Big data this, big data that. Hardly a day goes by when we're not bombarded with messages about the big data platforms and technologies that will solve all our marketing problems. Let's be honest ...

Researchers are struggling to analyse the steadily swelling troves of '-omic' data in the quest for patient-centred health care. Fifteen years ago, it was a landmark achievement. Ten years ago, it was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. In an era where almost everything is touted as being “big data” how do ...

From a Tech Triangle U event, our own Brady Dale reports for Fortune: “Big data will save the world, they say. It will change the way we do business, they say. It could tell us things we didn’t know ...

This is the year of adoption for Big Data in Brazil. A new report issued by the industry analyst Gartner that surveyed 720 global organizations has found that most companies they talked to are ...

To ensure big data is used to influence outcomes that are meaningful to the nursing profession, nurse executives need to act as data visionaries and architects. Have you ever found yourself poring ...

Forward-thinking retailers are tapping into Big Data to streamline operations and gain a competitive edge over rivals. Wikibon analyst Jeff Kelly discussed this trend in a recently published article.

The positive potential of big data is enormous, spanning virtually all industries and impacting both the public and private sectors. However, we must also be mindful of safeguarding big data as much ...

If you take data out of context, does it lose its meaning? This question constantly plagues Steven Gaudino, VP of Product Management at Reasoning Mind. The Houston-based nonprofit organization ...

I think we're starting to see some sort of conflict between law and values, on the one hand, and technology, on the other. The conflict is unfolding in connection with the law surrounding privacy and ...