Big Data & Analytics Articles
How You Become Irreplaceable In The Age Of AI
In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, many of us are left wondering: Will AI take our jobs?[...]
Why Apple Intelligence Sets A New Gold Standard For AI Privacy
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, privacy concerns have become a hot-button issue.[...]
Can Your Device Run Apple Intelligence? What You Need To Know
Apple's announcement of Apple Intelligence has sent waves of excitement through the tech world.[...]
10 Amazing Things You Can Do With Apple Intelligence On Your IPhone
Apple Intelligence is poised to revolutionize the iPhone experience, offering a suite of AI-powered tools that promise to make your digital life easier, more productive, and more creative.[...]
Agentic AI: The Next Big Breakthrough That’s Transforming Business And Technology
The world of artificial intelligence is evolving at a breakneck pace, and just when you thought you'd wrapped your head around generative AI, along comes another game-changing concept: agentic AI.[...]
The Employees Secretly Using AI At Work
Imagine walking into your office and noticing your colleague Sarah effortlessly breezing through her tasks with uncanny efficiency.[...]
Battling AI Fakes: Are Social Platforms Doing Enough?
Since generative AI went mainstream, the amount of fake content and misinformation spread via social media has increased exponentially.[...]
Creating The Universal AI Employee Of The Future
Imagine a world where your most productive employee never sleeps, never takes a vacation, and can seamlessly adapt to any role you need.[...]
20 Generative AI Tools For Creating Synthetic Data
The AI revolution that we’re currently living through is a direct result of the explosion in the amount of data that’s available to be mined and analyzed for insights.[...]
How To Tell Reality From Fiction Amid The AI-Driven Truth Crisis
The artificial intelligence narrative swings between utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares, often overshadowing the nuanced reality of its current capabilities and limitations.[...]
7 Ways To Turn The ‘Bring Your Own AI’ Threat Into An Opportunity
As AI tools become increasingly accessible, companies face a new trend: BYOAI, or bring your own AI.[...]
AI Gone Wild: How Grok-2 Is Pushing The Boundaries Of Ethics And Innovation
As AI continues to evolve at breakneck speed, Elon Musk's latest creation, Grok-2, is making waves in the tech world.[...]
Apple’s New AI Revolution: Why ‘Apple Intelligence’ Could Change Everything
Apple's announcement of 'Apple Intelligence' marks a seismic shift in how we interact with our devices.[...]
Why AI Models Are Collapsing And What It Means For The Future Of Technology
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized everything from customer service to content creation, giving us tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which can generate human-like text or images with remarkable accuracy.[...]
Where Will Artificial Intelligence Take Us In The Future?
Just a few years back, if you had been told that by 2024, you would be able to have a conversation with a computer that would seem almost completely human, would you have believed it?[...]
AI: Overhyped Fantasy Or Truly The Next Industrial Revolution?
The term “fourth industrial revolution” has been used in recent years to describe the transformative impact that many believe AI and automation will have on human society.[...]
The World On Edge: 5 Global Mega Threats That Could Reshape Our Future
In an era of unprecedented global interconnectedness, humanity faces a perfect storm of challenges that threaten to reshape our world.[...]
The Biggest Healthcare Trends Of The Next 10 Years
Although my work usually involves advising businesses on changes and trends that are just around the corner, sometimes it’s also interesting to look a little further ahead.[...]
Is The AI Bubble About To Burst?
Following a turbulent few weeks in the stock market, there’s a lot of speculation that the AI “bubble” may be about to burst.[...]
How Generative AI Will Change Jobs In Customer Support
Since generative AI exploded onto the scene with the release of ChatGPT (still less than two years ago, unbelievably), we’ve seen that it has the potential to impact many jobs.[...]
How To Develop An Effective AI Policy
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries worldwide, it's imperative for every organization to craft an AI policy that not only addresses today's challenges but also anticipates tomorrow's opportunities.[...]
19 Amazing Generative AI Tools For Everyday Tasks And Activities
I recently compiled a list of some of my favorite generative AI tools for boosting workplace productivity. But what about life outside of work?[...]
The Rise of Shadow AI: How To Harness Innovation Without Compromising Security
Shadow AI, the unsanctioned use of AI tools in the workplace, is becoming a significant concern for businesses.[...]
Why Your Company Urgently Needs An AI Policy: Protect And Propel Your Business
The AI revolution is well underway, and I believe just about any business or organization can benefit by automating routine tasks, augmenting decision-making and optimizing operations and processes.[...]
