One of the largest repositories for cancer data in the world–the Genomic Data Commons– is located here in Chicago. It’s fighting the disease, one dataset at a time. Could big data lead […]
Will Harnessing Big Data Finally Lead to a Cure for Cancer?
Think Tank: When Big Data Isn’t Enough
Traci Inglis is general manager and chief marketing officer of TechStyle Fashion Group’s Fast Fashion division. The topic of big data is all the rage for marketers these days — and rightly […]
Health IT analytics helps optimize big physician practice’s operations
A big pediatrics practice uses advanced analytics to optimize marketing, purchasing, billing, productivity and care quality. These analytics insights help the practice save money. BOSTON — When a growing pediatrics practice with […]
The 10 Coolest Big Data Startups Of 2017 (So Far)
Research firm IDC calculates that the total amount of digital data will increase from 16.1 zettabytes last year to 163 zettabytes in 2025. (A zettabyte equals 1 billion terabytes.) So it’s not […]
Microsoft says its AI took a data scientist’s job
Much of the conversation about machine learning taking jobs focuses on the future, but Microsoft boasted its cloud service has already managed to claim one human’s position. The Custom Decision Service, which […]
What tomorrow’s business leaders need to know about Machine Learning?
Sometimes I write a blog just to formulate and organize a point of view, and I think it’s time that I pull together the bounty of excellent information about Machine Learning. This […]
The Low-Tech Skills I Look For In Every Data Scientist I Hire
A former Yahoo exec who’s now MasterClass’s operations chief explains why adaptability matters as much as technical chops. Hristo Gyoshev is hiring data scientists right now, but he isn’t just looking for […]
