While many companies are obsessed about turning “data” into value, they don’t spend enough time on the “people” side of the equation. Getting the people side of the equation right, however, is not just about hiring the best talent. Here are five important roles to staff your advanced analytics bureau.
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How to Craft a BYOD Governance Program
Despite all its promises of increased productivity and morale, BYOD programs carry inherent risks. The challenge for IT and business leaders are to come up with a program that satisfies employee desires for flexibility with corporate needs for security. A well-crafted governance program is the answer. More>>
10 Ways to Use Big Data to Get to Know Your Customers Better
We live in a world where customers can make or break a business. Companies that understand the customers and respond to their needs better will stay apart. For this reason, it is more important than ever for companies to get to know their customers on a deeper level, and they
Scary BYOD Data Protection Trends: 10 Common Problems
When employees use personal, mobile devices for work, they aren't usually thinking about security issues. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) habits are all about finding the fastest and most effective way to get work done, whether that means using a tablet at home, a smartphone in a meeting or a laptop at a
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Do you have an enterprise-wide cloud strategy?
Cloud computing is experiencing strong, sustained growth across enterprises large and small. But as cloud models mature, IT leaders face a number of decisions. Check out the white paper for expert help on determining the right approach for your organization. More>>
Severe consequences face big data analytics without governance, experts say
Many big data projects are long underway, driven mainly by advertisers, large retailers and e-commerce businesses eager to make money by correlating a shopper's online social activity and interests with buying habits. Experts say big data analytics will soon extend to healthcare data. It will go beyond human genome research.
Big Data: Know What You Want
Notwithstanding its daunting name, big data is not about data piles; it's about data analytics. You need to know what insights to glean from the haystacks and how often you need them, and you and your important business leaders must agree that you're focused on the right data. More>>
Data breach protection requires new barriers
Big data gets the algorithms right but the people wrong
We create so much data every day that 90 percent of the information in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. McKinsey estimates that by 2018, U.S. businesses will need 1.5 million new data managers and analysts. More>>