17 Generative AI Data Analytics Tools Everyone Should Know About
Thanks to generative AI, we’re getting close to the promise of truly “democratizing” data. This means anyone can make decisions that are data-driven, not just highly skilled data scientists.[...]
AI In Healthcare: Revolutionizing Medicine Or Overhyped Promise?
AI is going to change healthcare forever. In the near future, we can look forward to revolutionary new cures and treatments. personalized medicine, and a new generation of hospitals and facilities where super-smart robots take care of everything from cleaning to brain surgery.[...]
5 Common Generative AI Misconceptions
Two years ago most people hadn’t heard of generative AI, but now it’s everywhere.[...]
The Essential AI-Ready Skills Everyone Needs For Tomorrow’s Jobs
Thanks to AI, work will look very different in the near future than it does today.[...]
Beyond The Metaverse: Top Immersive Internet Trends For The Next Decade
Do you remember what the internet of the past looked like? Static webpages that took an age to load, blurry JPG images and lots of garishly colored text and backgrounds, those were the days![...]
The Innovative Future Tech At Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2024
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is renowned for showcasing the fastest and most impressive cars from the past and present.[...]
What Is The Most Famous Generative AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves for years, but it's the subset of generative AI that's really captured the public's imagination lately.[...]
Will AI Really Revolutionize Every Industry? A Critical Analysis
Every day, it seems, we hear bolder and more grandiose claims about how AI is poised to change the world.[...]
Business Leaders Still Aren’t Prepared For The AI Revolution
When the internet went mainstream at the end of the last century, many businesses that were formerly household names paid the price for failing to adapt.[...]
How Walmart Business Is Revolutionizing B2B Shopping With AI: A Deep Dive Into The Future Of Retail
In the rapidly evolving landscape of retail, few companies are as well-positioned to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) as Walmart.[...]
22 Generative AI Workplace Tools And How To Use Them
By now everyone’s probably seen generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney that can create text, drawings and even computer code that look like they’ve been made by humans.[...]
How Generative AI Will Change The Job Of Real Estate Agents
Real estate agents and other professionals in their industry are in the business of selling good old-fashioned solid bricks and mortar.[...]
How BCG Is Revolutionizing Consulting With AI: A Case Study
In a world where AI is transforming every sector, companies are constantly seeking ways to gain a competitive edge.[...]
The Biggest Education Trends Of The Next 10 Years
Education is changing rapidly. In today’s fast-moving world, a model where we graduate in our youth prepared for a lifelong career is simply no longer valid.[...]
Is This AI’s IPhone Moment?
Today, the term “iPhone moment” is frequently used to refer to a technology breaking through into the mainstream.[...]
AI Politicians: The Future Of Democracy Or A Threat To Freedom?
2024 is a big year for democracy, with over two billion of us voting in elections across the US, India, the EU, the UK and many other countries and territories.[...]
How Mailchimp Hopes To Build The End-To-End AI Solution For SMEs
I often write about AI's potential to transform any business. Yet, a question I frequently get from small businesses is, "Does that really include us?"[...]
Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence, Or Is It Just Hype?
Artificial intelligence is going to change the world—but there’s still a lot of hype and hot air around it.[...]
The Vital Difference Between Machine Learning And Generative AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world, but within this broad domain, two distinct technologies often confuse people: machine learning (ML) and generative AI.[...]
The Difference Between ChatGPT And Generative AI
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, understanding which jobs remain secure is crucial.[...]
The New HR Playbook: Catalyze Innovation With Analytics And AI
Beneath the surface of every HR function, there lies a treasure trove of data. But if that[...]
The Eight Biggest HR Trends In 2024
For those working in employee and people management, the focus in 2024 will be on managing[...]
The New Frontier In Workplace Safety: Data Analytics And AI
Almost all employers want to ensure their workplaces are safe zones that are free[...]
The Biggest Banking And Financial Services Trends For 2024
2024 promises to be a landmark year in banking and finance, marked by significant[...]
The Evolution Of Data-Driven And AI-Enabled HR
The pulse of any organization lies not just in its products or services but in its people.[...]
How Data And AI Are Reshaping Contemporary HR Practices
The world of human resources (HR) stands on the precipice of an exciting era powered by data and AI.[...]
