Big data success needs a data-driven culture; renowned AI visionary dies

Successfully reaping the benefits of big data remains a huge challenge for many companies. Big data projects involve not just identifying the right data analyze, but also finding the right people to implement the right technology. But as big data experts and IT leaders tell Senior News Writer...
The Achilles heel of biometrics; IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid

The uniqueness of fingerprints, retinas and the other biological features that biometric authentication relies on is the security tool's greatest asset. But in light of the theft of 5.6 million fingerprints in the recent Office of Personnel Management breach, this immutability is also the...
Stand out in 2015 with business storytelling

As markets get more crowded, it's getting even more difficult for startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to stand out to prospective investors and customers. But things just might change in 2015 with the help of an age-old tool:
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...
Startup Hopper’s chief data scientist puts Spark in travel industry

Come one, come all, and take a gander at the inaugural video for our new series Startup Spotlight! SearchCIO features writer Kristen Lee gives us a peek inside the Cambridge, Massachusetts, offices...
CIOs’ origin stories and hurdles; lessons from Tweetdeck’s XSS blunder

Hear, hear, our new slideshow is here! SearchCIO asked top CIOs at last month's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium: "What was your
The journey to becoming a CIO, and what is small data, really?

On SearchCIO, we're kicking off a series of video interviews from last month's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium profiling how some notable CIOs got their start. First up is AT&T CIO and...
In digital transformation, customer engagement and teamwork are key

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, which focused on how CIOs can use digital technology to help transform their enterprises, dominated conversations across media platforms this week. On SearchCIO, read the five takeaways Senior News Writer Nicole Laskowski gleaned from the show that can