Data Management

Big Data risks

The recent revelations about the NSA’s secret program makes people aware of the world of big data and the thin line between the benefits and privacy concerns related to big data. The challenge is to get all the great benefits from big data, while finding a balance with the loss in privacy.[read more]

information governance / shutterstock

Information Governance, otherwise known as the collection of policies, structures and practices used to ensure the confidentiality, security and ethical use of information, is an on-going initiative for most organizations. Here's a list of the most important elements of an Information Governance (IG) program.[read more]

SAS mobile device deployments

SAS is focusing more on business solutions built with data visualization and discovery, big data, data management, cloud computing, marketing analytics (which appears to be the new branding for customer intelligence) and enterprise decision management.[read more]

Google Glass (Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com)

Will Google Glass be successful? Only time will tell. When the time comes for products like this to become mainstream, it won’t only revolutionize the consumer electronics industry, but the back-end data processing and handling industry as well.[read more]

data encryption / shutterstock

Not sure if your organization’s sensitive data is properly encrypted? It’s time to be sure. Chris Heuman, Practice Leader for RISC Management and Consulting, broke down the reasons why (and how) in the latest webinar hosted by Online Tech. Here's a brief summary of his presentation.[read more]

Big Data world / shutterstock

When working with familiar data and problems, your confidence in, and the validity of, the assumptions made are probably fairly sound. But if you're doing a new type of analysis or using a data source for the first time, your assumptions may be introducing risk into your decision-making.[read more]

Dr. Kirk Borne, data scientist

Dr. Kirk Borne, a Multidisciplinary Data Scientist and Astrophysicist, gave a TEDx talk at George Mason University recently, about how big data will help us discover Novelties, Classes and Associations. The common ‘rule’ of the six degrees of separation is shrinking due to big data.[read more]

Big Data Analytics: what do your Likes reveal?

Big Data Analytics allow us to automatically analyze digital records such as our updates, photos and ‘Likes’ on Facebook. But did you know that your 'Likes' on Facebook could expose intimate details about you as well as personality traits you might not want to share with anyone?[read more]

BI: bigger is not always better / shutterstock

A myth that has haunted BI software for years is that bigger is always better. If firms find a solution they are comfortable with, it can become an integral part of their processes for a significant amount of time. Buying tons of software or going on an analyst hiring spree just depletes the corporate coffers.[read more]

Tip of the Big Data iceberg

We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to “big data analytics.” We can now gather, correlate, and analyze information in ways that were unthinkable in the past. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Analytics is a very powerful weapon, and weapons can be abused.[read more]

long-range planning / shutterstock

Competence in long-range planning is vital to the success of any business. Especially for corporations that now use spreadsheets to manage their long-range planning, I recommend they look at Planview Enterprise as an alternative to support a more effective long-range planning process.[read more]

Big Data's PR role / shutterstock

According to Wikipedia, Public Relations is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization and the public. As all of that information is data, it can be analyzed and used to improve the PR activities performed by organizations.[read more]

Building a roadmap (image credit)

This post will discuss how to develop a robust gap analysis to identify any significant shortcomings between the current and desired end states. We use these findings to begin develop strategy alternatives (and related initiatives) to address what has been uncovered.[read more]

Big Data vs. Proactive Analytics

With all the hype about the SAS Visual Analytics product, what is the plan for the SAS BI/EBI? During the SAS Global Forum 2013 opening session, Jim Davis pointed out that SAS had been selected as the leader in strategy and current product offering with the Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions.[read more]

Greg Bell, Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab operates the fastest science network in the world, connecting all science labs in the United States. In March 2013, the Energy Sciences Network transferred a staggering 15.5 Petabytes across the network. Here is a video featuring Greg Bell, a computational scientist at Berkeley Lab.[read more]