Business Leadership In The AI Era – IBM’s AI Academy
Remember when the internet was new? Or if you’re a little older, when computers were new? Imagine being able to relive those days, with the benefit of hindsight – having the chance to build your business into the first Google, Facebook or Amazon.[...]
The Top 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends For 2024
Today, we're diving deeper into the five most significant AI trends set to reshape our world in 2024.[...]
The 10 Most Important Customer Experience (CX) Trends In 2024
Good sales and marketing, quality control, pricing, customer service and after-sales all help businesses to generate sales.[...]
From Digital Gucci To Blockchain Supply Chains: Retail’s Web3 Revolution
From the early days of online shopping to the rise of influencer marketing, there’s no doubt the internet has revolutionized how we shop and make purchasing decisions.[...]
Generative AI: The Secret Weapon Of Successful CEOs
Remember how amazed we were when ChatGPT made its debut just a year ago? Well, as we’ve since learned, that was only the beginning.[...]
The Future Of Medicine: How AI is Shaping Patient Care And Drug Discovery
One of the most exciting aspects of AI is its implications for healthcare. Today, doctors and other medical professionals routinely augment their human skills and experience with the help of intelligent machines.[...]
Navigating The Future: 10 Global Trends That Will Define 2024
We’re approaching the mid-point of a decade in which we’ve already seen significant global transformation.[...]
Unlocking The Future Of Learning: How XR Tech Transforms Education
In the metaverse era, education as we know it will change. And I’m not just talking about formal education in schools, colleges, and universities – but also workplace learning and lifelong learning.[...]
2024 IoT And Smart Device Trends: What You Need to Know For The Future
By the end of 2024, there are projected to be more than 207 billion devices connected to the worldwide network of tools, toys, devices and appliances that make up the Internet of Things (IoT).[...]
The Evolving Internet: Navigating Risks Amidst Immersion, Decentralization, And Generative AI
The future internet is on the horizon, promising unprecedented engagement and innovation. Yet, as we incorporate immersive tech, decentralized systems, and generative AI, we also invite new complexities.[...]
The 8 Biggest Future Of Work Trends In 2024 Everyone Needs To Be Ready For Now
The world of work is constantly changing. Concepts that our parents or grandparents grew up with, such as the nine-to-five office and the job-for-life, are being consigned to the past.[...]
The 10 Biggest AR, VR And Immersive Internet Trends In 2024
By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]
The Impact Of Digital Transformation On Business Models: Opportunities And Challenges
By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]
The 10 Biggest Cyber Security Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]
What Do ChatGPT’s New Capabilities Really Mean For Us All?
I'll bet that most people who have tried have found at least one useful way to integrate ChatGPT into their lives now.[...]
HPE Empowers Users with Generative AI through Advanced Computing & Cloud Solutions
Machine learning and generative artificial intelligence might not be the first things you think of when you hear the name Hewlett Packard Enterprises.[...]
The 10 Biggest Cloud Computing Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
Worldwide, spending by businesses on cloud computing infrastructure is forecast to top $1 trillion for the first time in 2024.[...]
The Tri-Pillar Blueprint: Thriving In The Generative AI, Metaverse and Web3 Landscape
Uncover the blueprint to master the digital renaissance powered by generative AI, the metaverse, and web3, and navigate the future with confidence, agility, and foresight.[...]
How Generative AI Is Used To Fight Miscarriages of Justice At The California Innocence Project
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, since 1989, the wrongly-convicted have lost 29,950 years of their lives thanks to miscarriages of justice in the US legal system.[...]
Three Technologies That Are Set To Change The World
We stand on the brink of an age of unparalleled opportunities. Today, we’re seeing first-hand what happens when businesses adopt breakthrough technologies like cloud and artificial intelligence (AI).[...]
Generative AI Is Revolutionizing Music: Loudly’s Vision For Democratizing Creation
For me, one of the most exciting aspects of the recent wave of generative AI technology is the democratizing impact it has on creativity.[...]
The Amazing Ways Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Uses Generative Artificial Intelligence
Not to be outdone in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) race, China-based tech giant Alibaba has recently unveiled a number of its own tools and models.[...]
The 10 Biggest Trends Revolutionizing Healthcare In 2024
A longer-living population, the emergence of transformative technologies with applications across the healthcare spectrum, and continued global economic uncertainty.[...]
The 10 Biggest Generative AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
Generative AI was the explosive breakout tech trend of 2023, capturing the attention of not only techies and futurists but mainstream audiences, too, with its ability to create seemingly human-like content.[...]
