Business Intelligence Strategies for the CIOEditors' Picks
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Linear Tape File System slow to take hold for general-purpose storage
The use of LTFS has taken off in certain markets, but compatible products for general-purpose storage and archiving have been slow to develop.04 Jun 2013
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Marketing and advertising remain sweet spots for big data technology
Marketing and advertising are the sweet spots for big data, but those who serve up marketing insights and ad space will need to evolve to survive.14 May 2013
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Marketing company uses in-database analytics to fight customer churn
Trident Marketing is running analytical models on a data warehouse appliance to help keep consumers hooked on satellite TV service and other products.25 Apr 2013
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Metro, NI civil service, Reynolds Catering power business innovation
Enterprise software powers business innovation: new things done at DMG Media, the Northern Ireland civil service, and Reynolds Catering18 Apr 2013
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With social networking layer, Amazon flexes digital-disruption muscle
In this week's Searchlight: Amazon plays disruptor once again with its buy of social networking site Goodreads, cyberattacks get scarier and more.29 Mar 2013
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Lucky Voice karaoke chain uses data visualisation to see what’s sung
Karaoke chain Lucky Voice turns to Tableau to visualise its partying customers12 Mar 2013
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Data management platform adds analytics for digital marketers
Data management platform Crowd Control puts more analytics power into the hands of digital marketers and media buyers.07 Mar 2013
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Much ado about Yahoo cutting the telecommuting cord
Searchlight looks at the ballyhoo over Yahoo cutting off telecommuting, a surprising find in cybersecurity, amazing MIT tech and more.01 Mar 2013
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Rich media flood pushes digital asset management strategy to forefront
Without an effective plan for managing digital assets, the increasing digital content collected by organizations could end up being a real headache.01 Mar 2013
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Head of IT at Pandora urges IT to embrace cloud applications
Cloud applications can free up time for more innovation, according to the vice president of enterprise information services at Pandora.26 Feb 2013
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Mobile app dev meets agile best practices
The demand for mobile apps and how quickly those apps need to change is persuading some companies to embrace agile best practices.19 Feb 2013
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TV One tackles digital asset management problems with Adobe CQ5
TV One's search for the best content management system required finding a provider that could handle the legalities of airing classic television shows.11 Feb 2013
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Information security breach at 'The New York Times' is one scary story
In this week's Searchlight: a chilling information security breach at 'The New York Times', plus how 'big data' will save us all. Or maybe it won't.01 Feb 2013
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Online gambling sector bets on business intelligence
Online gambling and gaming industries crave structured business data. Volumes can be huge and they need to react to customer behaviour24 Jan 2013
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HR outsourcing: Where being unique is not always a good thing
One HR outsourcing client says conforming processes to the vendor's standard model can reduce risk and cost.11 Jan 2013
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On-the-job training turns would-be lawyer into IT director for Condé Nast
Whether it was 'dumb luck' or fate, Justin Glatz got pulled into IT and now manages business and corporate systems at publishing company Condé Nast.10 Jan 2013
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Businesses set self-service BI as a priority for 2013
Mainstay issues such as poor data quality will plague businesses in 2013, but one way they're hoping to overcome hurdles is by empowering users.21 Dec 2012
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Gap among industries in average salary for senior IT is considerable
The IT Salary Survey 2012 shows big disparities among industries in the average salary for senior IT. In 2012, that doesn't seem to matter so much.12 Dec 2012
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Content management strategy may be Lady Gaga's latest conquest
Interscope Records revamps its content management strategy with Echo's StreamServer to exploit social content created by fans of its musical artists.11 Dec 2012
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Gap among industries in average salary for senior IT is considerable
The IT Salary Survey 2012 shows big disparities among industries in the average salary for senior IT. In 2012, that doesn't seem to matter so much.03 Dec 2012