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Enterprise business intelligence software and big data

• 4 steps to turn real-time data streams into business value

  Data is the currency of today's business success. This framework helps your organization use available data sources to create new product and services. Continue Reading

• AI for decision-making shows promise, but worker trust an issue

  Companies like Walmart are using AI for decision-making in business processes, but the discipline is new and workers are wary. Experts offer ways to build trust. Continue Reading

• Expect graph database use cases for the enterprise to take off

  Digital giants use graph databases: Traditional businesses not so much. Learn what graph tools do and why graph database use cases should be on every CIO's radar. Continue Reading

• IoT, machine learning, MookieBot triple threat for Red Sox IT in 2019

  Red Sox IT chief Brian Shield talks about the next leg of the franchise's digital transformation: using IoT and machine learning to serve fans and sharpen at-bats. Continue Reading

• How the Red Sox built a winning digital transformation roadmap

  Years before it became a thing, Red Sox IT chief Brian Shield came up with a digital transformation roadmap that positioned the storied team for DX success. Continue Reading

• Why EY is investing in AI, data and blockchain technology initiatives

  It's more than just an accounting firm. Jeff Wong said EY is using a $1B investment in new technology initiatives to expand its mission and address its clients' digital challenges.Continue Reading

• Augmented intelligence: The clearest path to focused AI?

  Augmented intelligence assists humans in completing tasks that artificial intelligence can't yet handle. CIOs should invest in augmented tech as a step toward AI adoption.Continue Reading

• New deep learning algorithms could improve robot sight

  Self-driving cars, as brilliant as they are, are not nearly as good as humans at dealing with uncertainty. David Held has an algorithm for that.Continue Reading

• Optimizing an artificial intelligence architecture: The race is on

  As AI architecture improves and costs decrease, experts say enterprise adoption will go up, spurring yet more innovation and benefits for businesses and AI vendors alike.Continue Reading

• CIOs dissect what makes their artificial intelligence projects tick

  AI has been described as the ultimate disruptor. These three IT leaders are prepping for the shake-up with artificial intelligence projects designed to harness that potential.Continue Reading

• Natural-language processing technology boosts BI at Penn Medicine

  Natural-language processing technology lets Penn Medicine tap unstructured data, improving its analytics and patient care. Success required a multidisciplinary effort.Continue Reading

• Trying to wrap your brain around AI? CMU has an AI stack for that

  In this episode of 'Schooled in AI,' Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about the benefits of the AI stack.Continue Reading

• CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger talks innovation at Starbucks

  Innovation at Starbucks is served up in many forms. EVP and CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger breaks down the coffee giant's latest technology investments.Continue Reading

• AI experts from CMU featured in new SearchCIO podcast

  The biggest tech companies in the world are tapping university professors to lead their AI efforts. And we'll be talking to them, too. Welcome to our new podcast series Schooled in AI.Continue Reading

• Tech takes a back seat in Aldo's data governance initiative

  In this video, Aldo's David Dadoun discusses why people and processes are more important than technology in the company's data governance program.Continue Reading

• Future of drones: How AI is driving UAV intelligence, autonomy

  In this video, Nvidia's Jesse Clayton gives an overview of the business applications of UAVs and highlights the technologies that are shaping the future of drones.Continue Reading

• Assessing the business, societal value of AI capabilities

  There is no doubt that AI capabilities bring great value, but measuring and quantifying that value isn't easy, says Sam Ramji, VP of product management at Google.Continue Reading

• Quantum machines: Are we there yet?

  Steady progress in building quantum machines, backed by billions in investment dollars, is bringing quantum computing's thorny problems tantalizingly close to resolution.Continue Reading

• Customer insight among the business benefits of a marketing data lake

  In this video, Sumit Sarkar from Progress Software discusses the benefits of a marketing data lake and explains how companies can determine what data to feed into a data lake.Continue Reading

• Chatbot data key to elevating bot performance, business value

  Lauren Kunze, CEO of Pandorabots, discusses how chatbot data and specific KPIs are critical to unlocking bots' full business potential.Continue Reading

• What emergent technology made the 2017 IT watch list?

