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Forecasting a Key Role for the Data Warehouse in Advanced Analytics

The data warehouse still has a big part to play in the way companies develop, deliver, and consume analytics. Data scientist James Bird and his team built a forecasting application based on a mix of open source software and an existing data warehouse.

Data Digest: Data Integration and the Cloud, 3 Common Big Data Traps, and Self-Healing Systems

Cloud’s impact on data integration, avoiding big data roadblocks, and the security benefits of self-healing systems.

Analytics in the Stock Market: Made for Each Other

Despite the abundance of numerical patterns, the stock market is one of the more difficult predictive challenges.

5 Minutes with an Analyst: Misha Plotkine of MobyTrip.com

Misha Plotkine, founder of the algorithm-driven travel application MobyTrip.com, spoke with Upside recently about how analytics affects his company's growth.

Data Digest: Big Data Big Picture, 10 Security Questions, and the Rise of the Data Engineer

Developing a long-term big data strategy, identifying cyberattack vulnerabilities, and the growing demand for data engineers.

Autonomous Vehicles: Feds Step on the Data-Sharing Pedal

Since publishing our series on autonomous vehicles, there's much to report, including a new policy highlighting data sharing to improve safety.

Data Stories: Visualizing Climate Change

Data visualization is ideal for a complex subject such as climate change. These pieces are strong examples of how charts and animations can portray large numbers and trends.

Deliver Consumable Analytics to Drive Action

In a world of information overload, analytics professionals have to focus on delivering consumable analytics. Visualizations and alert systems allow users to more easily consume and use data.

Data Digest: Infrastructure’s Importance, Insight from IoT, Combatting Ransomware

Why infrastructure trumps analytics, getting insight more easily from IoT data, and how to protect yourself from ransomware.