Features

• Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert

  By Tam Harbert | 23 May, 2013 11:14

  As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders?

• 5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

  By Bob Violino | 01 April, 2013 10:08

  Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay

• Does Big Data spell the end of business intelligence as we know it?

  By Bernard Golden | 26 March, 2013 22:26

  Traditional BI requires human input to decide what correlated factors to query. As predictive data analytics gets increasingly powerful, the algorithms do the deciding. That spells the end of BI as columnist Bernard Golden knows it - and he doesn't feel fine about it.

• Big Data success is all in the analysis

  By Rob Enderle | 22 March, 2013 12:37

  IT executives are starting to realize that there's little value in big data without robust analytics systems that can crunch the numbers and give key decision makers (read: their bosses) easy-to-digest information. With so few real solutions on the market, though, this is easier said than done.

• Applying Big Data approaches to information security a challenge

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 28 February, 2013 11:10

  Applying Big Data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held here this week.

• Tape storage finds new life in the enterprise and beyond

  By Stephen Lawson | 23 January, 2013 15:45

  Tape is not dead - far from it. In fact, many enterprises depend on it for cost-effective long-term storage. Tape is also finding new applications in the virtualized and increasingly video-centric world of IT. As enterprises deal with bigger sets of data, tape will play a vital role going forward.

• Opinion: The Internet of Things, huge data, and Starbucks

  By Mark Gibbs | 18 January, 2013 15:16

  Gibbs ponders how a Starbucks coffee cup could become the greatest business edge

• Big data means big IT job opportunities -- for the right people

  By Tam Harbert | 14 January, 2013 11:04

  As companies embrace big data, they're in the market for high-level strategists and communicators. Do you have the chops to snag a big data job?

• How to Use Big Data to Make Faster and Better Business Decisions

  By Thor Olavsrud | 11 January, 2013 14:21

  Big Data is clearly a disruptive technology, but using it successfully is as much art as it is science. The key is integrating Big Data with traditional BI to create a data ecosystem that allows you to generate new insights while executing on what you already know.

• Top 12 Big Data Stories of 2012

  By CIO Staff | 19 December, 2012 14:32

  The holidays are here and 2012 is on its way out, ending a huge year for Big Data. It's time to reflect on the most popular Big Data stories and tips of the year.

• IT Is Increasing Efficiency but Failing to Drive Business Growth

  By Thor Olavsrud | 10 December, 2012 14:26

  A study by Juniper Networks and the Economist Business Unit finds that IT is succeeding at improving the efficiency of business processes, but most IT departments are failing to take the next step in becoming a strategic partner for business.

• "The Human Face of Big Data" offers a geek-out-worthy coffee-table book

  By Elizabeth Heichler | 30 November, 2012 21:25

  "The Human Face of Big Data" is an ambitious and attractive new large-format book that aims to give readers, through photography and short articles, a glimpse of how powerful new data processing capabilities are changing people's lives. Author Rick Smolan is a photographer who gained fame for his "Day in the Life" series, which included an edition focused on the Internet in 1996, "24 Hours in Cyberspace." He says that his latest work is based on the premise that "our planet is beginning to develop a nervous system."

• 7 most important tech trends Of 2012

  By John Brandon | 26 November, 2012 15:11

  Technology trends can come and go with little more than a (Google) Wave, but seven trends of 2012 are here to stay. Some came out of nowhere, while others emerged after years of development.

• Campaign 2012: Mining for voters

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 29 October, 2012 10:48

  Big data, analytics and mobile apps are enabling smaller political campaigns and advocacy groups to be more effective when it comes to winning over voters and raising money.

• Hadoop Creator Outlines the Future of Big Data Platform

  By Thor Olavsrud | 26 October, 2012 17:15

  Doug Cutting, creator of Hadoop and founder of the Apache Hadoop Project, says big data is not hype and it's not a bubble. He lays out his vision of how Hadoop will become the Holy Grail of big data systems