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The Dangers of Dark Data and How to Minimize Your Exposure

Structured data, like content in a database, is relatively easy to manage. However, confidential or sensitive unstructured information -- log archives and other untagged, non-inventoried data -- presents a real challenge to CIOs. Find out why '

24 Sep 2014 6 mins
Big Data Data Mining Encryption
feature

10 Ways Big Data Is Changing the Business of Sports

Advances in capturing, storing and analyzing data are revolutionizing every aspect of sports, from training to broadcasting to fan engagement. Here are just a few examples of the ways big data is changing sports.

23 Sep 2014 6 mins
Analytics Big Data
news

10 Ways Big Data Is Changing the Business of Sports

Advances in capturing, storing and analyzing data are revolutionizing every aspect of sports, from training to broadcasting to fan engagement. Here are just a few examples of the ways big data is changing sports.

23 Sep 2014 6 mins
Analytics Big Data Predictive Analytics
news analysis

In Evolving Healthcare Business Model, Tech Plays Vital Role

The healthcare industry's shift toward value-based, coordinated care won't succeed if providers, payers and patients aren't connected to the information they need to make better health and wellness decisions. Entities that fail to do s

23 Sep 2014 6 mins
Electronic Health Records Healthcare Industry Markets
analysis

(Internet of) Things as a Service (TaaS) – Hype vs. Reality

With all of the excitement around Internet of Things (IoT), it can be difficult to separate hype from reality. IoT is more about disruptive new business models than technology.

20 Sep 2014 4 mins
Big Data Foundry Events Predictive Analytics
news

MapR Aims to Take SQL-on-Hadoop to Next Level

Seeking to eliminate the need to manage schemas and perform time-consuming ETL tasks on incoming data before exploring it, MapR is adding the Apache Drill distributed ANSI SQL query engine to its Hadoop distribution.

16 Sep 2014 3 mins
Analytics Big Data Hadoop
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How Big Data Is Helping to Save the Planet

With the help of HP's Vertica Analytics Platform, Conservation International is crunching data from images to monitor the biodiversity of tropical forests around the world.

15 Sep 2014 5 mins
Analytics Big Data Data Mining
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C-Level Executives Seeing Big Results From Big Data

A study by Accenture finds that many organizations are putting big data initiatives into production and the vast majority of those that do are pleased with the results.

12 Sep 2014 7 mins
Big Data CIO CMO
how-to

Matrimony.com Uses Analytics to Figure Out What Women Want

Do women prefer smokers, non-smokers, or social smokers? Matriomony.com uses big data analytics to unearth that and more.u00a0

11 Sep 2014 7 mins
Business Managed IT Services Small and Medium Business
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What’s Hot, Not in Healthcare IT Startups

Healthcare startups pop up just about everywhere these days. Experts from Health 2.0, Rock Health and StartUp Health weigh in on what types of tech get the most (and least) attention from health entrepreneurs.

10 Sep 2014 10 mins
Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Wearables