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Francine Bennett: "What's the Big Deal About City Data?" - Strata Europe 2014

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A keynote address from Strata + Hadoop World Europe 2014 in Barcelona.

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Exploiting big data and analytics through the whole organisation is now business as usual for retail and online businesses.

But cities and buildings also create a whole lot of data, which could change lives for better or for worse. 

This talk explores what’s happening right now in big data and analytics for cities and buildings, where it might head, and what we might want from it all.

About Francine Bennett (Mastodon C):
Francine Bennett is a data scientist, and is the CEO and cofounder of Mastodon C. Mastodon C are agile big data specialists, who offer the open source Hadoop-powered technology and the technical and analytical skills which help organisations to realise the potential of their data.
Before founding Mastodon C, she spent a number of years working on big data analysis for search engines, helping them to turn lots of data into even more money. She enjoys good coffee, running, sleeping as much as possible, and exploring large datasets.

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