  What emergent technology is on your radar for 2017? SearchCIO talked to five IT executives to find out which ones they're looking to take advantage of next year.Continue Reading

• Facebook seeks to revolutionize the enterprise collaboration market

  Enterprise collaboration tools are not new: For almost a decade, Enterprise 2.0 technologies have sought to foster employee collaboration. But with the debut of Facebook's Workplace, will the social platform of choice for 1 billion users conquer the...Continue Reading

• C-suite collaboration key to digital business model success

  Strong c-level relationships are the backbone for a successful platform business model, according to one expert. Find out why in this SearchCIO video interview.Continue Reading

• Data lake governance: A big data do or die

  Data lake governance may not be a sexy undertaking, but it's become a critical component in modern data architecture, according to experts.Continue Reading

• Pet insurer integrates online and call center data

  The problem: Petplan Insurance Agency LLC, a 140-employee company founded in 2003, wanted to offer its customers a more personal and more relevant shopping experience. The pet insurance company, ...Continue Reading

• Attention, CIOs and other humans: Advances in robotics will reshape society

  Robots are on track to be faster and smarter than humans -- someday they'll be as creative, too, says robotics engineer Hod Lipson. Now is the time to prepare.Continue Reading

• Building an online game platform: Startup caters to developers

  The online game platform startup STOVE aims to solve the catch-22 of platform businesses by offering business assistance to its content producers, in addition to user analytics.Continue Reading

• Pixar president on why building a 'fail fast' culture is hard

  The duality of failure, IBM's bet on cognitive computing, and the difference between a data officer and an analytics officer: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• What CIOs need to know before delving into enterprise IoT projects

  The Monsanto Company, the world's largest seed company, has turned to the Internet of Things to solve one of the food industry's biggest problems: how to feed an extra 2.3 billion people around the world by 2050. The agrochemical company isn't alone...Continue Reading

• Big data ethics: Why the CIO needs to get involved

  At a recent Harvard University event, academics and industry professionals shined a light on the ethical challenges in big data's near future.Continue Reading

• Strata + Hadoop World: A quiet mind is a creative mind

  Shhhh! The brain does its best thinking in quiet. Plus, meet the #HowOldRobot and find out how the IoT is influencing the Tour de France: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Seven big data failures to watch out for

  At this week's Gartner Catalyst conference, a session on big data failures drew a crowd of IT leaders eager to avoid the same mistakes.Continue Reading

• 2015 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium guide: Digital disruption

  This Essential Guide compiles all of SearchCIO's coverage of the 2015 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, including panel recaps, video interviews and a comprehensive investigation into the impact of digitization.Continue Reading

• AI technology: Is the genie (or genius) out of the bottle?

  Artificial intelligence has come a long way since SearchCIO columnist Harvey Koeppel studied with some of the discipline's pioneers. He offers 10 steps CIOs must take now to prepare for the AI technology era ahead.Continue Reading

• CIOs under pressure to generate revenue through data monetization

  Is data monetization the new gold rush? CEOs and boards of directors think so, and they are looking to CIOs to strike it rich.Continue Reading

• Will the role of the chief data officer eclipse that of the CIO?

  Chief data officers make the case why organizations need them; watch out CIOs: The Data Mill reports from the MIT Chief Data Officer and Information Quality Symposium.Continue Reading

• Open source, adaptable infrastructure key to Etsy platform business model

  How does Etsy keep its platform business model in tune? Deploying up to 60 code changes a day is par for the course.Continue Reading

• Data storytelling is the next big thing in collaborative computing

  Data storytelling is gaining ground in BI and analytics circles. What is it and why should CIOs care? Howard Dresner explains in this SearchCIO podcast.Continue Reading

• Platform business model picks up steam -- what's the CIO role?

  The platform business model develops and derives value from the ecosystem of users it connects. CIOs need to be in on it.Continue Reading

• Smart machines will create a safer workplace, spark human ingenuity

  Smart machines and automation will lead to a safer work environment, argues Duke University's Mary 'Missy' Cummings in this SearchCIO video interview.Continue Reading

• Value sensitive design helps CIOs tackle social, ethical tech issues

  Before releasing a new technology into the wild, CIOs should study the Google Glass case study, according to Duke University's Mary 'Missy' Cummings.Continue Reading

• The outcome economy is upon us -- is your business ready?

