Interesting. Actually its true that bigdata is catching up. My startup is already using this check out www.proolabs.com I am also consulting for a few clients in KE.

Would be good to know other guys doing the same and share knowledge.

PRO

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From: Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks
Sent: ‎1/‎19/‎2016 8:57 PM
To: Antony Mwai; Skunkworks Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Big Data

I don't know anyone using hadoop and the likes actively in KE at the moment. However, people are starting to understand and appreciate what bigdata and analytics means. Telcos and banks will start/already have started plans to fully implement this. Safcom created an analytics function last year. Coop bank interviews ongoing for the heads to implement the same...

On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, Antony Mwai via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

I know a couple telcos and banks who now want to have a better insight of all the date they hold. Most of them have approached IBM for this..

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

hi Skunks,

Been doing a lot of reading on Big Data. Any one of you involved in projects involving such (Hadoop and such)and what do you think is the state of Big Data in Kenya. I know IBM are banking on this.

Regards.

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