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How big data is disrupting the oil and gas industry
Big data is changing everything. The oil and gas industry is finally catching up.
Got big data? Go public cloud or go home.
By 2020, firms that are not fully leveraging the public cloud for big data analytics will be hard-pressed to keep the pace set by digital leaders that innovate with emerging technology faster than their competitors.
CIO Digital Magazine, November-December 2016
Cover story: Five winners of the CIO.com and Drexel University Analytics 50 awards share details of their projects, lessons learned and advice.
Robots aren't coming – they're already here
What is your AI vision? To stay competitive it is critical to define how AI and machine learning can take your business to the next digital level and build your plan of action.
How big data is disrupting education
A deep dive into how big data technology is disrupting the education industry.
Trailblazers: Notes from the new data frontier
Trailblazers have to overcome obstacles – both old and new – as they navigate new terrain. And their reward for choosing to pioneer, rather than follow, gives them a first-mover advantage.
How big data is transforming the automotive industry
From self-driving cars to vehicles connected to the Internet of Things: Big data is transforming the way we drive forever.
CIO Digital Magazine, September 2016
Cover story: Big data on campus. Facing federal and state pressure to raise retention and graduation rates, dozens of colleges and universities are developing analytics tools to help students make better decisions about everything
Why Google might lose the enterprise AI wars
Google leads in cutting edge AI research, but lags behind Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM in market share for enterprise cloud and AI solutions. To win the enterprise A.I. wars, the search giant must overcome two key disadvantages.
3 keys to keeping your data lake from becoming a data swamp
Data lakes can store all your business data with ease, but beware: That massive repository of data can get bogged down, choking your data off from your users. Here’s how to prevent your data lake from turning into a data swamp.
Plausibility as a data quality metric...Are you kidding, ECB?
European Central Bank has introduced Plausibility as a Data Quality Metric. This article explains the practicalities of implementing a fuzzy data quality metric like "Plausibility"
What Quest Diagnostics’ new study tells us about healthcare IT and value-based care
The shift towards value-based care is real, however the pace of change will depend on addressing several structural and technology challenges.
CIO Wrapsheet: A CIO's guide to understanding analytics
Today's data-driven business runs on the almighty algorithm. Here's how to get the most out of your data analytics.
3 reasons big data analytics goes wrong
Big data is driving revolutionary change in a host of industries. But it is now, more than ever, susceptible to misuse
The 5 key drivers of digital transformation today
Five key trends emerged from Forrester's recent Digital Transformation Summit, held May 9-10 in Chicago. These include the rise of AI and a heightened urgency for legacy enterprises to accelerate the rate of their digital evolution.
The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move
Artificial intelligence is where the competition is in IT, with Microsoft and Google both parading powerful, always-available AI tools for the enterprise at their respective developer conferences, Build and I/O, in May.
New tool tallies your big data debt
The free Dremio Big Data Debt Calculator is a new tool from data analytics startup Dremio designed to help enterprises estimate the unplanned cost that stems from the use of non-relational data management technologies.
How to make Fully Homomorphic Encryption 'practical and usable'
Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for years has been a promising approach to protecting data while it’s being computed on, but making it fast enough and easy enough to use has been a challenge.
The NHS ransomware event and security challenges for the U.S healthcare system
The malware attack on the U.K National Health System (NHS) draws attention to the need for urgent building code upgrades in healthcare data security. While short-term fixes may enable hospitals to recover their data and resume normal...
How QVC uses streaming analytics to drive revenue
Real-time analytics on transactional data -- combined with historical and other data -- help the home shopping retailer respond to trends in the moment.
Review: Tableau takes self-service BI to new heights
Tableau strengthens its case with cross-database joins, browser-based authoring, and geo-analysis improvements
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