Analytics

Facebook releases open source ORC reader for Presto

Aiming to optimize performance of open source distributed SQL query engine Presto, Facebook has designed a new Optimized Row Columnar (ORC) file format reader that supports columnar reads, predicate pushdown and lazy reads.

Feds look to developers to improve big data, open source projects

Technology officials look to enrich the value of large datasets by collaborating on open source projects with developer community.

Data science leads the customer engagement revolution

Why businesses should focus on wide data, not big data

Data doesn't have to be big to provide your organization with important insights. True insight lies at the intersection of different data sets.

Forget CIO vs CMO: Worry about the CIA of data

The debate today in healthcare comes down to data and how the data can be used to target patient populations for new offerings and treatment decisions. Chief Analytics Officers (CAO) and Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIO) who are responsible f

Higher ed CIOs list their top tech priorities

College and university technology leaders get high marks for C-suite relations (particularly with the CMO), succession planning and cloud-based activities.

Modern Enterprise Data Warehouses: What’s Under the Hood?

Weu2019re entering into the Modern Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) age where the scope of an analytics-driven business is wider. Are you ready?

Gartner BI & Analytics Magic Quadrant : What it’s Right About, What it’s Not

The report gets it dead right on certain aspects of BI and analytics today. However, the reports are also constrained by a conformity to a certain structure and equating analytics with BI, a notion thatu2019s past its shelf life.

USPS Tries to Keep Mail Relevant in a Digital Age

Cross-Border Data Restrictions Threatens Global Economic Growth

New report concludes that policies that restrict cross-border data flows harm companies in traditional industries such as mining and manufacturing. The ITIF calls on trade negotiators to elevate the issue.