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How to extract custom data from Google Analytics
Not happy with the Google Analytics interface? We show you how to use a programming language like R to bypass Google Analytics and retrieve the data...
For CMOs Big Data Can Lead to Big Profits
It's become a common refrain that marketers need to become more data-driven. This infographic breaks down the pressures that chief marketing...
Which C-Level Executive Will Be the Big Data Champion?
So far, it isn't clear which C-level exec will lead the big-data charge. CIOs, if they want a shot at this job, will need to focus on business...
Facebook Releases Query Engine to Open Source Community
Facebook has released Presto -- a distributed SQL query engine optimized for running ad-hoc interactive queries on data sources up to petabytes in...
Facebook goes open source with query engine for big data
Potentially raising the bar on SQL scalability, Facebook has released as open source a SQL query engine it developed called Presto that was built to...
Earthshaking news! Milky Way may hold billions of Earth-like planets
Thanks to NASA's now-crippled Kepler space telescope, astronomers say they now know there are tens of billions of potentially habitable,...
Big data blues: The dangers of data mining
Companies are taking matters into their own hands with internal controls, open privacy policies, ethical codes and greater candor over how...
CIO at Waste Management Wears Many Hats
Puneet Bhasin is CIO and senior vice president of technology, logistics, customer service and strategic accounts -- a portfolio that keeps him...
How to Find IT Talent Capable of Being Customer-Focused
CIOs need to find the IT workers who are comfortable focusing on customers, market forces and revenue.
Hadoop is not enough for 'big data', says Facebook analytics chief
The Hadoop programming framework may be synonymous with the "big data" movement but it's not the only tool companies need to derive...
Microsoft's Big Data Service Available After a Year in Preview
After a year of in-the-field testing, the Windows Azure HDInsight Service, which allows customers to spin up Hadoop clusters in the cloud, gets the...
Predictive policing gets personal
Some localities are shying away from predicting who will commit a crime, even though the technology exists, in favor of when and where.
Teradata Turns to the Cloud, Offers Data Warehouse as a Service
Aiming to give customers the flexibility to store, process and leverage their data on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment, Teradata is...
Pivotal bulks up big data software portfolio
While EMC and VMware spinoff Pivotal prepares to launch its While EMC and VMware spinoff Pivotal prepares to launch its [business intelligence PaaS...
SAP reports strong revenue growth from HANA and cloud
SAP reported strong revenue growth in its HANA in-memory database and cloud businesses, but also saw revenue from software decline in the third...
How to ensure the ROI of your analytics implementation
Although companies are increasingly investing in analytic capabilities, many fail to see a positive impact on the bottom-line. The good news is...
Adobe Helps Marketing Teams Tap Predictive Analytics, Mobile and Video Data
Aiming to make it easier for a broad swathe of people within the marketing department to leverage data, Adobe unveils new features for Adobe...
NoSQL database vendor MongoDb raises $150M in new funding round
In a sign of the growing enterprise interest in new technologies for big data applications, NoSQL database vendor MongoDB has raised $150 million in...
Monsanto bets nearly $1 billion on big data analytics
Agribusiness giant Monsanto is paying US$930 million to acquire the Climate Corporation, maker of a software platform that crunches weather-related...
Who's Training the Next Generation of Data Scientists?
A projected shortage of qualified data scientists could leave U.S. businesses unable to tap the value of big data. To help meet that demand, the...
Which C-Level Executive Will Be the Big Data Champion?
