Bangalore: The Big Data eco-system is witnessing a series of players who are developing cutting-edge software to untangle some of the most mysterious problems. Big Data helps to leverage the large amount of data collected from the ‘Web of Things’.

Here is a list of companies who have reached the top echelons of innovation in Big Data as reported by Fast Company Staff:

10. Evolv

Evolv is HR software known for mining employee performance using Big Data to help the enterprises achieve higher turnover. Like other HR software, Evolv helps employers to understand their workforce better by comparing their skills, work experience, and personalities. But Evolv takes it to a deeper level, crunching more than 500 million data points to help enterprises cut attrition. Data on gas prices, unemployment rates, and social media usage are taken in and clients like Xerox have been helped to increase their employee retention by 20 percent.

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