Big data is not data warehousing or BI, so there are no proven paths --which is why you need data scientists, says David Linthicum. More>>

Today Big Data has made the impossible, possible. Collecting and analyzing unstructured data types such as social media data, web click streams, network and data center logs is no longer a daunting task. More>>

Because of the hustle in busy emergency rooms and admission wards, many patients get only a cursory review of their health, according to Nicholas Morrissey, a surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. More>>

It’s no secret that rocket .. err … data scientists are in short supply. The explosion of data and the corresponding explosion of tools, and the knock-on impacts of Moore’s and Metcalfe’s laws, is that there is more data, more connections, and more technology to process it than ever. More>>

Who cares about Big Data? You should. All of a sudden, Web logs that were kept simply for troubleshooting purposes can now be mined to determine valuable information about customers’ preferences. More>>

Companies that leverage data best will win the future. While this is easy to say, it’s not so easy to do, especially at the enterprise level. More>>