The big data steam roller continues to move forward, but if you take a brief step back, how would you define “big data?” UC Berkeley’s new Master of Information and Data Science program decided to ...

Big data has promise, but big data discussions are fraught with opinions. In the end, all things that are hyped have to deliver something useful, economical, and productive. I was searching through ...

In this special guest feature, Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, CEO of Hawthorne Direct, explores the situation that with so much information at their fingertips, and a growing mandate to determine which ...

What is big data? Is it a broad catchall phrase that means so many different things it ends up meaning nothing? Or is big data the foundation principle of a strategic approach to information ...

Director of National Intelligence Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, USAF (Ret.), once observed that one of the peculiar behaviors of the intelligence community is to erect totem poles to the latest fad, ...

Aside from how we define big data as a technological phenomenon, the wide variety of potential uses for big data analytics raises crucial questions about whether our legal, ethical, and social norms ...

Big Data is happening now. Learn about the tips and technology you need to store, analyze, and apply the growing amount of your company’s data.