Analytics

Trump expected to cut federal IT spending

State and local governments, not the federal government, may hold most promise for IT job seekers and vendors

Data visualization tools: The features users love and hate

IBM delivers machine learning on the private cloud

IBM has unveiled IBM Machine Learning, a new cognitive platform that brings the power of machine learning to z System mainframes and eventually IBM POWER System.

Why big data projects fail and how to make 2017 different

As companies strive to become fully data-driven in the digital era, challenges still remain for big data projects

HR and IT combine efforts on workforce analytics

As more companies depend on information about their employees to make crucial decisions, HR and IT are working closer together than ever before to deliver the data

Artificial intuition will supersede artificial intelligence, experts say

Human cognition and instinct are about to become significantly more widespread in machines, say scientists and consultants. It promises to rapidly surpass simple AI.

What’s next for open-source Spark?

A crowd of more than 1,500 gathered Wednesday in Boston to hear about the future for the open-source big data engine

In the Labs: Connected vehicles in Ohio, artificial intelligence with UMass, Nortthwestern

Smarter cars and data scientists should result

Insurance spin-out rides API-driven strategy

Allstate’s Arity spin-out has embraced an analytics-based platform strategy similar to those used by the likes of Uber and Lyft.

How to root out bias in your data

Analytics is a top priority for savvy CIOs. But if implicit biases are hiding within your most trusted data sets, your algorithms could be leading you to make bad decisions.