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6. Streaming Analytics

Insight from Data in Motion

Thomas W. Dinsmore1 

(1)Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Streaming analytics is the application of analytic operations to streaming data for applications such as:

  • Algorithmic trading

  • Customer interaction management

  • Intelligence and surveillance

  • Patient monitoring

  • Supply chain optimization

  • Network monitoring

  • Oil and gas optimization

  • Vehicle tracking and route monitoring

Market research firm Markets and Markets estimates1 total spending on streaming analytics of $502 million in 2015, and predicts a 31% growth rate through 2020. While this is a sizeable market in its own right, keep in mind that it is only about 1% of worldwide ...

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