Big Data
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Indeed: Growth drives data science job postings up 14% in 2018
Adjusted for cost of living expenses, the Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, area is the best city for data scientists in terms of salary, bringing in an average of $123K.
By Alex Hickey • Jan. 17, 2019
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Audit: Poor IT procurement led Oregon office to overspend up to $1.6B
The audit found Oregon lacking in the data and systems necessary for quality spend analysis, as well as legacy systems dating back to the 1990s.
By Matt Leonard • Jan. 15, 2019
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Top 2019 trends for IT decision makers
From software and cloud to security and leadership, these trends will shape business technology in the coming months.
By Alex Hickey • Jan. 11, 2019
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Report: GDPR regulators digging into data brokers
In November, Privacy International urged regulators to investigate seven data brokers for GDPR violations, including Oracle, Equifax and Experian.
By Alex Hickey • Jan. 10, 2019
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More US firms are using data analytics, opening up markets for vendors
Like most technological tools, data analytics is creating opportunities for businesses to grow and prosper financially.
By Kathryn Moody , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Jan. 02, 2019
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OpinionHow to solve the 'hidden layers of data' problem at the heart of GDPR compliance
From a technology perspective, the biggest challenges companies face is building the capabilities needed to meet the GDPR’s "right to be forgotten" clause.
By Matt Glickman
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Digital twins move from manufacturing and IoT into the back office
While most of the uptake of digital twins has been in manufacturing, the idea of creating a second, digital version of something — anything — is catching on across enterprises.
By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 13, 2018
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Forces and trends shaping the future of enterprise analytics in 2019
Building off a foundation in cloud and business networks and augmented by AI and ML, analytics is extending out into all areas of the enterprise.
By Alex Hickey • Dec. 10, 2018
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10 key stats illustrating advanced analytics adoption
Data literacy is "information as a second language." But data is still fairly siloed in organizations, making meaningful connections difficult to form.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Dec. 10, 2018
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Big machines in a sensor-filled world: Analytics and data at Caterpillar
Caterpillar has more than 500,000 connected assets in the field, from large mining trucks to smaller pieces of construction equipment. Such an environment is rich for data use.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 10, 2018
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Deep Dive
'Regulation without teeth is just a document': 6 months in, industry awaits major GDPR enforcement
Experts worry that without significant enforcement action in 2019, businesses could stop caring about the data privacy regulation.
By Alex Hickey • Nov. 26, 2018
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Gotta catch 'em all: Pokémon International complies with data privacy standards
The Pokémon Company International, following the successes of Pokémon Go, is learning the rules of the world its app has taken by storm.
By Alex Hickey • Nov. 14, 2018
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'70-30': Balancing innovation and digital moonshots at UTC
To embrace agility, speed and an appetite for risk, United Technologies Corp. had to turn its "process oriented, safety first" mentality on its ear.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 13, 2018
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Opinion5 warning signs to look for in a predictive analytics program
The complexity of predictive programs puts them at greater risk for failure than success.
By Matthew Honaker
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Apple's Cook pushes for US privacy law, with GDPR model in mind
As scrutiny around handling of user data grows, a more comprehensive, countrywide law would potentially give Apple an edge over competitors.
By Peter Adams • Oct. 25, 2018
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OpinionHow to combat departing employee-induced data loss
The unfortunate reality is that employee-induced data loss can never be entirely prevented, so it's imperative that organizations backup their data and recover it quickly.
By Brian Rutledge
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Silicon Valley's next dynamic duo: Edge computing and cloud
Edge computing needs the centralization and scale of cloud, and cloud needs the physical touchpoint of edge, according to Ed Anderson, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 18, 2018
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The delicate art of the data lake
In an ideal world, a data lake should keep data in a way that makes it readily available. That's why the tools put into the lake are so important. Otherwise, it's just a blob.
By Jen A. Miller • Oct. 11, 2018
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Data leaders pay attention to regulation. Why are others lagging?
It's easy for companies to take advantage of consumer data freely offered up on the internet, but they need to realize data belongs to consumers.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 09, 2018
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Cloudera, Hortonworks merger creates Hadoop leader amid framework's decline
Some hold a less rosy view of the merger given the declining prevalence of the Hadoop framework, an open-source software for data storage, orchestration and computing.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 05, 2018
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Boeing works to create data appetite in target-rich manufacturing
Data without analysis offers little to an organization, a challenge Boeing has felt as it works to become more analytic-based.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 02, 2018
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With GDPR complaints rising, UK regulator quietly issued notice of violation
A Canadian firm that worked with political organizations to target ads in the UK was issued the notice in July and given 30 days to comply.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 26, 2018
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Q&AHow Denver uses data to quickly find 'multi-dimensional answers'
The city's Enterprise Data Management platform helps it make real-time decisions for traffic management, and could expand to include private-sector data sets.
By Chris Teale • Sept. 20, 2018
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Fevered demand for data scientists highlights industry's rush for actionable insights
There is a buoyant market for data scientists, and experts are frequently contacted for new job opportunities, with half receiving contacts each week.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 14, 2018
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Opinion
3 ways that data visualization is supporting the CIO paradigm shift
The biggest consideration and conversation that your team should be having is what you're trying to have your data do for you, then you can determine the best solutions to drive to that goal.
By Ruhollah Farchtchi