Data & Data Culture

Is the forestry industry ready for an industry-specific Internet of Things?

A poll of Fortune 1000 executives shows that obtaining insights rapidly is the true value of Big Data.

The blinders and focus that work well to optimize the details of a problem may prevent managers from seeing other options.

U.S. veterans are helping customize medicine through big data that will unravel the role of genes in health and disease.

Organizations need maturity around analytics, including a better distinction between what “could” and what “should” be done.

Email archive data presents patterns that managers can use to improve organizational performance.

Secrets are a casualty of analytical prowess, and companies have new incentives to act honorably.

Leading companies are using an array of detection and response techniques to become more resilient.

Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.

Analytics acts as an amplifier for business processes — but companies should keep four principles in mind to avoid increasing “noise.”

The Echo Nest, a “music intelligence” company, uses machine-learning technology to connect people with new music.

What differentiates data scientists from other quantitative analysts? It’s partly their skill set and partly their mind set.

Data analysts may have external agendas that shape how they address a data set — but a savvy manager can identify biases.

Can we automate enough of what data scientists do to ease the skills gap?

Simulations can help shrink the gap between what analysts try to explain and what decision makers understand.

The NFL’s CIO discusses the organization’s customer-focused approach to big data and analytics.

If you think analytics is just about the math, you’re telling yourself the wrong story.

Kaiser’s John Mattison describes the data-driven healthcare system of the future — and says companies need to get in gear to meet its challenges now.

It’s never a good idea to assume your dataset is capturing all the information you need to make good decisions — but there are ways to mitigate uncertainty.

Big data is far from a fad in modern business — it’s a method of managing information that’s here for the long haul.