Big Data

Months after first promising money to a cancer research network bearing Terry Fox’s name, the federal health minister touted the spending at an event Thursday. The infusion $150 million in federal funding over five years will help build a network of top-tier…

Big data analytics is no joke — research firm Research and Markets anticipates the segment will be worth upwards of $40.6 billion by 2024. Perhaps that’s why it’s not surprising that ahead of Inspire 2019 in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced a new Azure service …

Business success begins and ends with customer experience. According to recent studies, 90 percent of buyers would gladly spend more for a better customer experience. Thats exactly why understanding what an improved experience means for customers is so import…

There is much hope and even more hype that research using big data derived from a large volume of electronic health records, in combination with claims and a variety of health-related sources, can improve the access to, quality of, and cost of health care. Th…

Companies around the world are looking for ways to minimize the costs of accidents. Many regulators have found that the number of accidents in various industries is grossly unacceptable and have started imposing new penalties. The good news is that new advanc…

I have had the opportunity to work with numerous businesses on their analytics strategy. One of the most common questions I receive is what are the right success metrics to measure? If you build or market products, youve likely asked yourself this question as…

Over the past decade, we’ve seen the how big data, mobile and social media has pushed advances in personalized services for consumers in everything from music and entertainment to news to financial services. So why is it that the restaurant menu still offers…

At almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the moment our smart phones wake us up, to our watch tracking our morning run, every time we use public transport, every coffee we purchase with a bank card, …

In the age of big data and breathtaking advances of artificial intelligence, social infrastructure promotes digital engagement and active presence. Digital democracy propagates the participation of a growing number of users to interact with institutions and s…

From tiny startups to Fortune 500 companies, businesses of all sizes now harness the power of cloud computing. Amazon Web Services is the most popular platform, providing cheap storage and hosting solutions. If you want to build a career in this niche, the Ul…