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Data Digest: Hiring a CDO, AI and Privacy Compliance, Unhelpful Database Standards

Writing a chief data officer job description, using AI to follow privacy regulations, and keeping database standards useful through regular revision.

On the Use and Abuse of Analytics

We need to be critical of analytics insights and recognize that analytics are not absolute representations of an objective business reality.

Data Stories: How Data Affects the Business of Sports

Data collection and analysis determine how players are hired, change where baseballs are hit, and show trends in who’s watching.

Data Digest: Advertising and Other Data Science Use Cases, Future of Hadoop

A chief data scientist on ad technology and mentoring, 5 ways to start with data science, and what to expect next from Hadoop.

5 Tips for Getting Your Team Thinking About Data

How to encourage your entire team to think about and use data every day.

The Shift to Software-Defined Security

What's behind the shift to software and service-centric operating models and solutions for enterprise security?

Data Governance in a Big Data World

Robust governance programs will always be rooted in people and process, but you also need to choose the right technology, especially when working with big data.

Data Digest: Quantum Data Science, Scientific Method, Hidden Data

Connecting data science to quantum computing, using the scientific method for data science, and the costs of hidden data.

Does the Analytics Tool Matter?

As data analysis becomes increasingly important, the debate over which tools to use also increases. However, the most important factor is the actual analytics value a tool provides to the business.