Big Data Analytics towards a European research agenda

July 14, 2019

Big data are blossoming together with the hope to harness the knowledge they hide to solve the key problems of society, business and science. However, turning an ocean of messy data into knowledge and wisdom is an extremely challenging task. In this paper we put forward our vision of Big Data Analytics in Europe, based on the fair use of big data with the development of associated policies and standards, as well as on empowering citizens, whose digital traces are recorded in the data. The first step towards such objective is the creation of a European ecosystem for Big Data Analytics-as-a-service, based on a Federated Trusted Open Analytical Platform for Knowledge Acceleration. The goal is to yield a data and knowledge infrastructure providing to citizens, scientists, institutions and businesses

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Ascentt is a highly specialized implementation services firm focusing on Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, Software Development and managed IT services. Ascentt's service offerings include Hadoop, Informatica, Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server, Tableau and DataMeer. Ascentt's Oracle practice specializes in Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) Foundation, Oracle Business Analytics Applications, Oracle Endeca, Oracle GoldenGate and Oracle Data Integrator. A PLATINUM PARTNER with Oracle, Ascentt is also a system integration alliance partner with Informatica, Microsoft, Tableau and DataMeet.

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