Game On! The Top 10 Video Game Trends In 2024
The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world.[...]
Artificial Intimacy: How Generative AI Can Now Create Your Dream Girlfriend
Imagine being able to create your perfect partner – picking out items from a list to determine everything about them.[...]
4 Ways The Metaverse May (Positively) Impact Your Business Operations
There is no doubt about it: the next evolution of the internet – characterized by immersive virtual experiences – is already underway.[...]
3 Major Ways Web3 Will Disrupt The Financial Services Sector
Web3 represents the next big evolutionary leap forward of the Internet – a leap that's driven by blockchain, NFTs and cryptocurrency.[...]
The 10 Most Important AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) evolves and integrates into our lives is only going to increase in 2024.[...]
What Is Generative AI: A super-Simple Explanation Anyone Can Understand
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly a part of the world around us, and it's rapidly changing our lives.[...]
Breakthrough In Cancer Treatment: The Role of Generative AI In Drug Development
We've all seen that generative AI tools like ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion can create amazing text and images that very closely resemble those created by humans.[...]
Generative AI Is Breathing New Life Into Classic Computer Games
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize every creative industry, and the gaming industry is no exception.[...]
The 10 Biggest Business Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
It is time once again to look into the crystal ball and predict the direction that business and industry will take in the coming year.[...]
From Healthcare to Space: Top 10 Transformative Computer Vision Trends In 2024
Computer Vision (CV) is the field of research and category of applications concerned with teaching machines to see.[...]
China’s AI Landscape: Baidu’s Generative AI Innovations In Art And Search
Baidu is a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) that built its business on search. It's often thought of as the Chinese equivalent of Google.[...]
9 Simple Things We Can All Do To Tackle Climate Change
As I am writing this article, it is the halfway point of the COB 26 climate change conference in Glasgow[...]
The Best Smart Watches In 2023 / 2024: From Blood Sugar Monitoring To AI Personal Training
Apple popularized the smartwatch, just as it did with the smartphone when it released the Apple watch in 2015.[...]
The Amazing Ways Snowflake Uses Generative AI For Synthetic Data And Natural Language Queries
You probably know that the new generation of generative AI tools that have exploded onto the scene can generate words, pictures and even videos that closely resemble those created by humans.[...]
The Role of Data Storage in Accelerating Time-to-Insights
When it comes to data and analytics, time is money. According to research by IDC, 75 percent of business decision-makers believe data loses its value within days.[...]
6 Roadblocks Stopping Web3 And The Metaverse Becoming A Reality
With the emergence of the metaverse and web3 technologies, it’s clear that the next evolution of the internet is already underway.[...]
The Future Of Factories: 3 Ways To Navigate The Industrial Metaverse
What is the industrial metaverse, you ask? Well, we’re not talking about a separate metaverse exclusively for manufacturers..[...]
The Five Questions Every CEO Must Answer About Sustainability
The future of business is green. As a CEO, the ball is in your court to make sustainability an integral part of your corporate strategy.[...]
Debunking The Top 5 Quantum Computing Myths
It makes sense that most people don’t understand quantum computing.[...]
Mastering Teamwork: Top 10 Strategies for Better Collaboration at Work
The nature of teams may be changing as more and more people work remotely, but the truth is businesses will always want people on their teams who can work well with others.[...]
Personalization Pitfalls: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid For Effective Marketing
Targeted mass marketing was developed by direct mail businesses in the 1960s and 1970s to enable customers to be segmented by age, geography, or income.[...]
How To Upgrade From Data-Driven To AI-Driven Marketing Analytics
We’re told that data is the key to business success. But how do we go about turning data into money?[...]
How to Make AI Work in Your Organization
As the world continues to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence, businesses of all sizes must find ways to effectively integrate this technology into their daily operations.[...]
The 3 Biggest Digital Threats And How To Protect Yourself
Our digital footprints are bigger than ever. We bank online. We shop online. We order the Friday night takeaway from our phones.[...]
The Decision Dilemma: How More Data Causes Anxiety And Decision Paralysis
Every business needs data to make decisions that drive growth, streamline operations and improve profits.[...]
What Tech Trends Should Companies Focus on in 2023? Here Are Three to Consider (And One to Ignore)
It’s common to hear it said that today, in order to thrive, every business needs to become a tech business.[...]
The Top 10 In-Demand Skills For 2030
What will the world be like in 2030? Well, obviously, no one knows for sure, but we have some interesting predictions:[...]
