In this era of big data and sophisticated analytics those tortured souls whose job it is to explain and inform have a big problem: How to to make understandable and actionable what the data reveals.

In the final installment of a four part series on making big data manageable for small business I wrap up the process of data collection, management and use with tips on getting started with ...

Download this free eBook to learn how to find the right big data solution for your business or organization. Big Data for Dummies cuts through the confusion and helps you take charge of big data ...

Assuming you read part 1 you now understand that not all data is big data and that’s not a bad thing. You also know that data drives revenue by increasing the number of customers, or by providing a ...

Big data management is one of the major challenges facing business, industry, and not-for-profit organizations. Data sets such as customer transactions for a mega-retailer, weather patterns monitored ...

Data governance is a tough topic, one Jonathan Reichental tackles in his new book in an extremely approachable manner. The new book, "Data Governance for Dummies," hit bookshelves on Dec. 8. In it, ...

Data Lakes For Dummies, EMC Special Edition, shows you everything you need to know about data lakes. You’ll see what they are, and why they can handle your data sorting and storage needs better than ...

Garbage in, garbage out: That’s an adage dating back to the dark ages of computing. It can also serve as a call to arms for any organization seeking to make effective use of organizational data to ...

A few years ago, data scientists didn’t exist. Now it seems everyone in Silicon Valley either is a data scientist, claims to be one, or wants to be one. And why not? These people get paid ...

As AI ramps up in usage, so do fears surrounding its safety, how it is being trained and where that information is coming from. After all, the information that AI models come up with when you type in ...