Why Big Data Matters When Searching for Electronic Components

By Logan Wamsley

McDonald’s is back in the news this week as a $300 million buyer. While that could certainly buy a lot of Big Macs, the fast food staple is putting that capital to much better use with the purchase of Tel Aviv-based startup Dynamic Yield. This represents the largest single acquisition McDonald’s has made since Boston…

Pros and Cons of APIs, and What Makes Partstat API Different

By Logan Wamsley

In the last decade, the evolution of ecommerce as it relates to electronic components sourcing has been nothing short of incredible. Despite the highly advanced nature of the inventory OEMs buy, store, and use to assemble their products, the actual process of procuring them through inquiries, quoting, and games of back-and-forth phone tag has largely…

Tap into Big Data’s True Potential with Partstat’s API

By Logan Wamsley

Not long ago, Big Data was nothing more than a tech industry buzzword, not far removed from where terms such as blockchain are today. It incited excitement as to the possibilities and implications for the future of the manufacturing industry (and business as a whole), but the means to access, analyze, and incorporate such data’s…