How Centrica is using Hadoop, Spark and NoSQL as part of its big data strategy

Sooraj Shah
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Centrica deploys tools from Hortonworks, Couchbase, Datastax and CA Technologies in a bid to improve customer satisfaction

Centrica, the utility whose brands include British Gas and Hive, has deployed a selection of big-data tools in a bid to improve customer satisfaction and business processes. Daljit Rehal, direct...

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