Data & Data Culture
Preparing Analytics for a Strategic Role
The way health care is billed in the U.S. system is part of the reason costs are so high. WellPoint is looking to analytics to play a strategic role in changing that.
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ComScore: The Art and Science of Big Data, From the Inside
A recent report by MIT CISR details how comScore organizes internally to create value from big data.
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Reading Global Clients’ Signals
Big data analysis can help geographically distributed companies monitor customer satisfaction.
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Prognosis for GIS in Health Care Is Excellent
Healthcare systems are coming back to their roots, using geographic information systems to shape healthcare.
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Raising the Bar With Analytics
Managers have an increasing appetite for analytics, according to a 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review / SAS survey.
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Thriving in a Big Data World
Three recent books offer expert perspectives on the increasing power and importance of analytics.
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Overheard at MIT
It’s the early days of a data revolution — but even so, not every decision should be data-driven.
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Three Paradoxes of Big Data
Stanford Law Review warns against Big Data’s potential for abuse.
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Smart Cities and Economic Development: What to Consider
Smart cities, and opportunities as part of their development, abound. The question is, at what cost?
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Google’s Dance with Government
Google and the U.S. government are uneasy dance partners when it comes to data and privacy.
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Is Digital Advertising a New Form of Market Manipulation?
Social media and digital advertising are colliding. Could this lead to market manipulation?
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Big Data’s Travails Don’t Mean It’s Derailed
Big Data tests corporate patience, but breakthroughs on big questions are emerging.
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When Competition Shifts From the Known to the Unknown
Governments and large companies may turn Big Data into a new source of concentrated power.
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Do You Need a Data Dictator?
Keeping track of data and creating value from it may require more than technology.
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How Much Data is Too Much Data To Mine?
Consumers want to know when they’re being watched, and have changing expectations about privacy and data mining.
