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Big Data Week – tech experts descend upon Missoula

The world’s biggest data event began this week, and Missoula is taking part in it along with dozens of major cities around the world. http://bigdataweek.com/missoula/

The big cities include London, Barcelona, and Atlanta. And even though, Missoula may be a small city in the Mountain West, the potential for our community to compete on the global marketplace is huge.

So what is big data? Here’s how Eric Tangedahl, a UM Professor explains it, "We’ve got cellphones in our pockets; we’ve got cameras monitoring traffic. We’ve got the ability to gather this data."

And breaking through the matrix of data to mine valuable info is the billion dollar question.

by Jacqueline Quynh – KPAX News

Full Story: http://www.kpax.com/news/big-data-week-tech-experts-descend-upon-missoula/

Come join in the fun (yes…data is really fun) at the events in Missoula: http://bigdataweek.com/missoula/

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