Predictive modeling’s uses in finance, retail; what is a cloud architect?

Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, finance departments have been skeptical of the value of predictive modeling. Still, they're finding that current models are more advanced, and that
Tableau Software eyes BI-minded SMBs with tablet app

Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are leery of jumping on the business intelligence bandwagon because of the costliness and complexity of large-scale BI deployments. These deployments have long been the domain of enterprises, not only because they have massive volumes of customer and...
Adidas’ iterative approach a winner; Apple shakes up mobile landscape

Germany won this summer's World Cup thanks, in part, to Adidas' miCoach Elite Team System, a suite of technologies that includes a smart shirt, heart-rate monitor, GPS...
CIOs can take advantage of Apple iCloud hack; cloud BI in e-commerce

Security experts, the media and Hollywood were thrown into a tizzy in response to the leak of celebrity nude photos in Apple's iCloud breach. For CIOs, however, the big news offers a hidden opportunity to