Commentary
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HP's Rebound: When Will Distractions End?
April 05, 2013 12:19 PM After HP Chairman Ray Lane steps down, fresh Autonomy and Itanium distractions lie ahead. Customers just want strategic clarity.
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Inside IBM's Big Data, Hadoop Moves
April 03, 2013 12:58 PM IBM DB2 adds in-memory analysis and compression tricks, while PureData System for Hadoop arrives as an appliance. But will IBM beat other tortoises in the Hadoop race?
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7 Insights On Hiring Data Gurus
April 02, 2013 09:58 AM Our newest salary survey shows analytics and data-management professionals are in big demand. Whether you are hiring or job hunting, consider these pointers for your search.
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The Rise And Stall Of Social Media Listening
March 18, 2013 12:45 PM These 5 research-oriented steps help you select the right social listening measures and design analyses that link data to desired outcomes.
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What Will Salesforce.com Buy With $1 Billion?
March 13, 2013 09:06 AM Salesforce.com is raising money to fund acquisitions. We're thinking digital marketing and big data companies might be on the target list.
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SAS Upgrades Visual Analytics App
March 12, 2013 09:29 AM SAS strategy for big data, cloud and mobile includes one-click deployment of analytic apps in the cloud.
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New Technologies Require New Organizational Approaches
March 11, 2013 09:06 AM The cloud, mobile and big data movements put a premium on speed and innovation, not just efficiency and security.
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Kaggle Winners Tapped As Data Analytics Consultants
March 07, 2013 09:40 AM Building on its crowdsourcing competitions, Kaggle adds a consulting option. But are brilliant data scientists necessarily gifted advisers?
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What's Excel's Place In Big Data Age?
March 04, 2013 11:45 AM Microsoft has its own opinion. But do CIOs want to make Excel the analytics engine for the masses?
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6 Big Data Advances: Some Might Be Giants
March 01, 2013 09:06 AM In a full week for big data news, EMC, Intel and Revolution Analytics announcements stand out.
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Big Data's Opportunities, Responsibilities For Education
February 21, 2013 03:25 PM Microsoft's CTO for U.S. Education outlines what he believes technology companies must do to protect students.
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6 Questions To Guide Natural Language Processing Strategy
February 18, 2013 08:00 AM Healthcare can make good use of NLP, but only if the right technology is applied to appropriate uses.
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MicroStrategy Doubles Down On Mobile, Data Visualization
February 14, 2013 09:06 AM Business intelligence vendor focuses on mobile, cloud, social and visual analysis amid a tight battle with SAP, Oracle, QlikTech and Tableau.
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IBM's Watson Could Be Healthcare Game Changer
February 11, 2013 02:00 PM IBM's cognitive computing technology moves past Jeopardy and into serious healthcare challenges, including cancer treatment. IBM's rivals seem stuck on more prosaic problems.
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P&G CEO Shares 3 Steps To Analytics-Driven Business
February 07, 2013 09:40 AM CEO Bob McDonald makes the case that analytics needs to move from the periphery of operations to the "center of how business gets done."
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5 Steps To Superior Customer Experience
February 04, 2013 10:11 AM Oracle survey uncovers gaps between those who are and aren't delivering great customer interactions.
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Are Big Companies Ready For Cloud ERP?
February 04, 2013 08:00 AM Any ERP change is high risk, but CIOs will look closely at cloud options.
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Actian Builds Mini Big Data Empire
February 01, 2013 10:01 AM Company behind Vectorwise and Ingres databases acquires Pervasive and Versant to add customers and expand software footprint into data integration.
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Are Universal Social Engagement Standards Possible?
January 29, 2013 01:54 PM Business needs a better barometer of audience interaction in social media.
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Vague Goals Seed Big Data Failures
January 28, 2013 02:28 PM IT staff survey finds big data projects are plagued by unclear business objectives and unrealistic expectations that Hadoop will solve all problems.
By The Numbers
Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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