Beyond Dashboards: The Future Of Analytics And Business Intelligence?
Analytics and business intelligence (BI) have long been understood to be fundamental to business success.[...]
The Top 5 Data Science And Analytics Trends In 2023
Today, information can be captured from many different sources, and technology to extract insights is becoming increasingly accessible.[...]
The 5 Biggest Business Trends In 2023 Everyone Must Get Ready For Now
Businesses have faced huge challenges and have undergone an incredible amount of change over the past few years, and this won’t slow down in 2023.[...]
8 Simple Ways To Enhance Your Data Literacy Skills
We’re living through the fourth industrial revolution (or “Industry 4.0”), a revolution that’s defined by wave upon wave of new technologies that combine the physical and digital worlds.[...]
Why Every Business Must Embrace Integrated Collaboration And Co-opetition
I was recently talking to a startup car company that makes solar cars. Except they don’t exactly make anything themselves. The various parts of the manufacturing[...]
Why Data Is The Lifeblood Of Modern Organizations
From fashion and the clothes we wear to how we move from place to place, and even how we meet, communicate, work and play with our fellow humans.[...]
Google’s New Performance Management Update
American companies are in the midst of dealing with what has been dubbed “The Great Resignation,” an exodus of employees seeking higher pay[...]
What You Need To Know Before You Start Working With Artificial Intelligence
It seems like everyone is talking about artificial intelligence at the moment, and there’s good reason for that. We are seeing its revolutionary impact across just about every industry.[...]
Why Is Data Governance So Important To Every Organisation?
In business today, data is understood to be the key to improving every aspect of how we plan, administer, design, build, sell and look after our customers.[...]
Why External Data Is So Important For Every Business
Internal data is often the first place that companies look when they start to think about analytics and insights.[...]
How To Make Money From Data: The Essential Data Monetization Tips
Data has become the main raw material of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and making money from data has become a huge business opportunity.[...]
Is Space The Next Frontier For Agriculture And Biology?
Space exploration is very much in vogue again in recent years thanks to the exploits of billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson.[...]
How To Use Real-Time Data? Key Examples And Use Cases
Which is more important – understanding what happened to your business last week or understanding what's happening right now?[...]
How Nike Is Using Data to Sell Directly to Customers
Nike is successfully transforming from a traditional consumer goods business into a digital direct-to-consumer company.[...]
9 Examples Of Brands That Get Digital Transformation Right
It’s often said that in order to succeed in today’s business environment, every company has to become a technology company. This is because how well a company is able to adapt to the increasingly[...]
How To Understand Your Customers And Their Needs With The Right Data
Today, data is undoubtedly a leading driver of business success. How well a company is able to leverage insights from the ever-increasing wealth and complexity of available data.[...]
How Any Business Must Use Data To Create Smarter Services For Their Customers
From GPS apps that tell us the nearest place we can buy a pizza to genomic programs sequencing DNA in order to create new medicines and cure disease.[...]
What Is A Data Lakehouse? A Super-Simple Explanation For Anyone
First, there was a data warehouse – an information storage architecture that allowed structured data to be archived for specific business intelligence purposes and reporting. The concept of[...]
The 10 Tech Trends That Will Transform Our World
What makes the fourth industrial revolution so different from previous industrial revolutions is the convergence and interaction between multiple technology trends at once. In thi[...]
How Any Business Can Build Data Skills
Anyone interested in how businesses can start making better use of the explosion of data that's available for capture, analysis, and insights, has probably heard about the data skills crisis.[...]
How To Build A Business Data Infrastructure
In the information age, data is one of a company’s most valuable assets. Businesses that distinguish themselves in how they work with data are leading the field.[...]
How Do You Prioritize Data Projects?
Every business could come up with hundreds (or thousands) of potential data projects. How do you prioritize?[...]
9 Steps You Can Take to Help Save the Planet
Caring for our natural world is everyone’s responsibility. The good news is that taking action to reduce your impact doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive[...]
The 5 Biggest Cloud Computing Trends In 2022
During 2020 and 2021, cloud computing exploded as work went virtual and businesses adapted to the global pandemic by focusing[...]
AI And Data At Dow Jones: Why Humans Are The Machine Behind AI
Machines are getting better and better at doing jobs that traditionally could only be done by humans. Largely this is thanks to advances in[...]
What Is DNA Data Storage?
Experts predict accumulated global data will reach 175 billion trillion bytes by 2025. Could DNA synthesis be the[...]
