Extreme & Data Communications

The Delta Airlines Security Breach: A Case Study in How to Respond to a Data Breach

In a world where customer loyalty to a particular brand is tied directly to that brand’s ability to safeguard the customer’s data, the entire C-suite must be held responsible when a breach occurs.

How Ferrero uses data to streamline its supply chain and reduce food waste

The confectionery giant is working with software company Alloy to improve the efficiency of its operations by cutting down on overstock and out-of-stock items.

4 Steps to Standardize Your Data and Get Better Insights

The line between a lot of data and too much data is razor-thin. All marketers and salespeople want the former, but achieving the latter is all too easy if we don’t use data standardsStandards make data uniform. They drive information into a database and record it there in a consistent, predictable, and homogenous way. This common format enables “collaborative research, large-scale analytics, and sharing of…

Big Data: New Oil or Snake Oil?

There are two differing perspectives on Big Data and its value. One is that it is a valuable commodity that flows through an organization powering the engines of new insight and action, the other is that Big Data is no more than a collection of sometimes outrageous claims. Each argument has merit and interestingly, both…

As IC moves toward AI, data discoverability challenges front and center

Intelligence agencies strive to implement AI and machine learning, but struggle to make data available for those machines to chew on.

Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?

"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult."

Data Is Growing Up, Are You?

How big data is changing how we study languages

Big data is enriching the field of language study, but data access needs to be opened up more for academics to scrunitise the figures properly

What sets Tata Communications apart

The company enables IT vendors to be prominent around the world thanks to extensive global infrastructure, explains Anthony Bartolo of Tata Communications.

Data is Like Oil. Intelligence Data is Like Gasoline.

Back in 2000, our CEO Michael Saylor compared data’s potential to oil. Now, his vision is a confirmed reality.

How Data Science Can Make Hollywood More Diverse

Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar has launched a startup that is using data science to help Hollywood create more inclusive content.

5 Steps To Build A Data-Driven Marketing And Communications Model

How can businesses use data to drive marketing decisions?

Looking for data loss in all the wrong places

Organizations are not monitoring data movement in the most vulnerable places, a new McAfee Labs Threats Report suggests.

In Big Data, Are You Using Refrigerators or Stoves?

Bill Schmarzo, EMC CTO of Global Services, explains why Big Data is more like using a stove than a refrigerator.

Is Data Science a Liberal Art?

In the sense that all science is a liberal art, yes. This week I read a great piece by Adam Weinberg, the president of Denison University, on his school’s initiatives to apply a liberal arts approach to data science. This is shocking to most, but why? Let’s diagram this phrase “data science” (English skills!). Data …

Finding the right color palettes for data visualizations

While there are an increasing number of good color palettes out there, not all of them are applicable to charts and data visualizations.

Are Your Data Visualizations Racist? (SSIR)

Three ways to be more equitable and inclusive with your data and data visualizations.