Big Data

Retail accelerates tech goals en route to brand clout

The pandemic thrust consumers online, moving forward modernization plans for the retail sector.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 21, 2021

What should businesses do about data analytics? Here's Wayfair's playbook

The future of data analytics within the organization brings tech and subject matter expertise closer together, with help from accessible tools.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 19, 2021

Democrats control Congress. Will 2021 be the year for federal privacy laws?

The Biden administration signaled a push for national privacy rules. But don't hold your breath.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 08, 2021

California voters approve 'CCPA 2.0' ballot proposition

Proposition 24 says that if companies don't need certain details about consumers to run their business or provide services, then they don't need to collect the information at all.

By Samantha Schwartz • UPDATED: Nov. 4, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

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Power new business opportunities through data connectivity

Increasingly, CIOs understand that a collaborative business is a smart business, and the challenge is to support a flexible infrastructure to deliver partner insights and data connectivity. 

How CIOs can foster LGBTQ inclusivity

Tech execs can help broker trust by designing storage, access and privacy solutions for self-identification data.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 30, 2020

Pandemic highlighted how messy data sharing is, Mastercard exec says

More evolved techniques around data governance will need to rise to the challenges ahead, said Mastercard Chief Data Officer JoAnn Stonier.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 16, 2020

H&M wants to democratize AI with reusable components

The next step for H&M is deploying machine learning component libraries as retail dives deeper into digital.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 06, 2020

Top network services companies leave exposed to the internet

Gaps in security programs, including a lack of personnel, expertise or resources, amplify the risk of an unsafe service going undetected.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 02, 2020

Dark data threatens to drown companies as emerging tech adoption increases

Two-thirds of IT and business managers say half their organization's data is "unquantified and untapped," according to a Splunk survey. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 01, 2020

The profile of the chief data officer rose in the pandemic

From tracking consumption patterns to data health checks on existing systems, companies with a chief data officer in the C-suite relied on their leadership to push past disruption and support operations.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2020

Lincoln Financial centers upskilling efforts on big data and predictive analytics

The company is partnering with the Society of Actuaries to help bring big-data and analytics training to its actuarial employees.

By Ryan Golden • July 22, 2020

The new data priorities of 2020

Early adopters thrived, as technology let operations pivot quickly to the digital realm.

By Roberto Torres • July 06, 2020

Opinion

4 roles responsible for data management and security

Companies must make and execute plans for how long data will be kept and when to delete data, particularly those most susceptible to security threats.

By Myke Lyons • June 18, 2020

Gartner: Half of healthcare CIOs will use RPA by 2023

The effects of the pandemic are pressuring healthcare decision-makers to optimize costs, making RPA's promises attractive.

By Roberto Torres • May 21, 2020

Apple, Google grant 22 countries access to coronavirus contact-tracing software

Despite the companies' decentralized approach, privacy and security professionals recognize some amount of data will pool into a centralized unit. 

By Rebecca Pifer , Samantha Schwartz • May 21, 2020

Data driven companies 58% more likely to beat revenue goals

Analytics can play a role in shaping mid- to long-term strategies that carries businesses past the crisis.

By Roberto Torres • May 19, 2020

Leaders 'don't have a clue' how to manage employee data to lower risk

As internal processes are infused with IT, managers are tasked with handling data safely in the face of increasing data regulation policies.

By Roberto Torres • April 16, 2020

Zoom CEO admits 'missteps,' wants company to become security-first

The company's overnight popularity put its flaws under a microscope.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 06, 2020

Why are database migrations so complex?

Four common mistakes made in database migrations —​ and how to avoid them.

By Jen A. Miller • March 24, 2020

How tech managers build data science talent

To meet data science goals, companies whip internal case studies into lessons and create communities for talent development.

By Roberto Torres • March 18, 2020

Speed, integration and skills: Companies' top challenges in data management

The list of key data management hurdles indicates how many touchpoints data can have.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 26, 2020

Sales leaders grapple with inaccurate forecasting. Data quality might be the culprit

Business leaders don't rely on gut instinct to choose what's next. They look at what the data suggests is the ideal outcome. 

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 25, 2020

41% of businesses struggle to turn data into decisions

Companies that overcome the deadlock spot data literacy gaps, institute a role-driven data literacy program, and ensure data producers within the company take user needs into account.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 24, 2020

Europe wants a 'single market' of data primed for sharing

In exchange for adding data to a central hub, EU businesses would have access to other data, analytic results, services such as predictive maintenance and license fees.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 21, 2020