Analytics

5 specialist IT roles that can expect a salary hike in 2016

MariaDB targets big data analytics market with ColumnStore

The relational database company's upcoming MariaDB ColumnStore is a columnar storage engine for massively parallel distributed query execution and data loading, supporting use cases ranging from real-time to batch to algorithmic.

The augmented project manager

The coming artificial intelligence revolution will dramatically change the project management discipline. Three capability areas are ripe for improvement.

How technology-enabled partnerships empower consumers battling healthcare costs

The shifting burden of financial responsibility towards consumers is driving them to shop around for health care services. New technology platforms and partnerships are emerging to help consumers and insurers alike with products designed to help driv

Starbucks’ CTO brews personalized experiences

Using data collected from millions of weekly transactions, Starbucks plans to provide more personalized service to its mobile app and loyalty reward users.

Big data and machine learning – is the glass half empty?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is receiving much attention in light of big data and machine learning accomplishments. However, machine learning only represents half of the AI story.

Final Four: March Madness data lessons

What March Madness can teach healthcare CIOs and technology leaders about data mining.

Are healthcare CIOs being cut out of the analytics loop?

The onset of u2018population health managementu2019 as a new model for delivering patient care is underscoring the need for IT leaders to strike the right balance between both clinical and business intelligence, even it means not u2018owningu2019 the

AtScale simplifies connecting BI tools to Hadoop

The startup, which specializes in creating OLAP-like virtual cubes on Hadoop, has added a Hybrid Query Service Service that allows its platform to natively support MDX and SQL queries.

How to use CRM, marketing automation to improve hiring

Next-generation talent management platforms offer new features that will help companies better source, engage and hire candidates.