Why Businesses Need Data To Make Better Decisions
In just about every area of life, we are increasingly generating ever-larger volumes of data, and one of the most valuable uses businesses are finding[...]
How Smart Products Help Companies Profit From Data
Smart and connected devices have permanently changed the way we live, work and play. Many of us feel we aren't complete without our smartphones nearby[...]
The 5 Biggest Data Science Trends In 2022
The emergence of data science as a field of study and practical application over the last century has led to the development of technologies such as deep learning[...]
How To Identify The Data Opportunities For Every Business?
Every business leader knows they need to be working with data, but with so many potential efficiencies and exciting use cases, it can be difficult to know where to start[...]
Should I Choose Machine Learning or Big Data?
Big Data and Machine Learning are two exciting applications of technology that are often mentioned together in the space of the same breath [...]
What Are The Latest Trends in Data Science?
Here’s an overview of how this usage is evolving – signposts that point the direction of travel between where we are today and where data science will take us tomorrow [...]
3 Key Ways to Monetize Your Data
I’ve written a book on data strategy, and one of my primary jobs is guiding businesses through the process of using their data effectively. [...]
The Future of Quantum Computing
A Chinese team of researchers has recently unveiled the world’s most powerful quantum computer [...]
How Facebook Is Using Artificial Intelligence
Every day, nearly 2.5 billion people log in to one of the [...]
Amazon: Using Big Data to understand customers
Amazon has thrived by adopting an “everything under one [...]
BMW And Parkmobile: Big Data And IoT To Change The Way We Park Our Cars
Learning to live with, let alone prosper from, the [...]
Paris Hospitals: Big Data in Healthcare
At four of the hospitals which make up the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux [...]
Dominos: Data-driven decision making at the world’s largest pizza delivery chain
With over 10,000 outlets serving up millions of pizzas each year, Dominos is the largest pizza delivery chain in the world. [...]
Walmart: Big Data analytics at the world’s biggest retailer
With over 20,000 stores in 28 countries, Walmart is the largest retailer [...]
Netflix Used Big Data To Identify The Movies That Are Too Scary To Finish
With more than 100 million subscribers around the world who generate [...]
Driving Success And Better Decisions Through Smart Business Experiments
Everything useful that human beings have done has been based […]
Why Is Data Literacy Important For Any Business?
The more data literate your organisation is, the better your […]
To Truly Leverage Your Data, You Must Optimise Your Data Storage
Data is the fuel of industry and commerce in the […]
How Businesses Use Controversial Device Fingerprinting To Identify And Track Customers
Device fingerprinting is a technique for identifying a computing device […]
GDPR: The Biggest Data Breaches And The Shocking Fines (That Would Have Been)
Data is breached every single day but most of these […]
Why Companies Turn To Digital Marketing To Survive COVID-19
In the coming months, businesses are going to become more […]
5 Massive ‘Big Data’ Myths Most People Believe – But Shouldn’t
There’s so much hype around the subject of Big Data […]
Data Preparation – What Is It And Why Is It So Important?
When you’re cooking, preparation is an essential step. Ingredients need […]
The 10 Best Data Analytics And BI Platforms And Tools
As we start a new decade, the top trends for […]
30+ Free Data Sources Every Company Should Be Aware Of
Data is ubiquitous — but sometimes it can be hard […]
How Much Data Do We Create Every Day? The Mind-Blowing Stats Everyone Should Read
The amount of data we produce every day is truly […]
What Is Unstructured Data And Why Is It So Important To Businesses? An Easy Explanation For Anyone
The amount of data generated daily is just mind-boggling. And […]
What Is DataOps? When Agile Meets Data Analytics
The amount of data enterprise businesses are producing is growing […]
3 Massive Big Data Problems Everyone Should Know About
Today, Big Data gives us unprecedented insights and opportunities across […]
What is Kafka? A super-simple explanation of this important data analytics tool
Hadoop, Spark, Tensorflow, Python – the number of platforms, frameworks […]
COVID-19 Is Changing Our World – And Our Attitude To Technology And Privacy –Why Could That Be Dangerous?
Statistics and experts seem to suggest that, as I write […]
What Is Your Digital IQ? And 6 Simple Steps To Boost It
The Digital IQs—a measurement of an organisation’s abilities to harness […]
Chinese Social Credit Score: Utopian Big Data Bliss Or Black Mirror On Steroids?
