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Moving the Textual Analytics Cheese

There are plenty of natural obstacles to dealing with text, but those who feel threatened by advances in textual processing are inventing artificial obstacles as well.

Data Collection: Ethics and Governance

With so many devices today constantly relaying information to corporations, we must consider whether enough is being done to ensure the ethical use of consumers' personal data.

Save Your Data? Maybe, Maybe Not!

Rather than saving every piece of data by default, enterprises should evaluate their data and assess whether keeping it is a potential value or a potential risk.

Data Digest: Granular Data Mining, Sentiment Analysis, and IoT Security

Learn how new tools for data mining are creating more efficient insights, how sentiment analysis will transform marketing, and how to protect your enterprise on the Internet of Things.

IoT Vulnerable to DDoS

A new report from Neustar claims that companies employing IoT devices are not as focused on their security as they should be.

Data Digest: Replacing Legacy BI; Don’t Leap to New Platforms and Solutions

Articles today explain when it’s time to swap out a legacy BI system and how to establish business needs before choosing a popular new solution.

A Spike Takes the Pressure Off Agile

Transitioning to agile development methods can be easier said than done. One way to facilitate the transition is to schedule "spike" stories for planning and discovery.

Putting IoT Analytics to Work

Microsoft's latest customer reference for its Azure Machine Learning service is a showcase example of IoT analytics at work.

Data Digest: Implement Real-Time Analytics, Good Data Governance, and Data Security Policies

Learn the major barriers to implementing real-time analytics, why data governance policies are key to implementing big data, and how to use better data security policies to restore employees’ trust