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Why Dell Has a Subtle, Secret Strategic Advantage

With PC sales lagging, Dell is changing its approach with customers. By asking a single question it is improving the company's relationships with its customers and their users. Competitors, take note.

May 31, 2013 5 mins

Big Data CRM Systems Laptops

6 Practical Predictive Analytics Tools

Most analytics tools put data in an historical context. That's all well and good, but if what if you want to use past data to gauge future performance? That narrows your analytics options. These six tools will help you make practical use of your

May 30, 2013 5 mins

Big Data CRM Systems Healthcare Industry

How Top CIOs Tackle Big Data, Analytics and Cloud Security

In an increasingly complex IT landscape, leading CIOs seek novel ways to use big data and cloud services to improve business processes. Keeping data secure remains a challenge, though, as does finding the right people to manage it all.

May 29, 2013 5 mins

Big Data Cloud Security Data Warehousing

The Industrial Internet: The Next Great Economic Revolution

IDG Enterpriseu2019s CEO spells out the future of big data, mobility and the impact of 50 billion connected devices by 2020.

May 29, 2013 2 mins

Big Data Mobile Small and Medium Business

Should the CIO or the CMO Take the Lead on Big Data?

Someone must harness the power of real-time data flows. Instead of focusing on their differences and fighting for the same budgets, the CIO and CMO can come together at this critical juncture.

May 28, 2013 3 mins

Big Data Business Intelligence CIO

Exploiting Big Data From the Heavens

The weather is good for more than just small talk, says Maryfran Johnson. It's a big business, with companies like The Weather Channel and AccuWeather selling data analytics to businesses like DHL and Sears, who use weather data to make timely d

May 28, 2013 2 mins

Big Data Data Management

How to Profit From the Ultimate Big Data Source: The Weather

By analyzing a wealth of weather information, multiple industries can adjust inventories and marketing schemes based on the shifting winds of Mother Nature.

May 24, 2013 17 mins

Big Data Business Intelligence Foundry Events

Meaningful Use, 3D Imaging Drive Health Data Storage Demand

Healthcare providers are under siege by massive amounts of data. This is forcing the industry to upgrade its aging storage infrastructures, architectures and systems. Where that data is being stored may come as a surprise.

May 22, 2013 7 mins

Data Warehousing Healthcare Industry SAN

5 Reasons to Move to Big Data (and 1 Reason Why It Won’t Be Easy)

Companies of all sizes are beginning to reap the benefits of data analytics technology. If you're not up to speed yet, here are five ways that big data can benefit your business--and one precaution that may well thwart your big data plans.

May 21, 2013 6 mins

Big Data Data Warehousing IT Jobs

To Tap Big Data, Federal IT Must Partner With Tech Industry

Experts within and outside government IT stress the role the private sector must play in helping cash-strapped federal agencies find order in their growing stockpiles of data.

May 15, 2013 5 mins

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