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From big data analytics to edge technologies powered by the cloud, the boardroom and the fairway are closer than you think. In association with Hewlett-Packard, the Guardian examines the relationship between technology, business and elite sport through the prism of the Ryder Cup
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    Billy Beane’s five lessons for business success

    Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s baseball team and subject of book and film Moneyball, gives his five tips to advance any business
  • Europe Captain Paul McGinley holding the Ryder Cup trophy at Gleneagles.

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    From One Direction to illegal tweeting: the social story of the Ryder Cup

    Exclusive social media analysis shows how the world’s biggest golf tournament played out over the social networks
  • NASCAR has been capturing fan data in a bid to grow the sport's brand

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    Big Data – revolutionising sport in unexpected ways

    From NASCAR and the NBA to MIT, the Big Data revolution is reshaping how the world looks at sport
  • Jamie Donaldson who putted the winning shot at the Ryder Cup on Sunday.

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    The social Ryder Cup day three - who won?

  • The NBA has led the way in the use of mobile technology, powered by the cloud, to bring the sport into the 21st century.

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    How the mobile and cloud dream team is reshaping sport and enterprise

  • Ian Poulter and Rory McIlroy had more mentions than any other pairing.

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    The social Ryder Cup day two - which players have the biggest online buzz?

    The Europeans took a solid lead in day two of the golf and Paul McGinley’s team also seem to be getting more interactions from those following the games on social media than their US counterparts
  • Europe's Rory McIlroy (L) and Europe's Sergio Garcia during the foursomes.

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    The social Ryder Cup - how much interest is each team generating online?

    Europe have taken the lead against the US team on day one in the golf but was that also true of the amount of attention they were getting online?
  • Technology is enhancing the sports fan's experience - including the ability to order beer without leaving your seat.

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    What can businesses learn from the sporting world's approach to fan engagement?

  • Ryder Cup live

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    Ryder Cup 2014: standings, results and live scores – interactive

  • Mark Lichtenhein, European PGA Tour CIO is leading a tech revolution in the world of golf

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    PGA European Tour CIO: "We're about to embark upon our most ambitious project yet"

    Mark Lichtenhein, CIO of the PGA European Tour, opens up about the mammoth technological undertaking involved in organising a large-scale sports event
  • Darren Clarke

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    Darren Clarke's Ryder Cup top 25 – interactive

    Former Europe Ryder Cup player Darren Clarke, who has tasted victory four times, as well as being a vice-captain on the winning 2010 team, chooses his top 25 players in the modern era of the match
  • The fairway and the boardroom are brought closer together by technology

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    From boardroom to fairway – how tech brings golf and enterprise closer together

    As golf continues to bring game enhancing digital technologies into play, the sport’s relationship with the business world goes from strength to strength
  • Technology, from data to 3D imaging to in-club sensors, has revolutionised the modern game of golf.

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    Hole in one: How Big Data can turn players into winners

    By combining Big Data, mobile and cloud, backed up by quality security, individuals and businesses alike can up their game, whatever it may be
  • Europe's Ryder Cup wildcard picks

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    Ryder Cup wildcard picks: would purely using data have given a different answer?

    Would the same golfers have made the cut if the US and European team captains had relied purely on data rather than instinct?
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