  Smart products and services put a new twist on the old idea of giving customers what they want. Allan Alter explains the new 'outcome economy.'Continue Reading

• Multichannel retail depends on IT systems integration

  Before dressing up brick-and-mortar locations with customer-facing technology, CIOs need to integrate IT systems.Continue Reading

• The marriage of mobile and data analytics

  Getting the right information to employees whenever and wherever they need it has become an increasingly tricky task for CIOs. Part of the reason is that today's mobile-tethered consumers are now data connoisseurs, and the data they produce has ...Continue Reading

• Evolution of mobile hinges on marriage between data and devices

  Enterprise mobile computing marches on, and data is proliferating. Companies need to put them together to compete effectively.Continue Reading

• A CIO's guide to SMAC strategy and governance

  In this Essential Guide, explore the benefits of a SMAC strategy and get expert tips on SMAC governance best practices.Continue Reading

• Big data in retail: How to turn a profit

  To successfully capitalize on big data, an iterative, experimental approach is essential to data-focused companies, and especially retailers, analysts say. In the cover story of this issue of CIO Decisions ezine, Senior News Writer Nicole Laskowski ...Continue Reading

• Artificial intelligence in business: The future is now

  Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t some far-off fantasy confined to Steven Spielberg films. Smart machines, robots and other such technologies that leverage machine learning to do tasks humans would otherwise perform are already making inroads in ...Continue Reading

• Sharpen your data analytics strategy

  As new types of big data emerge, companies are struggling with integrating and interpreting that data for actionable business insight. Take this quiz for tips on developing your data analytics strategy for competitive advantage.Continue Reading

• Chief digital officer vs. chief data officer: Who will win the day?

  Will the chief digital officer outlive the chief data officer? Where should data experts draw the line in the sand on data quality? The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• IT leaders explain how to assign a value to your data assets

  In the latest CIO Decisions, CIOs and IT experts share their thoughts on infonomics -- placing a value on data assets -- and other of-the-moment IT concerns.Continue Reading

• Hype is rising over sensor data but success will hinge on fundamentals

  The buzz is on for sensor data but extracting value, as always, will hinge on mastering the data fundamentals: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Prescriptive method of analytics boasts broad benefits

  Can the prescriptive method of analytics improve business outcomes in your industry? #CIOChat participants sound off on the potential and the reality.Continue Reading

• CIOs should prepare for the battle between old BI and new BI

  BI and analytics will experience rapid adoption in 2014 as BI vendors face a changing market.Continue Reading

• The struggle to integrate data keeps users tethered to same old apps

  Businesses' abiding love of Excel, the struggle to integrate data, the rising role of data temps and big data royalties: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Hadoop 2.0's deep impact on big data and big data technologies

  Hadoop 2.0, big data security, and the future of work: The Data Mill reportsContinue Reading

• MetLife takes a gamble on startup culture

  A 145-year-old company, MetLife shook off traditional IT for a startup culture.Continue Reading

• Add semantic analysis to ward off big data/bad analytics syndrome

  Big data and semantic analysis, virtual personal assistants for everyone and IT resolutions: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Analytics 3.0 -- the old guard masters how to build data products

  Analytics 3.0, the 'data as a corporate asset' quiz and 'hellabytes': The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Want better analytics? Start asking 'crunchy' questions

  Predictive analytics and crunchy questions, data visualizations and good design: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Cool or creepy? The ethics of big data is on the table

  Uncomfortable conversations about the ethics of big data and the virtues of transparency: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Strategic business intelligence for a mobile future

  Gathering, analyzing and providing easy access to data is central to strategic business intelligence programs. Learn more in this CIO Essential Guide.Continue Reading

• Relational databases are far from dead -- just ask Facebook

  Facebook and relational databases, social television, and open data: The Data Mill reports from Strata Conference + Hadoop World.Continue Reading

• Ten big data case studies in a nutshell

  What are companies such as Macy's, Tesco, American Express and Wal-Mart Stores doing with big data? The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Big data and predictive analytics: When is enough data enough?

