Big Data Statistics: GE Is Pouring $1 billion Into A Facility In Calif.

We had spotted some big data stats in the past. We also have spotted multiple cloud statistics – total cloud computing revenue. Yes, Big data and cloud are really just distant cousins, but the relationship is just getting stronger. we spotted this today:

“The big thing Ruh is referring to is called “big data,” the fast-growing market for information technology systems that can sift through massive amounts of data to help companies make better decisions. Just as information on millions of Facebook users is prized by advertisers, the details companies amass from their operations can be used to cut costs and boost profits. Norfolk Southern (NSC), which buys diesel locomotives from the Fairfield (Conn.) company, uses customized software to monitor rail traffic, reducing congestion and allowing trains to move at higher speeds. The fourth-largest U.S. railroad estimates that making trains run an average of 1 mile per hour faster will save more than $200 million.”

Statistics Source: BW

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The Chinese Are Buying PCs In Big Numbers

We had spotted some PC sales statistics – if everyone in the US is buying tablets, who is buying PCs? We spotted this today:

“If you were wondering where all the PC growth was, look East, young person. IHS, formerly iSuppli, expects that desktop sales will rise 8% and Ultrabook sales will take up 15 to 20 percent of notebook shipments. Windows 8 and Intel’s Ivy Bridge are to be driving factors in PC growth this year.

In comparison, IDC found that 2011 PC shipments shrank in Europe and the United States by 9%.

Lenovo is still the number one PC maker in China, followed by Acer. HP has declined to fifth place with 5.3% market share.”

Statistics Source: TC

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Silicon Valley Statistics: Ecosystem Three Times Bigger Than New York City

We spotted several interesting stats on Silicon Valley today. A few interesting ones:

“Startup Throughput: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem continues to lead the way, but the gap is growing smaller every year. Silicon Valley’s ecosystem is currently 3-times bigger than New York City, 4.5-times bigger than London, 12.5-times bigger than Berlin, and 38-times larger than Boulder.

Startup Success Rate: Proportionally, the Silicon Valley ecosystem has 22% more companies in the “scale stage” than in NYC and 54% more than in London.

Availability of Capital: On average, Silicon Valley startups raise two to three-times more money in the first three stages of development: Discovery, Validation, and Efficiency. But in the scale stage, compared to Silicon Valley, New York City startups raise 27% more money and London startups raise 30% more money.

Job Creation: In the Efficiency and Scale stages, Silicon Valley startups create 11 percent more jobs than NYC startups and 38 percent more jobs than London startups.

Risk Profile: The number of high risk companies decreases steadily through the startup lifecycle, except in New York City where the number of high risk companies spikes from 45% to 67%, and has 4x more high risk companies in the scale stage than Silicon Valley.”

Statistics Source: TC

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’665 Million Tablets In Use By 2016, Over 45% Of Them iPad Devices’

We had spotted multiple tablet stats and ipad stats before. We spotted this today:

“The age of the tablet is definitely upon us: figures out today from Gartner forecast that by the end of 2016 there will 665 million media tablets in use worldwide — a counterpoint to the sluggish sales we have seen in PCs in the last couple of years. This year, Gartner says there will be sales of 118.9 million tablets, growth of nearly 100 percent on a year ago.”

Statistics Source: TC

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Forget iDevices: PC Sales Actually Going Up

In all the noise around tablets and smartphones, here is one trend that might get lost, primarily bcos it is counter-intuitive – people are buying more PCs. We spotted this today:

“Gartner Inc. said Wednesday that there were 89 million PCs shipped in the first three months of the year, an increase of 1.9 percent from a year earlier. That’s above the research firm’s earlier expectations of 1.2 percent.

Another research group, IDC, also announced Wednesday that shipments were up 2.3 percent, above its expectations of a 0.9 percent decline.”

Statistics Source: CNBC

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14 Million: Number of Cloud Computing Jobs By 2015

We had spotted multiple cloud computing stats before. We spotted this today.

“IDC, in a study sponsored by Microsoft, predicts that cloud computing will generate nearly 14 million jobs globally by 2015. This prediction assumes that companies moving to the cloud will generate more revenue and cost savings, which in turn will lead them to create jobs. The IDC study predicts that IT innovation enabled by the cloud could help increase business revenue by $1.1 trillion by 2015, concluding that this would lead to an uptick in jobs across many different fields.”

Statistics Source: InfoWorld

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11 Billion: What Apple Will Spend On Samsung Parts In 2012

We had spotted some interesting Apple supplier stats before. We spotted this today:

“Apple may be attempting to reduce its reliance on Samsung components, but its bill from the Korean firm is likely to be the largest to-date according to one exec: up from $7.8bn in 2011 to as much as $11bn by the end of 2012. “The amount of the current contract is around $9.7 billion” a Samsung executive told The Korea Times on understanding of confidentiality, but “is expected to rise to $11 billion by the end of this year as Apple is planning to release a smaller iPad, probably with a 7.85-inch screen, and to sell more of its MacBook Air PCs using Samsung’s faster solid state drive storage.”

Statistics Source: SlashGear

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Big Data Statistics: $16.9 Billion Market By 2015

We have written about cloud computing stats – we spotted this today:

“Market research firm IDC has released a new forecast that shows the big data market is expected to grow from $3.2 billion in 2010 to $16.9 billion in 2015.

Big data is a new frontier in IT where data sets can grow so large that they become awkward to work with using traditional database management tools. Thus, the need for new and more tools, frameworks, hardware, software and services to handle this emerging issue represents a huge market opportunity.”

Statistics Source: CIO Insight

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76 Percent of Apple’s 2011 Revenue Came From iDevices

We had spotted multiple Apple statistics before. We spotted this today:

“Last year’s iOS device sales reached 172 million, Apple revealed today during a special media event for the third generation iPad. CEO Tim Cook said “Post-PC devices” account for 76 percent of Apple revenues.

Apple ended 2011 with 315 million cumulative iOS device sales. A week ago, Google said that cumulative Android device sales had reached 300 million, with 850,000 activations per day.”

Statistics Source: BetaNews

Of course, we knew the total number of iOS devices sold till date. The other number we needed to digest – registered android devices – is now at 300 million. Good match to watch.

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Apple: “We Have Created Or Supported Half A Million Jobs In The U.S.”

Well, all that criticism had to have some response from Apple – and we spotted this from the response:

“Throughout our history, Apple has created entirely new products — and entirely new industries — by focusing on innovation. As a result, we’ve created or supported more than 500,000 jobs for U.S. workers: from the engineer who helped invent the iPad to the delivery person who brings it to your door.”

and this one:

“With more than 550,000 apps and more than 24 billion downloads in less than four years, the App Store has created an entirely new industry: iOS app design and development. The app revolution has added more than 210,000 iOS jobs to the U.S. economy since the introduction of iPhone in 2007.** And Apple has paid more than $4 billion in royalties to developers through the App Store. ”

Statistics Source: Apple

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