2014-06A: From Around The Web: The backlash against big data, continued – O’Reilly Radar – Not Your Typical Maps

2014-06A: From Around The Web: The backlash against big data, continued – O’Reilly Radar

A good articulation of the issue with “big data”.  Data is here (and has been for a while), but we have to be careful about the false assumption of what more data can do.  One thing that Mike tangentially touches on, but is worth highlighting is that we have to continue to be careful to let data drive all decisions.  We need a bit of a return to a balance of qualitative and quantitative, not a continued push towards quantitative and no qualitative.

The backlash against big data, continued – O’Reilly Radar.