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FINDING BIG ALPHA IN BIG DATA

Among the hallmarks of the digital age is the explosion in the quantity of data being produced—and, increasingly, put to work. How is this development reshaping the landscape for asset management? And what do investors need to know about “big data?” To help answer these questions, our Scientific Active Equity Group has convened several investor symposiums in recent months, both live and in webcast form. We’ve drawn on them to produce this paper, an investor briefing on what big data is, why it matters and how it can be used to generate alpha.

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At Data Ventures, our ability to provide action-oriented knowledge about your POS (point of sale) or customer card data can be the difference between making a sale and making a profit. Data mining gives you the ability to take large amounts of data and identify patterns from that data. It helps you: Understand the customer better Develop a plan to optimize your action Predict trends and behaviors Discover previously unknown patterns Data warehousing allows you to reduce decision making by providing you with routine or custom reports about your business. These reports can be generated in real time on a daily basis or on an as needed basis. By warehousing multiple years of data, it allows for effective business trend and seasonality analysis. Your queries are limitless in the array of questions that can be asked. Data Ventures is currently updating its web site. When completed, we will provide you with more information and capabilities to interact with us with ease.

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