Big Data

Government pledges $150 million to cancer research network that will use AI and big data

New research, led by Dr. Dermot Breslin from the University of Sheffield's Management School, claims that domestic fires can be reduced through targeted home visits. The research is already being put into practice by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. …

ARTEIXO, Spain A $69.90 polka dot dress from Zara has become the fashion hit of the summer. Despite little email or social media promotion from the chain, the flowy, universally flattering mid-length frock has become so ubiquitous that someone has created an …

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…