Big data 'crucial' to daily decision making at Netflix

Danny Palmer
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Speaking during a session at MicroStrategy World Forum 2014, Justin Ward, manager for data science & engineering at Netflix, explains how big data and algorithms play a part in everything the firm does

Harnessing big data is crucial to the day-to-day operations of Netflix, the online video streaming service which sees users watch more than a billion hours of on-demand films and television shows a...

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