Successful big data modelers are the architects of data-driven decisions within an organization. They possess a unique combination of sharp analytical thinking and a comprehensive understanding of data structures, statistical modeling techniques, and the intricate business processes specific to your industry. This blend of abilities allows them to transform raw, complex data sets into well-organized, ...

We won’t try to argue that metrics are in any way fun to discuss. However, their importance to the health of a company is undeniable. Get the metrics wrong and a company’s full potential will not be realized. Metrics used by companies both large and small can be improved. TechRepublic Premium presents 10 ways to ...

Edge computing is a distributed computing approach that delivers hosted cloud services, storage resources and other data processing capacities closer to the data’s source. Although its origins began in the late 1990s, edge computing has become more prevalent in recent years as a way to increase the efficiency in data processing. Megan Crouse, writing for ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation requires every business enterprise and public authority that collects personal data from EU customers and clients to protect that data from unauthorized access. Finding ideal candidates for the GDPR data protection compliance officer position will require thorough vetting, and potential candidates may be difficult to find. This hiring ...

The technology of edge computing dates back to the creation of the World Wide Web. In the 1990s, the first content-distributed networks were created as developers soon realized that bringing data close to online users was the only way to avoid downtime and decrease latency. Today, the concept of edge computing remains the same, but ...

Finding the best data analytics tools for a particular business enterprise requires extended research and the systematic comparison of features. There are dozens upon dozens of potential solutions on the market, so whittling down those vendor choices to a select few will take some effort and more than a little patience. These guidelines (and the ...

Whether it flows through business transactions, customer activity, employee productivity or the Internet of Things, data is the lifeblood of most modern businesses. Data leads to information and information leads to better business decisions. Gathering data in a usable framework that can be accessed by decision-makers in a standardized manner is the role of the ...

Digital information is generally the lifeblood of any given organization, containing essential company data needed to run the business. Paperless offices have become the norm across industries and remote work depends on the ability to share electronic information for communication, announcements and collaboration. This checklist, created by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, provides a strategy ...

Establishing proper timeframes for storing sensitive or private documents is essential to efficient company guidelines. Keeping documents for too short a period of time may negatively impact business operations or customer interactions. On the other hand, retaining documents for too long may violate rules or legal requirements and expose data to risk. The purpose of ...

As data becomes increasingly critical to business success, organizations are looking for ways to ensure that their data is well-managed and compliant with relevant regulations. Kihara Kimachia, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents some simple steps that IT professionals can take to get started with the best practices. One such step is having a data governance ...

Business intelligence and data analytics give tech decision makers a clearer idea of how well their companies are running and whether they’re meeting goals. Because BI incorporates data from across the enterprise — revenue operations, sales, supply chain and logistics — its insight is beneficial in areas such as customer profiling, customer support and market ...

Choosing a vendor to provide cloud-based data warehouse services requires a certain level of due diligence on the part of the purchaser. This cloud data warehouse guide and checklist from TechRepublic Premium will help businesses choose the vendor that best fits its data storage needs based on offered features and key elements. From the guide: ...

The modern enterprise generates more raw data than ever before, but it takes someone with special skills to turn that data stream into information that decision-makers can actually use. The extraction of useful business intelligence requires insight into all aspects of an enterprise’s business operations, technical knowledge of what, where and how data is generated ...

To make their best decisions, businesses need the best actionable information. Acquiring that information requires the sifting, sorting and manipulation of data — lots and lots of data. But data does not just happen. It must be designed, molded and drawn out of what is essentially chaos. Recruiting a data architect with the right combination ...

New things are rapidly emerging in the big data landscape. To upkeep a competitive edge, you should learn the basic vocabulary associated with big data. This list of 30 essential terms and concepts from TechRepublic Premium will help you stay on top of the current chatter about big data. From the glossary: MAPREDUCE MapReduce is ...