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Small business IT strategy

• Backlash against a bimodal IT strategy

  A new report from Forrester cautions CIOs against bimodal IT, contending the two-tiered approach could create more problems than it solves.  Continue Reading

• Augmented and virtual reality make a play for the enterprise

  Augmented and virtual reality are breaking out of the consumer space and into the enterprise. Deloitte explains why it's a good time for CIOs to get ready: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Five analytics priorities for 2016

  Looking to sharpen your analytics programs in the new year? Follow this cheat sheet on how to win with analytics in 2016.  Continue Reading

• Cognitive technology, microservices top 2016 analytics trends list

  The International Institute for Analytics released its annual list of predictions, which highlights the rise of analytical microservices and data curation tools.  Continue Reading

• Prospects are bright for CIOs and chief data officers who work together

  CIOs and chief data officers will own data strategy, if they can learn to play nice. Plus, is the United Airlines customer engagement app cool or creepy? And a gimmick to build C-suite trust: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Data-driven decisions win in blackjack -- and in business

  Still debating the merits of gut feel vs. data-driven decisions? Take a page from Jeff Ma's book, which tells how he used data to win millions at blackjack.  Continue Reading

• C-level execs should keep tabs on IBM-Weather Co. deal

  IBM’s plans to acquire The Weather Co. underscores the importance of IoT and predictive 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

• 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

• Emerging: DataOps and three tips for getting there

  A look at DataOps, Agile analytics and an IT leader who is striving to make Boston a data-driven city: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Building a big data technology framework? Focus on business differentiation

  When building a big data framework, CIOs don't need to be a jack of all IT trades, but a master of business differentiators: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Success in CIO position increasingly tied to business expertise

  Success for CIOs has little to do with technical knowledge, according to research out of Columbia University; a culture lesson from Disney; and the rise of digital humanism: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Three CIO communication tips that will change the way you lead

  Three communication tips, four characteristics of quantum computing, and the unhappiness of IT architects: The Data Mill reports from Gartner Catalyst.  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

• 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

• IoT hype, hope give rise to new C-level position, chief IoT officer

  Ask a group of IT experts if IoT is going to change the world, and there's no debate. The question is, who's going to run the transformation?  Continue Reading

• Automated systems: Dehumanizing the workplace

  What will be the impact of automated systems in the enterprise? The Data Mill reports from the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.  Continue Reading

• The secret to becoming a 'digital master'? Close the IT/business gap.

  Capgemini's Didier Bonnet shines a light on how businesses are mastering the digital transformation: The Data Mill reports from the CDO Summit.  Continue Reading

• Ten analytics success stories in a nutshell

  Analytics success stories from the likes of Burberry, CBS, Coca-Cola and L'Oreal. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Bimodal IT needed to navigate centralized/decentralized debate

  Gartner urges CIOs to craft a more nuanced IT strategy that is both highly standardized and highly flexible: The Data Mill reports from the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit.  Continue Reading

• Is Apache Spark the next big thing in big data analytics?

  At Spark Summit East, Databricks talked up a storm about its new Spark cloud offering in an effort to distinguish the data processing engine from MapReduce and the Hadoop stack: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Don't fall into the old CIO trap when forging a digital strategy

  If your digital strategy doesn't include how you're going to make money from a digital initiative, you're doing it wrong: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Automation vs. computer augmentation: What's best for business?

  Tom Davenport lays out five strategies for surviving automation; big data evolves; and the high-end food industry feasts on big data: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Hadoop security: Don't build your data lake without it

  Why security for Hadoop is different from traditional data management tools, a list of open source Hadoop security projects in the works, and CIO budget expectations for 2015: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Like Americanos? Then you'll love distributed storage

  Distributed storage doesn't have to be confusing. All you really need to do is think about a coffee shop. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Snowden: Data encryption is good, but not good enough

  Edward Snowden and Bruce Schneier talk data encryption and privacy in a networked world. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Seven secrets to big data project success

  Are there traits that spell big data success? Are there big data pitfalls that can spell disaster? The answer is an emphatic “yes,” according to three experts.  Continue Reading

• Systems diagrams help leaders manage change

  CIOs need to 'learn how to surf' the waves of change. Systems diagramming can help. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Booz Allen Hamilton's innovation blueprint

  A peek at Booz Allen's innovation practice, what Etsy looks for in a data analyst and mathematical proof that vampires don't exist: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Big text and the 2014 World Cup

  There's big data and then there's big text. Find out why they're different. Plus, the key to a data team's success: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Does your big data project need a data concierge?

  Big data needs better questions; local data concierges might be the next information governance trend; and the downside of data: 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 reports  Continue Reading

• Lean Six Sigma and Agile get up close and productive at Bose

  Leadership, maturity models and core value streams: How Bose IT has blended Lean Six Sigma and Agile in its SAP environment.  Continue Reading