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• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Sports data analytics isn't always a slam dunk

  The growing trend of analytics in sports has caused much debate, and even though data-driven decisions can provide some benefits, they're not right for all occasions.

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Visualized data aids in building, updating predictive models

  Data scientists at Capital One and BuildingIQ use data visualizations to help guide their efforts in developing, training and modifying predictive models for use in advanced analytics applications.

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Users look to real-time streaming to speed up big data analytics

  Real-time data processing and analytics technologies are helping companies find useful information in streams of big data so they can quickly take actions to boost their business operations.

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Tableau brings big updates to its popular data visualization tool

  As part of its Tableau 10 release, Tableau has added several new features to the self-service BI and data visualization software in an effort to improve data preparation and deepen analysis.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Advanced analytics tools must align with business needs

  Advanced analytics teams may sometimes be inclined to more academic projects, but the path to true value is ensuring that their work closely aligns with core business needs.

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• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Get your analytics architecture right to support scalable tools

  Analytics teams might prefer to spend their time developing algorithms, but overlooking the importance of analytics infrastructure could cause problems down the road.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  SAS enters the arena of open source analytics tools with SAS Viya

  With the release of SAS Viya, which is accessible to open source tools, the company is moving away from its traditional approach of releasing a complete piece of software.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  IT consultants eye big data future, predict analytics trends

  Technology consultants and vendor executives share their predictions on likely developments in BI, analytics and big data technologies, and user deployments of them over the next 12 months.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Expert recommends Hadoop for cybersecurity analytics platform

  Businesses are facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges today, but Hadoop can give enterprises one platform for managing big data and security.

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  Tableau to broaden data visualization tool with Tableau 10 update

  Tableau is getting set to release the 10th version of its self-service reporting tool, with updates in several key areas intended to silence some of its critics.

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Mainstream Hadoop users zero in on business benefits of big data

  Selling business executives on the value of big data analytics applications is becoming a to-do list item for more IT managers who look to deploy Hadoop clusters in their organizations.

• July 07, 2016 07 Jul'16

  Data science as a service provides instant access to analysts

  Data scientists are in high demand, but in such scarce supply that some companies outsource their data for analysis. DataScience Inc. CEO Ian Swanson explains how it works.

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Boston's new data chief explains how he plans to leverage CDO job

  The first person to take over the CDO role for the city of Boston is hoping to support existing teams to make government more effective by leveraging data and analytics.

• June 17, 2016 17 Jun'16

  Spark cloud deployments make a lot of sense -- sometimes

  Most commercial distributions of Spark offer a cloud option, and these have been popular with customers. But that doesn't mean cloud Spark platforms make sense for every situation.

• June 15, 2016 15 Jun'16

  Enterprises prize traditional business analytics tools

  While cognitive computing and the internet of things generate a lot of buzz in today's analytics world, surveyed businesses still give priority to traditional BI reporting tools.