Big Data analytics is the process of examining large data sets to uncover patterns, correlations, market trends and various useful business information that had previously been hidden. This chapter will provide some top tips on implementing Big Data into your business, which in turn will provide all the information you’ll need to improve areas of value for your customers. We’ll look into how healthcare and consumer goods manufacturer (and fellow Salfordians), PZ Cussons, make the most of the data extracted from their SYSPRO ERP solution. General Electric will be the subject of our Big Data leading practice, we’ll look into how GE reduced total cost of ownership of their products for customers with GE reducing margins and also pass energy saving advice onto their customers.
