early look at the new number so they can prepare detailed articles to be distributed at the moment of official release.
It added hospitals needed to prepare for the changes by improving financial management, making sure all staff understood the new system and ensuring good data was available on what was happening within the hospital.