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What Kind of Chief Data Officer Is Right for You?

Before an organization hires a CDO -- as more than 1,000 organizations did in 2015 -- it must take stock of how it generates and uses data.

Data Digest: Big Data Analytics; Unstructured Data Analytics; and Big Data and Human Management

Easy insights from big data and unstructured data, plus why using big data to evaluate a workforce will likely backfire.

  • By Quint Turner
  • April 29, 2016

Take an Inventory of Your Data Assets

Do you know what data you have available? Are you making the most of it? These guidelines for a data inventory can help answer these questions.

  • By Wes Flores
  • April 28, 2016

Taming the Wild Profusion of Data Sources

New solution Tamr learns over time; it's an intelligent midwife for data source and information discovery.

Self-Service Data Analytics Is Transforming BI

New survey links BI success and self-service data solutions.

  • By Lindsay Stares
  • April 28, 2016

Data Digest: The Spread of IoT, Visualization Tips, and Data Industry Challenges

Articles examine the scope of IoT expansion, offer 6 tips for better data visualizations, and explain key data challenges for 2016.

  • By Quint Turner
  • April 28, 2016

Data Stories: Life Moments and Gerrymandering

A timeline of human life, plus ending gerrymandering with algorithms.

  • By Lindsay Stares
  • April 27, 2016

Data Digest: Using Big Data for Good, 5 Practical Steps for Becoming a Data Scientist, and Analytics Complexity

Does big data invade personal privacy? Explore how big data can be used for good. Plus, five practical steps to get started as a data scientist, plus turning data into insight by overcoming top data challenges.

  • By Quint Turner
  • April 27, 2016

The Case for Operationalizing Self-Service Data Prep

Imagine empowering more of your employees by using self-service data prep tools to address both exploratory use cases and operational use cases.