Big Data
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Deep DiveMicron takes on smart manufacturing to fuel memory-hungry sectors
In the early 2000s, Micron's customers were PC-centric. But smartphones, internet of things devices at the edge, cloud computing and data centers are pushing the limits of memory technology.
By Naomi Eide • July 16, 2019 -
Data compliance lagging issue for US businesses, yet 42% vulnerable to fines
U.S. companies' resistance to compliance correlates with the federal government's slow crawl to passing a comprehensive data privacy law.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • July 16, 2019 -
Cloudera flips the open source switch in search of consistency, innovation
The move will streamline policies in the wake of a merger between Hortonworks and Cloudera. But it's also a business play.
By Roberto Torres • July 12, 2019 -
Microsoft database turns to the cloud as support ends for SQL Server 2008
The company wants its customers to readily consume Azure and end of support for SQL Server 2008 is as good an instance as any.
By Naomi Eide • July 09, 2019 -
Cloud database management grows as on-prem 'Stockholm Syndrome' persists
Gartner expects the future of on-premise DBMS — IBM, Teradata, SAP HANA and Yellowbrick — to be "limited."
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • July 02, 2019 -
Alphabet rolls cybersecurity moonshot into Google Cloud
Google Cloud's addition of Chronicle feeds a recent cloud market trend: hyperscalers like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are emerging as cybersecurity vendors.
By Roberto Torres • June 28, 2019 -
IBM still sees value in Hadoop-based technologies
Cloudera and Big Blue laid out plans for a joint go-to-market strategy aimed at the Hadoop market.
By Roberto Torres • June 21, 2019 -
Beyond the data breach: How retail is addressing cybersecurity
Experts say companies need to implement data protection strategies including training employees across departments and vetting third-party partners.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 11, 2019 -
Weighing device interoperability standards requires a data overcollection gut check
If interoperability is done poorly, superfluous connections could overburden companies with junk data, blocking the smooth delivery of actionable insights.
By Naomi Eide • June 07, 2019 -
Deep DiveChecking for vitals: Inside the Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp supply chain breach
The intrusion happened inside the American Medical Collection Agency, but responsibility is shared through its partner ecosystem.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • June 06, 2019 -
Facial recognition tech deemed 'not ready for primetime' in House committee
Members took issue with the technology on Tuesday, while law enforcement and federal government agencies defended its use.
By Chris Teale • June 06, 2019 -
Deciding on major tech updates, IT managers need empathy and common sense
When most of IT is running on older frameworks like Java 8, flashier platforms issue siren calls. Should tech managers mute them or heed their allure?
By Roberto Torres • June 04, 2019 -
How 3 CIOs gather — and use — data
Organizations are challenged to quickly amass data and put it to work, delivering insights for business and creating new revenue streams.
By Naomi Eide • June 03, 2019 -
Playing by the rules: How Adobe centralized its data management
Before the operating standard, departments had different internal systems and processes for managing the data that meant the most to them.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 31, 2019 -
Deep DiveData is important, but insights drive restaurant growth
To remain competitive in a digital market, operators must walk the tightrope of processing as much diner data as possible without ceding control to third parties or alienating customers.
By Emma Liem • May 31, 2019 -
Deep DiveWhere data privacy is law
Last year, U.S. businesses only had to worry about GDPR. Then came the California Consumer Privacy Act. What's next? Find out which states are considering comprehensive data privacy rules.
By Ryan McKnight , Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 30, 2019 -
OpinionThe true impact of GDPR is emerging now
Businesses need the ability to easily trace data lineage if organizations hope to survive any kind of audit, Snowflake's Kent Graziano writes.
By Kent Graziano • May 20, 2019 -
OpinionRightsizing data science: How to architect analytics around the business need
The growing wave of big data applications and activities, along with plenty of media hype and publicity, can supercharge the expectations and demands of business leaders.
By Wes Chaar • April 09, 2019 -
Is big tech too big? FTC's new technology competition task force may soon have an answer
Major antitrust action brought against the likes of Facebook, Google or Amazon could serve up the largest technology competition case since Microsoft's troubles in the '90s.
By Alex Hickey • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Deep DiveAs an era of self-regulation ends, businesses fear uncharted, risky waters for data privacy
"For many companies, if you get this wrong, you could very well be out of business," the ANA's Dan Jaffe told Marketing Dive about the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act.
By Peter Adams • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Report: Billion-dollar FTC fines could mark new era for privacy in US
Facebook is negotiating a multibillion dollar fine for the settlement of an investigation into its privacy practice blunders, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post and The New York Times.
By Alex Hickey • Feb. 15, 2019 -
How Coffee Meets Bagel leverages data and AI for love
What if a user missed out on the love of their life because height preferences on their dating app were set 1 inch too high? CTO Will Wagner has to consider this, and more, as the company perfects its matching algorithm.
By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2019 -
IBM's data scientist certification program works to fill talent drought
Certification programs are aiming to provide workers with the training needed to close the digital skills gap — and future-proof companies.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Alex Hickey • Feb. 04, 2019 -
Uber privacy chief on moving past scandals to global readiness
With GDPR compliance handled, Ruby Zefo is focusing on a "global readiness program," where the same principles are extended to all users despite regulatory differences across borders.
By Alex Hickey • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Burdened by data security issues, organizations hold onto 'useless hardware'
Two in five companies with in-house data storage spend more than $100,000 annually on unusable hardware that could invite security and compliance risks into a business.
By Alex Hickey • Jan. 29, 2019
