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Data Digest: Agile Data Architecture, Open Source Benefits for Start-Ups, Solutions for BYOD Security

Today’s articles explain the trend toward NoSQL and Hadoop adoption, how start-ups are using open source software, and how cloud solutions help enterprises that let employees use their own devices.

IoT Analytics Coming to the Enterprise

Enterprise customers are beginning to shift from IoT proofs of concept to "scalable" deployments that exploit IoT analytics.

Data Digest: Big Data for Security, Predictive Recommendation Systems, Improving Security Analytics

Use big data to improve cybersecurity, build a solid recommendation system, and identify requirements for better security analytics.

Data Stories: The History and Modern State of Data Journalism

These articles explore modern data journalism -- how charts in the newspaper have changed, the growth of interactive visualizations, and the importance of data storytelling for news organizations.

In Social Media Analytics, Beware of "Social Contagion"

Marketing professor Andrew Stephen sees two primary problems with the way most companies handle social media analytics: a lack of data-driven assessment and social contagion.

Data Digest: Democratized BI, Data Storytelling, Story-Driven Visualizations

How many types of enterprises benefit from democratized BI, how to improve marketing with data storytelling, and how to find strong narratives to drive your data visualizations.

Data Digest: Security Culture, Data Cataloging, Attracting Data Scientists

Why you need a culture that values information security, how data cataloging can help organize data lakes, and how to attract data scientists with a great job description.

Can We Use Social Media to Measure a Merger's Impact?

When two companies merge, are their products or services different enough to justify separate existences? Researchers are using social media analytics to answer these types of questions.

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