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

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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Data in Action

Enterprise AI outcomes depend heavily on the health of datasets on hand —  and the talent that manages them.

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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 Schwartz • Dec. 10, 2018

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

'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

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

'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

5 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 • Nov. 12, 2018

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

How 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 • Oct. 22, 2018

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

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

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 Schwartz • Oct. 9, 2018

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. 5, 2018

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. 2, 2018

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

How 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

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

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 • Aug. 20, 2018

UPS unpacks big data to deliver insight

"Data must yield insight. If your data doesn't do that, then it's just trivia," said Jack Levis, senior director of Process Management at UPS.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 17, 2018

Nectar Sleep stays refreshed with big data and Trump-Putin 'grumpy brain' ads

As the bed-in-a-box space has become congested, brands are being forced to pull out all the stops to edge out the competition. For Nectar, that translates to a data-heavy strategy.

By Natalie Black (Koltun) • Aug. 16, 2018

DreamWorks, NetApp speed animated film production with predictive analytics

With so much of movie production taking place on a computer instead of in front of a camera, Hollywood is ripe for disruption with cloud, analytics and AI.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 9, 2018

Real risks of using file transfer protocol

The newest technology for B2B data exchange is managed file transfer protocol, an industry best secure communications framework.

By Chandra Shekhar • July 30, 2018

UPS working to consolidate data points on single platform with analytics, machine learning

The company has been developing the predictive tool for months and will use it to analyze over 1 billion data points daily, including packages' metrics and customer data.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 19, 2018

Collecting value or dust? Only half of organizations use their data

If big data is not treated in a way that is organized or capable of driving insight, it is no more useful than that PalmPilot sitting at the bottom of a desk drawer.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 12, 2018