Consumer companies are exploring smart vending machines that have tiny computers on a wireless network which leverage information like usage data and weather forecasts to determine replenishment schedules.

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Twitter is a goldmine of information and there is no need to ever send a tweet to leverage the data in Twitter.

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Enterprises with data and information that are presently managed within an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) will leverage data integration technologies, such as those offered by large established vendors like Informatica, newly recognized vendors like Hadapt or emerging start-ups like Splice Machine, with whom I spoke this morning, and begin a migration towards Big Data, or Big-Data-like techniques to gain insight, and ultimately business value and innovation from data and information.

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