Opinion

Opinion

• Successful digital transformation strategies start with data

  Data has become a natural resource essential to business ops. Companies need to consider four digital transformation elements when developing strategies to harness data.  Continue Reading

• Governance, compliance, ethics in data mining: Separate but equal

  In the ethical mining and analysis of data, governance, compliance and ethics are mistakenly taken as one in the same. Data managers need to be aware of the critical differences.  Continue Reading

• What-if business planning simulation at its predictive best

  Simulating timely and accurate business scenarios can be an essential competitive weapon for predicting the performance, pitfalls and benefits of strategic initiatives.  Continue Reading

• Augmented analytics reveals the hidden side of things

  The rise of augmented analytics empowers businesses to find correlations in data that might very well be the critical difference in operational efficiency and cost savings.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Anxieties about big data technology trends are valid

  Criticism of big data technology trends may go too far, but proponents shouldn't dismiss the critiques.  Continue Reading

• Analytical modeling is both science and art

  Models are the key to predicting outcomes to business decisions. And while math may make them tick, it also takes a certain eye -- and ear -- for what works.  Continue Reading