Can Big Data Help Predict Tornadoes?

For those of us whose lives orbit the big data world, we hear a lot of hype about the wonders of all this data. Naturally when an event like this week's massive tornado in Oklahoma happens, we are left to wonder if big data has the power to provide more warning, and get more people out of harm’s way before the event strikes. Read more…

Big Data on the Range in OK

One of the goals of big data analytics is to streamline and optimize. The state government of Oklahoma realized that and brought in IBM’s analytics chops in an IT consolidation effort that is slated to save the state $15 million over the next five years. Read more…