Data Mill

Digital business management

• Customer engagement strategies that heed power of social media

  Executives from Legendary Entertainment and Microsoft explain how their customer engagement strategies rely on the power of analytics and a core set of social principles.  Continue Reading

• With artificial intelligence and machine learning, KPIs are crucial

  The CIO of DBS Bank and CTO of Kayak square off at the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on how to use AI for business success.  Continue Reading

• Tim O'Reilly: The flawed genie behind algorithmic systems

  The founder of O'Reilly Media explains how the algorithmic systems that power the world's most customer-pleasing companies reflect our humanity back to us -- for better or worse.  Continue Reading

• GE's Predix platform bolstered by data, domain expertise

  Immelt is out, Flannery is in -- but GE Digital continues its efforts to blaze a trail as the platform for industrial IoT.  Continue Reading

• Data transparency is the lifeblood of new information economy

  Many companies have invested in the analytics infrastructure that helps turn data into a business asset. Now what? Gartner's Debra Logan offers insight.  Continue Reading

• New research suggests chief digital officers are no flash in the pan

  Chief digital officers who are running significant lines of business could become permanent members of the C-suite, according to new research from IDC. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Data products introduce ethical dilemmas for data scientists

  Products built by data for data collection, more data vs. better models, and next-gen search engines: The Data Mill reports from the IACS symposium.  Continue Reading

• Does business have the patience for data science?

  A data scientist call to arms, say hello to NFC jewelry, and the Magic Quadrant for mobile app dev platforms: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Social collaboration software through the lens of a SharePoint lover

  Yammer and SharePoint: A match made in heaven or cloud-crossed lovers? Plus, tips on how to succeed with social collaboration in this week's Data Mill.  Continue Reading