Comments on: Opportunities created by the growth in data http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Miller http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7196 Paul Miller Sun, 02 May 2010 18:38:12 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7196 ...or point you to the upload service at your local supermarket... ;-) …or point you to the upload service at your local supermarket… ;-)

]]> By: brisbourne http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7193 brisbourne Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7193 True enough. I nearly gave up on Mozy when I was doing it. Maybe they should send out a supersized USB with a freepost envelope :-) True enough. I nearly gave up on Mozy when I was doing it. Maybe they should send out a supersized USB with a freepost envelope :-)

]]> By: Paul Miller http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7192 Paul Miller Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7192 Nic<br><br>the hassle of driving to the supermarket is certainly a valid point (although we have to go in order to eat for the week ahead, not just to lodge our backup), but the Mozy-style automated solution raises real issues at the outset; that initial upload to the Cloud takes many days to complete... Nic

the hassle of driving to the supermarket is certainly a valid point (although we have to go in order to eat for the week ahead, not just to lodge our backup), but the Mozy-style automated solution raises real issues at the outset; that initial upload to the Cloud takes many days to complete…

]]> By: brisbourne http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7189 brisbourne Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:09:38 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-7189 Hi Paul - this comment only just surfaced for some reason. Apologies for not replying. My two cents would be that for most consumers having secure backup isn't worth the hassle of driving anywhere on a weekly basis. Fully automated solutions like Mozy hit the sweet spot of 'set up and forget'. Hi Paul – this comment only just surfaced for some reason. Apologies for not replying. My two cents would be that for most consumers having secure backup isn't worth the hassle of driving anywhere on a weekly basis. Fully automated solutions like Mozy hit the sweet spot of 'set up and forget'.

]]> By: An Investment Thesis | Taylor Davidson http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6147 An Investment Thesis | Taylor Davidson Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:27:38 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6147 [...] should be fairly obvious by now that there are a world of opportunities in a world of increasing unstructured data. [...] [...] should be fairly obvious by now that there are a world of opportunities in a world of increasing unstructured data. [...]

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]]> By: Paul Miller http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-11869 Paul Miller Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:31:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-11869 Interesting point, Chris – and one that I was discussing with someone (*possibly* Flip Kromer from InfoChimps?) at Defrag last week. We ended up suggesting that there may be mileage in a trusted retail brand (Tesco, say?) entering this space; imagine a Tesco-branded USB drive that you back up to all week, then drop off in-store as you start your weekly shop. All the data is sucked off onto a Tesco server in-store as you shop, you pick the drive up at the checkout, and Tesco trickles the data overnight to some Cloud facility. The store only needs enough storage capacity to hold 24-48 hours' worth of customer data. The question we were struggling with was perceived value. You'd probably pay for the drive and then under £10 per month for the backup service… but would you pay any more? And what would the startup costs be for Tesco? It was a late-night conversation, and not fully worked through… but it might be worth exploring to solve an increasingly serious problem. Interesting point, Chris – and one that I was discussing with someone (*possibly* Flip Kromer from InfoChimps?) at Defrag last week.

We ended up suggesting that there may be mileage in a trusted retail brand (Tesco, say?) entering this space; imagine a Tesco-branded USB drive that you back up to all week, then drop off in-store as you start your weekly shop. All the data is sucked off onto a Tesco server in-store as you shop, you pick the drive up at the checkout, and Tesco trickles the data overnight to some Cloud facility.

The store only needs enough storage capacity to hold 24-48 hours’ worth of customer data.

The question we were struggling with was perceived value. You’d probably pay for the drive and then under £10 per month for the backup service… but would you pay any more? And what would the startup costs be for Tesco?

It was a late-night conversation, and not fully worked through… but it might be worth exploring to solve an increasingly serious problem.

]]> By: Paul Miller http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6078 Paul Miller Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:35:26 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6078 Enterprises are definitely sitting on mountains of data that drive their decision-making.<br>One of the (as yet unrealised) promises of the whole Linked Data activity (and yes, Nic, there's some great stuff coming from the UK Government in that area) *should* be to give the Enterprise access to valuable intelligence from outside the firewall whilst reducing the quantity of 'context' data each company has to store in order to make the 'core' valuable.<br>Enterprise A's relationship with Customer B *matters*. Customer B's new postal address, not so much (so long as you have ways to get it when you need it). Enterprises are definitely sitting on mountains of data that drive their decision-making.
One of the (as yet unrealised) promises of the whole Linked Data activity (and yes, Nic, there's some great stuff coming from the UK Government in that area) *should* be to give the Enterprise access to valuable intelligence from outside the firewall whilst reducing the quantity of 'context' data each company has to store in order to make the 'core' valuable.
Enterprise A's relationship with Customer B *matters*. Customer B's new postal address, not so much (so long as you have ways to get it when you need it).

]]> By: Paul Miller http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6077 Paul Miller Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:13 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6077 Interesting point, Chris – and one that I was discussing with someone (*possibly* Flip Kromer from InfoChimps?) at Defrag last week.<br><br>We ended up suggesting that there may be mileage in a trusted retail brand (Tesco, say?) entering this space; imagine a Tesco-branded USB drive that you back up to all week, then drop off in-store as you start your weekly shop. All the data is sucked off onto a Tesco server in-store as you shop, you pick the drive up at the checkout, and Tesco trickles the data overnight to some Cloud facility.<br><br>The store only needs enough storage capacity to hold 24-48 hours' worth of customer data.<br><br>The question we were struggling with was perceived value. You'd probably pay for the drive and then under £10 per month for the backup service… but would you pay any more? And what would the startup costs be for Tesco?<br><br>It was a late-night conversation, and not fully worked through… but it might be worth exploring to solve an increasingly serious problem. Interesting point, Chris – and one that I was discussing with someone (*possibly* Flip Kromer from InfoChimps?) at Defrag last week.

We ended up suggesting that there may be mileage in a trusted retail brand (Tesco, say?) entering this space; imagine a Tesco-branded USB drive that you back up to all week, then drop off in-store as you start your weekly shop. All the data is sucked off onto a Tesco server in-store as you shop, you pick the drive up at the checkout, and Tesco trickles the data overnight to some Cloud facility.

The store only needs enough storage capacity to hold 24-48 hours' worth of customer data.

The question we were struggling with was perceived value. You'd probably pay for the drive and then under £10 per month for the backup service… but would you pay any more? And what would the startup costs be for Tesco?

It was a late-night conversation, and not fully worked through… but it might be worth exploring to solve an increasingly serious problem.

]]> By: brisbourne http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6076 brisbourne Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:49:21 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/11/16/opportunities-created-by-the-growth-in-data/#comment-6076 I think I agree with both of you - what my friends have read is an interesting feature which in addition to the social benefits when I see them will hopefully drop some interesting articles into my inbox. Low effort and easy to use filters will be critical to success. I think I agree with both of you – what my friends have read is an interesting feature which in addition to the social benefits when I see them will hopefully drop some interesting articles into my inbox. Low effort and easy to use filters will be critical to success.

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