  When to call it quits with data, the power of a name and performing surgical marketing: The Data Mill reports from Predictive Analytics World.Continue Reading

• 'Cookie stuffing': A data scientist takes on seamy side of online ads

  Combatting cookie stuffing, smoking out dubious URLs, designing for behavior change and selling the company culture: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Semi-structured data is king of LinkedIn's recommendation engine

  LinkedIn's semi-structured data shines, CVS responds to social media finger wagging, and Microsoft does the shuffle, The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• A new book zeroes in on finding the key metrics that drive decisions

  Author Ben Yoskovitz talks about using the right metrics at the right time as the path to business success.Continue Reading

• MIT: A big data revolution is here, and it's past time for CIOs to lead

  The big data experts at the MIT CIO event made it official: Big data is transforming business. But it's complicated stuff, and it needs a CIO's touch.Continue Reading

• Nate Silver on Bayes' Theorem and the power of big data done right

  Nate Silver outlines three principles taken from Bayes' Theorem that influence his prediction process.Continue Reading

• Metadata practices gaining momentum as companies tackle 'big data'

  Companies have long considered metadata secondary to analytics and data management programs, but with the advent of 'big data,' that's changing.Continue Reading

• 2012 election shows power of data analysis to personalize customers

  What can the 2012 election teach CIOs about data analysis? Collecting the right data is important, but using it to change behavior is what matters.Continue Reading

• Predictive analytics is hard to do; just ask a data scientist

  Where do you rank in using predictive analytics? New research and two Ivy League data scientists suggest that if you do it all, you're way ahead.Continue Reading

• Data silos in big data analytics: Now you see them, now you don't?

  Big data makes the problem of data silos even bigger. Or does it? Either way, CIOs must make big changes to get the most out of big data analytics.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Agile Methodologies

  Agile project methodologies are transforming enterprise project management strategies, delivering fast, effective results.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Business Intelligence: Data Mining Done Right

  Emerging technologies are revolutionizing enterprise data collection and analysis strategies, and CIOs are leading this business intelligence brigade.Continue Reading

• IT project management strategy for CIOs

  For the CIO looking to increase organizational success, an IT project management strategy is key. Check out our IT project management resources in this guide.Continue Reading

• Three tech trends shaping the future IT organization and the CIO role

  Cloud computing is just one of three technologies shaping the IT organization of the future and the role of the CIO.Continue Reading

• Sentiment analysis turns social media into customer intelligence

  Sentiment analysis tools are creating a kind of customer intelligence that online marketers are finding beats traditional market research.Continue Reading

• The ins and outs of successful business intelligence management

  How much emphasis do you put on business intelligence management? Learn how to improve strategy and user adoption, and get tips on BI tools, in this guide.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Next-generation business intelligence systems

  Find out how CIOs are taking their business intelligence strategies to the next level with new approaches to gathering, accessing, measuring, displaying and sharing information.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Implementing an IT service catalog

  An IT service catalog is a menu of services offered by an IT organization. Get the FAQs on how to implement an IT service catalog and automate the service request process.Continue Reading

• Use business service management software and tools for better ITSM

  Learn how business service management software and tools can help better align IT with the business and improve governance and service delivery.Continue Reading

• BPM tool selection: Strategies for success

  Get the most out of your BPM tools. Learn how to assess your business and technical needs and choose the best vendor and tool to meet your BPM needs.Continue Reading

• BI tools vs. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

  In this podcast, our expert discusses the differences between BI tools and Excel spreadsheets and how they can be used together in the enterprise to gather and analyze data.Continue Reading

• Best practices for data warehouse mergers: Expert podcast

  This podcast offers expert advice for CIOs on data warehouse management with a merger or acquisition.Continue Reading

• Five ways to justify a CMDB implementation: Expert podcast

  A CMDB is essential to any large enterprise's IT Service Management plan. Here are five tried and true justifications for deploying a CMDB.Continue Reading

• Business intelligence applications

  Read this excerpt from "Business Intelligence: The Savvy Manager's Guide" to learn about the various applications of business intelligence and how you can use information strategically to help your business.Continue Reading