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Are Apple and Gartner Afraid of Analytics?

In theory, analytics should help firms make key business decisions. In practice, companies ignore analytics because it's likely to tell them the bad news they don't want to hear. This week, the actions of Gartner and Apple illustrated this

Mar 21, 2014 6 mins

Analytics Big Data

What VCs Look for in Big Data Startups

Getting ready to pitch venture capitalists on your big data startup? Here's a hint: Don't call yourself a 'big data company' and don't pitch by analogy.

Mar 21, 2014 4 mins

Big Data Venture Capital

Small Data Plays a Big Role in IT Recruiting

Job applicant tracking systems capture massive amounts of info on candidates. But all that data doesn't help if the best candidates aren't able or willing to complete the process. Going more simple and streamlined can make it easier to find

Mar 20, 2014 4 mins

Big Data IT Jobs Social Networking Apps

Don’t Let CRM Data Make MIS Into Misinformation

Even if you have high-quality customer relationship management data, there's a hidden monster that can gobble up management information system credibility. It's time to reign in user-generated CRM reports.

Mar 20, 2014 5 mins

Big Data CRM Systems Personal Software

How Little Debbie Used Predictive Analytics to Survive Snack Industry Shakeup

McKee Foods, maker of Little Debbie snacks, turned to Workday's cloud-based human capital management and payroll software. The switch helped it analyze data for decision-making, save money and better survive a snack industry shakeup.

Mar 19, 2014 6 mins

Big Data CIO IT Strategy

Internet of things presents CIOs with both technical and ethical questions

Chamberlain Group's garage door opener lets consumers monitor and control their garage doors via Android and Apple mobile phones. It's convenient for customers, but what happens to the data collected?

Mar 18, 2014 3 mins

Big Data Internet of Things Privacy

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2014 to Manufacturing

The newest version of Microsoft's relational database management system touts in-memory transaction processing and hybrid deployment scenarios.

Mar 18, 2014 4 mins

Business Intelligence Hybrid Cloud Servers

17 Steps to Implement a Public Sector Big Data Project

Government agencies are rich in data that could be used to better serve citizens. However leveraging massive amounts data is at best a complex project. Based on interviews with CIOs at every level of government, Kevin C. Desouza of Arizona State Univ

Mar 18, 2014 12 mins

Big Data Government Project Management

Tech CEOs Warn of Threats to Cloud, Big Data Economy

Leaders of some of the nation's top tech firms say protectionist cloud policies and Internet restrictions could undermine the potential of the data revolution. To that end, they call on policymakers to advocate the free flow of information acros

Mar 14, 2014 5 mins

Government Healthcare Industry Regulation

8 Ways Big Data and Analytics Will Change Sports

The leading minds in sports convened in Boston last week at the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference to share ideas about how big data will be a game-changer for fans, players, coaches, officials and front-office personnel.

Mar 13, 2014 2 mins

Big Data Markets Sports Software

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