Leaders today increasingly turn to big data and advanced analytics in hopes of solving their most pressing problems, whether it’s a drop-off of repeat customers, a shift in consumption patterns, or an attempt to reach new markets. The prevailing thought is that more data is better, especially given advancements in tools and technologies such as…
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First published by Andy Peebler, International Business Times, 1 June 2019 Backed by powerful new technologies, B2B companies generate, store and analyze massive amounts of data, often as an artifact of their organizations’ core business offerings. Now, more and more businesses are honing the responsible use of data to segment, package and distribute information to…
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First published by George Anadiotis for Big on Data, ZDNet, 21 Jun 19. Prescriptive analytics is nothing short of automating your business. This was the silver lining as we explored the complexities of prescriptive analytics in our guide. While a lot of that complexity is something line of business and expert data scientists will have…
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First published by: Richard Lawler, engadget (@Rjcc), 19 July 2019 Remember that time Equifax had a data breach and leaked an incredible amount of information — addresses, social security numbers and even driver’s licenses — on more than 143 million people in the US alone? That was revealed nearly two years ago, and tonight media…
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First published by Nigel Mendonca (CIO from IDG) 17 July 2019. As Australia hits reset on government service delivery, there’s an opportunity to make it even more data-driven – as long as it benefits citizens. Australia is about to undergo a once-in-15-year rethink of the way it delivers government services at a federal level. This…
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Published by George Nott (Computerworld), 27 June 2019. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will be required to review its privacy and data retention policies under threat of court action from the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner. The binding commitment – known as a court-enforceable undertaking – follows inquiries by the Office of the Australian Information…
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Published by CIO Staff/IDG, 9 July 2019. Tech execs discuss how they’re making better use of and protecting their data in a hybrid cloud world. Data is the lifeblood of any modern digital business. Without it, organisations can’t do the analysis they need to inform their thinking about new products and services that will provide…
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First published by Carolyn Cummins, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 30 2019. LandMark White claims it is the victim of a saboteur bent on destroying the listed valuation firm after it was hit with another data leak. On Thursday night, the company revealed that valuation and related commercial documents had been uploaded to international document…
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In this article by MIT Sloan Management Review, Thomas C. Redman reports that the cost of bad data is an astonishing 15-25% of revenue for most companies. Getting in front on data quality presents a terrific opportunity to improve business performance. Better data means fewer mistakes, lower costs, better decisions, and better products. Further, I…
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First published: June 20, 2019 by The Canadian Press Desjardins Group says the personal information of more than 2.9-million of its members has been shared with individuals outside of the organization. The Quebec-based financial institution says the breach affects 2.7 million individual members and 173,000 business members. It says the situation is the result of…
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