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Helping businesses uncover new opportunities with IBM big data

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	The Poole College of Management at NC State University wanted a platform to help students turn big data into knowledge for better decision making. The school integrates teaching, research and active engagement with businesses to give students real-world experience in uncovering new business opportunities. As the Poole College of Management evaluated big data platforms that its students could use when working with local businesses, staff looked for a solution that could efficiently handle an extremely large volume and variety of structured and unstructured data. Read More
About Customer	North Carolina State University (NC State) is one of the largest technical universities in the Southeast United States. Located in Raleigh, NC State serves more than 34,000 students and is recognized for its leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Poole College of Management at NC State focuses on delivering “management education for a technology driven, global marketplace.” The school integrates teaching, research and active engagement with businesses to give students real-world experience in uncovering new business opportunities. Read More
Solution	The college selected an IBM big data solution, including IBM® InfoSphere® BigInsights™ and IBM Content Analytics software. InfoSphere BigInsights software makes it simpler for the organization to use Apache Hadoop and build big data applications. It incorporates the administrative, discovery, development, provisioning, and security features that businesses need, along with best-in-class analytical capabilities. IBM Content Analytics software uses sophisticated natural language processing to understand the meaning and context of human language within textual information from documents, online content, emails and much more. In addition to implementing IBM big data software, Dr. Kowolenko’s team also used IBM PowerLinux™ servers to create high-performance, energy efficient, and reliable cloud computing environment for delivering its new big data applications. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

The Poole College of Management at NC State University wanted a platform to help students turn big data into knowledge for better decision making. The school integrates teaching, research and active engagement with businesses to give students real-world experience in uncovering new business opportunities. As the Poole College of Management evaluated big data platforms that its students could use when working with local businesses, staff looked for a solution that could efficiently handle an extremely large volume and variety of structured and unstructured data.

About Customer

North Carolina State University (NC State) is one of the largest technical universities in the Southeast United States. Located in Raleigh, NC State serves more than 34,000 students and is recognized for its leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Poole College of Management at NC State focuses on delivering “management education for a technology driven, global marketplace.” The school integrates teaching, research and active engagement with businesses to give students real-world experience in uncovering new business opportunities.

Solution

The college selected an IBM big data solution, including IBM® InfoSphere® BigInsights™ and IBM Content Analytics software. InfoSphere BigInsights software makes it simpler for the organization to use Apache Hadoop and build big data applications. It incorporates the administrative, discovery, development, provisioning, and security features that businesses need, along with best-in-class analytical capabilities. IBM Content Analytics software uses sophisticated natural language processing to understand the meaning and context of human language within textual information from documents, online content, emails and much more. In addition to implementing IBM big data software, Dr. Kowolenko’s team also used IBM PowerLinux™ servers to create high-performance, energy efficient, and reliable cloud computing environment for delivering its new big data applications.

Impact #1	Helped identify new business opportunities more than 200 times faster and with fewer resources for a chemical company.
Impact #2	Increased IT efficiency.
Impact #3	Enabled students to apply big data analytics to real-world business problems.

Impact #1

Helped identify new business opportunities more than 200 times faster and with fewer resources for a chemical company.

Impact #2

Increased IT efficiency.

Impact #3

Enabled students to apply big data analytics to real-world business problems.

Benefit #1	Uncovered new prospects in just a few hours—more than 200 times faster than before.

Benefit #1

Uncovered new prospects in just a few hours—more than 200 times faster than before.

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Helping businesses uncover new opportunities with IBM big data

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