John Weathington361, Author at TechRepublic

John Weathington361

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John Weathington is a management consultant with 20 years of experience advising high-tech clients including Visa, eBay, Dell, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Quest Software, MCI and Silicon Graphics. He has a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation from the Institute of Management Consultants. He writes TechRepublic’s Big Data Analytics blog and he frequently speaks on analytic leadership, strategy and marketing.

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SMBs: Get ready for big data’s wild ride

The convergence of several mega-trends, including social media and consumerization of technology, make this an ideal time for small business to embrace big data in their competitive strategy.

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Critical steps for successful SMB big data strategy

Big data analytics can play an integral role in a small business. Formulate a strategy and use it to build a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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Big decisions with big data

Big data means big decisions for companies as they consider whether to incorporate big data into their organization. Big data can also mean big dollars, or big failure. There are clear steps to take while building a case for, or against, big data.

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The big data rush: How small businesses can strike gold

Small businesses can benefit from the current big data rush. With hard work and a little luck, companies can profit from the onslaught of data.

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