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• 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.

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• 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.

• June 10, 2016 10 Jun'16

  Machine learning algorithms set to transform industries

  Now is the time for businesses to think about putting in place machine learning applications to benefit from this hot advanced analytics technology trend.

• May 23, 2016 23 May'16

  Deep learning tools help users dig into advanced analytics data

  Organizations are increasingly looking for ways to capitalize on all of the unstructured data they've been collecting and stashing. Deep learning applications could offer an answer.

• May 06, 2016 06 May'16

  Survey: BI implementation remains top software priority

  You might think that today's IT world is all about big data, but TechTarget's 2016 IT Priorities Survey shows that mainstream BI, analytics and data warehouse software is still a hot commodity.

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  IBM Watson computer strives for analytics stardom

  After achieving Jeopardy! success in 2011, IBM is trying to boost its Watson cognitive computing system back into the spotlight through acquisitions and by building out its Watson-based commercial products.

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Building data science teams takes skills mix, business focus

  In a panel discussion at Strata + Hadoop World 2016, managers of data science initiatives discussed how to structure and lead teams of data scientists for effective big data analytics.

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  MIT forum debates data protection regulations

  In big data analytics, some want stronger data privacy regulations, while others want the government out of the picture.

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Fast-and-furious Microsoft BI update brings Excel integration

  New features in Microsoft's cloud BI tool give users a raft of data visualization capabilities, including the ability to analyze Power BI data in Excel.

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Gartner shakes up annual ranking of business analytics tools

  This year's Magic Quadrant report from Gartner on business intelligence and analytics platforms reflects a shifting market for BI reporting tools and includes some big changes in its vendor rankings.