Daily Crunch: Apple plans Pro iPhones

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Apple reportedly launching new iPhone Pro and iPads with better cameras, 16-inch MacBook Pro and new AirPods Here come the leaks around Apple’s fall hardware event (rumored to be scheduled for September 10).

Splunk acquires cloud monitoring service SignalFx for $1.05B

Splunk, the publicly traded data processing and analytics company, today announced that it has acquired SignalFx for a total price of about $1.05 billion. Approximately 60 percent of this will be in cash and 40 percent in Splunk common stock. SignalFx, which emerged from stealth in 2015, provides real-time cloud monitoring solutions, predictive analytics and more. Upon close, Splunk argues, this acquisition will allow it to become a leader in “in observability and APM for organizations at every stage of their cloud journey, from cloud-native apps to homegrown on-premises applications.” Indeed, the acquisition will likely make Splunk a far stronger player in the cloud space as it expands its support for cloud-native applications and the modern infrastructures and architectures those rely on.

How Data Analytics Can Help You Grow Your Business

  Setting up a business is probably the most difficult part of every entrepreneur’s journey. It requires dedication, contemplation, a lot of effort, and a bit of foresight. Once you build it from the ground up, you should know that your work doesn’t stop there. On the contrary, the moment you start settling in, you need to do some thinking again. You might wonder why that is necessary.

Is Big Data Leading to More Quantitative Strategic Decision Making Models?

  Big data is changing the future of organizational decision making. Belkacem Athamena, a professor at Al Ain University of Science and Technology wrote a white paper on the evolution of big data in decision making. Companies will place a greater emphasis on quantitative decision-making models than ever before, since new big data technology has made it more reliable. Global Executives Create Highly Sophisticated Big Data Decision Making Models There are two things companies can do with data: improve operational efficiency and implement better decisions.

Machine Learning Provides An Edge With Amazon FBA Product Selection

Machine learning is tremendously beneficial for many e-commerce companies. Marketing expert and founder of Crazy Egg, Neil Patel, has discussed the benefits of machine learning in e-commerce. They are using machine learning and predictive analytics to forecast market trends, which can be very useful as they strive to grow. One of the biggest applications of machine learning in e-commerce is with identifying market trends.

Why Big Data Is Essential To Digital Product Sales

Big data is changing the future of the retail industry. One study found that the value of big data in this sector was worth $3.45 billion in 2018. Big data is especially important in the eCommerce industry, since the market is digital. Smart marketers will look at ways to utilize it. Big data is going to be even more important for companies selling digital products online.

How Big Data Could Spare Seniors From A Terrifying Retirement Crisis

Millman has introduced some articles on the benefits of big data in the retirement industry. Wade Matterson wrote an article on LinkedIn on the value of big data for solving the retirement riddle. A growing body of research shows that big data can be invaluable for people planning for retirement. Predictive analytics and machine learning can help give some more perspectives on how retirees live, which can help them forecast their financial needs in their Golden Years.

Are SMEs Equipped To Master Data Science?

A 2015 paper by the World Economic Forum showed that big data might just be a fad. The article certainly raised a lot of controversy, considering the massive emphasis on the value of data technology. However, the article raised some very valid points. The article was not arguing that big data is going to go obsolete. Rather, the point was that big data is one tool in any organization’s arsenal.

Big Data Brings Stunningly Accurate Weather Predictions To Windows

Predictive analytics is changing the future of weather predictions. A growing number of meteorologists are using big data to make more reliable predictions. A 2017 study by Pennsylvania State University addressed the benefits of big data in weather analysis. Mohammad Mahdi Kamani, a doctoral student and professor James Wang said that big data has simplified weather predictions. The same technology is now available on Windows.

5 Business Expenses That Data Can Help Reduce

No matter what industry you’re in, identifying creative ways to cut costs is always an important goal. From small startups to major corporations, cost-saving tactics should be an important area to explore. Even when your business cost and costs of production aren’t growing exponentially, chances are everything around you is. Cost of living is rising; customer acquisition is more difficult than ever in such a competitive landscape; and suppliers are looking to increase their profits by upcharging you, too.