For enterprises just beginning to explore Hadoop, we offer a five-point road map to unlocking the full potential of big data. Hadoop, along with its related projects, is proving its merits, moving […]
Big Data is the New Engine of the Internet
The “Internet Trends 2014″ survey. Mobile devices and expanding networks of sensors are generating huge amounts of data that are increasingly searchable and can be shared to discern patterns and, potentially, to […]
Intel: Internet of Things will drive business transformation
When a 32-year veteran of the IT industry says that the biggest transformation they have seen is happening right now, it’s time to sit up and take notice. Intel sees the growing […]
Microsoft Releases Power BI Forecasting Tools
Microsoft’s cloud-based business intelligence platform now gives Office 365 customers the ability to peer into the future of their businesses. Microsoft has extended Power BI for Office 365 with a new update […]
A day in the life of a chief data officer
Data stopped being the sole property of the IT department the moment business users realized that technology existed that allowed them to feed themselves. Today’s chief data officer may have roots in […]
Is Big Data big hype?
Unless you’ve managed to completely tune out the IT press, you’ve likely been deluged with gushing articles about “Big Data” and its impact on IT. Traditionally, Big Data was little more than […]
CIOs fear compliance and regulation over IT failure to tackle big data
As many as 87% of CIOs fear that failing to address their untapped intelligence will lead to issues with compliance and regulation. The Information Innovation Index study by Vanson Bourne, commissioned by […]
Microsoft Lays Out Internet of Things Business Case
Opportunity abounds with the Internet of things. That is, if businesses can effectively exploit it. The Internet of things beckons, and Microsoft wants to help businesses realize its game-changing and potentially profit-boosting […]
Visualizations Make Big Data Meaningful
Until recently, a good spreadsheet or perhaps a pie chart might have been sufficient to get a firm grip on a dataset. However, making sense of big data requires more, and with […]
Does On-Premise Business Intelligence Software Still Have Value?
If you just read the headlines, you’d think that cloud computing could solve every problem your business will face. Outsourcing your in-house applications, or even your IT infrastructure, can provide the types […]
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