Most of you will be familiar with a financial credit […]
What’s The Biggest Data Threat For Businesses? (It’s Not What You Think)
The enormous amount of data being generated every day is […]
The 6 Key Data Science Skills Every Business Needs Today
The number of jobs related to Big Data is growing […]
The 6 Biggest Data-Science Trends Everyone Should Understand
Data will continue to transform the way we work, interact […]
What’s The Difference Between Structured, Semi-Structured And Unstructured Data?
When a conversation turns to analytics or big data, the […]
What Is Real-Time Data Analytics (And Why It’s So Important)?
If you want to compete in today’s digitally enabled world, […]
What Is A Data Lake? A Super-Simple Explanation For Anyone
If you’re even tangentially involved with big data, you know […]
The Vital Role Of Big Data In The Fight Against Coronavirus
One of the advantages we have today in the fight […]
How To Define A Data Use Case – With Handy Template
A good data strategy will help you clarify your company’s strategic objectives […]
What Is A Big Data Strategy?
Data has become one of the most important business assets, […]
Whats Really Behind The Big Data Hype?
Big Data is one of THE biggest buzzwords around at […]
How Can Small Businesses Use Big Data? Here Are 6 Practical Examples
I’m often asked whether big data can provide the same […]
The 6 Biggest Data Strategy Mistakes Every Company Must Avoid
Every business is now a data business. Data is a […]
The 8 Best Examples Of Real-Time Data Analytics
Real-time analytics uses streaming data and makes sense of it […]
Why AI Would Be Nothing Without Big Data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative forces […]
Spark Or Hadoop — Which Is The Best Big Data Framework?
One question I get asked a lot by my clients […]
The Top 10 Technology Trends Of The 4th Industrial Revolution
We have never lived in a world of faster and […]
Big Data And AI: 30 Amazing (And Free) Public Data Sources
Machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchains, predictive analytics – all amazing […]
How To Develop A Data Strategy – With Handy Template
In a previous article, I looked at data use cases – or […]
How To Use Data Strategically In Business: 3 Essential Ways
While it’s very impressive that today’s technology allows us to […]
What Really Is Data Science? A Super-Simple Explanation For Anyone
You will often hear people involved in data and analytics […]
What Is Data Democratisation? A Super Simple Explanation And The Key Pros And Cons
Every business is inundated with data from every angle. There […]
Why Trust And Transparency Will Drive Success In Our Big Data And AI Fuelled World
A word of warning to those that infiltrate the content […]
How Goodyear Is Using Data, Artificial Intelligence And Digital Twins To Create The Tyres Of The Future
The way we drive is changing. Globally, trends like urbanisation, […]
How Do You Create Great Data Visualisations: 7 Simple Steps Anyone Can Follow
Insights from data and analysis need to be packaged in […]
How Much Data Is There In the World?
If you’re roughly the same age as me, you might remember buying […]
Big Data: R Explained in less than two minutes, to absolutely anyone
If you’re looking at ways you can harness the power […]
Big Data Programming Languages: What Are The Differences Between Python, R and Julia?
When it comes to coding Big Data and analytical applications, […]
What Is Homomorphic Encryption? And Why Is It So Transformative?
The problem with encrypted data is that you must decrypt […]
Want To Use Big Data? Why Not Start Via Google, Facebook, Amazon, (Etc.)
Big Data – everyone’s heard about it by now – […]
How Does Big Data Help Companies?
There are hundreds (maybe even thousands) of articles out there […]
Why Empowering Employees To Make Decisions Is More Important Than Ever
I’ve often promoted the idea that data-driven decision-making shouldn’t be […]
Five Signs Your Organisation Is A Data Hoarder (Hint: That Isn’t A Good Thing!)
We all know companies are collecting more and more data, […]
This Health Insurance Company Tracks Customers’ Exercise And Eating Habits Using Big Data And IoT
If you had the chance to lower your health insurance […]
What Is Cloud Computing In 60 seconds?
As workforces moved home to slow down the spread of […]
Big Data: What is Python – An Easy Explanation For Absolutely Anyone
Here is another post in which I try to disentangle […]
What Is Data Democratisation And Why It Is A Business Game-Changer?
We’re seeing a new wave of democracy—of data, that is. […]
What Is A Data Passport: Building Trust, Data Privacy And Security In The Cloud
Data privacy is one of the most critical elements of […]
Why No Company Should Start A Big Data Project Right Now
If you have a goal to start a big data […]
Big Data-As-A-Service: How To Choose The Best Provider?
