Tech titans' response on data mining

2019-02-13

Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo are veritable warehouses for some of the data the National Security Agency desires as it investigates foreign terror suspects, but they’ve not come out swinging publicly on Capitol Hill for specific limits on what the

Data mining is new gold on K Street

2019-02-12

More than two dozen trade organizations, local chambers of commerce and advocacy groups have already used the RAP (which stands for Relationships, Advocability and Political capital) Index, a one-of-a-kind piece of advocacy and lobbying software, to help

Industries Making the Best Competitive Use of AI in 2019

2019-02-11

Today we continue the insideBIGDATA Executive Round Up, our annual feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the big data industry, and where it is headed. In today’s discussion, our panel of experienced big data executives – Ayus

How Big Data Helps Vaccines Improve

2019-02-08

In this contributed article, freelance human Avery Phillips believes that the possibilities with big data and vaccinology are endless. Lists could be automatically generated to identify under-vaccinated populations, determining what vaccines are overdue,

The Role of Analytics in Product Development

2019-02-07

In this special guest feature, Monty G. Myers, founder and CEO of Eureka Software Solutions, Inc., believes that if metrics are the vehicle that drives product development, analytics is the gasoline that provides the power. Without analytics, the informat

New Way of Looking at Data Can Help Improve College Enrollment Insights and Student Retention

2019-02-06

In this contributed article, Taylor Riggs, Director of Data Visualization and Customer Success at GlyphEd, observes that every day, more colleges and universities are using data analytics to improve their admissions and student success metrics. But as the

Can AI Democratize Life Insurance?

2019-02-14

In this contributed article, Andrew W. Singer, Principal, Singer Publications, discusses how several startups are using AI to address some problems with obtaining life insurance. In the process, they just may democratize life insurance. With AI, you are c