The market for Big Data and analytics technology is in […]
What Are The Best Big Data Cloud Storage Providers? Here Are The Top 6
Unless you have the resources for building and maintaining large […]
Here’s Why Data Is Not The New Oil
It’s easy to draw parallels due to the way information (data) is used to power much of the transformative technology we see today [...]
What Is Augmented Analytics? A Simple Explanation For Anyone
Although the term augmented analytics was just coined in 2017 […]
Apple Vs. Facebook – Who Will Win The Data Privacy War?
Did you know the average app includes six third-party trackers […]
Data Science Terminology: 26 Key Definitions Everyone Should Understand
Data Science is the theory and practice powering the data-driven […]
Future Of People Analytics: What Lies Ahead For Data-Driven HR?
In the last few years, we’ve seen incredible advances in […]
Data Visualisation: The Best Infographic Tools
Infographics have become an increasingly popular data visual isation […]
8 Vital Steps To Becoming Data-Driven Business
While many businesses start by using data to inform their […]
Predicting The Impact Of Coronavirus: How Healthcare Organizations Forecast Demand, ICU Capacity, And A Second Wave
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, healthcare systems were starting […]
How Is Big Data Transforming Business?
When new technologies become cheaper and easier to use, they […]
The 3 Vital Ways HR Teams Should Be Using Data
Any average HR department is rich in data. Personal employee […]
How Can You Improve Data Literacy?
Most organisations around the world are grappling with data literacy […]
The 4 Biggest Trends In Big Data And Analytics Right For 2021
Self-driving cars, lifelike robots, and
Big Data Terminology: 16 Key Definitions Everyone Should Understand
The phrase Big Data has now been around for a […]
What Are The Pitfalls Of People Analytics And Data-Driven HR?
People-related data is arguably HR’s most important asset. But when […]
Predictive Analytics And Machine Learning AI In The Retail Supply Chain
In retail, supply chain efficiency is essential. Inventory management, picking, […]
What Is Sentiment Analysis – And What Are Its Real-World Applications
Computers are beginning to learn to read between the lines […]
How To Prepare For A Post-Coronavirus Job Market
Whether the economic impact of the coronavirus caused you to […]
Why every business needs a data and analytics strategy
As the world becomes smarter and smarter, data becomes the […]
Why Data Is HR’s Most Important Asset
The average Human Resources (HR) team is sitting on a […]
What Are The Biggest Barriers To Data Literacy?
Even though data literacy is a critical skill for the […]
Optimizing your data infrastructure by running SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems
The revolution in how we are using data to build […]
Data Cuisine: Taking Data Visualisation To New Levels
What does data taste like? It’s probably not a question […]
How Big Data And AI Help Us Tackle Big Issues – From Climate Change And Energy Problems, To Healthcare And Safety
Can computers solve all our problems? Well, when combined with […]
The 9 Best Free Online Data Science Courses
You don’t have to spend a fortune and study for […]
5 Top Tips For Presenting Data More Effectively
Reporting the findings of data-driven discovery is often thought of […]
What Is Metadata – A Simple Explanation Of What Everyone Should Know
If you Googled “metadata” and found this article, you used […]
The 9 Best Analytics Tools For Data Visualization Available Today
For data to be useful to humans, we have to […]
Big Data – Too Many Answers Not Enough Questions
One of my favourite examples of why so many big […]
The 6 Best Hadoop Vendors For Your Big Data Project
Hadoop is the open source software framework at the heart […]
How Is Big Data, Artificial Intelligence And Technology Disrupting The Financial Sector?
Financial services were one of the first sectors to understand […]
How Do You Improve Data Skills and Data Literacy in your Business?
How data literate is your organization? If your company is […]
The 6 Best Data Science Master’s Degree Courses In the US
There is a skills crisis in Big Data and data […]
What Are Data Containers and How Are They Used In Practice?
Many of us have had the experience when we prepare […]
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Fast-Tracking Digital Transformation In Companies
If “necessity is the mother of invention,” coronavirus (COVID-19) forced […]
Where Can You Buy Big Data? Here Are The Biggest Consumer Data Brokers
Data is power in the digital economy. Multi-national corporations have […]
Text Analytics: How To Analyse And Mine Words And Natural Language In Businesses
Most businesses have a huge amount of text-based data, such […]
What Is The Difference Between Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics
Data – particularly Big Data – isn’t that useful on […]
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