We’re all aware of what happened with the “data” stored at Ashley Madison, data that was supposed to be private and protected. This of course is not the first – nor will it be the last – data breach. In fact, it’s safe to say that this will happen over and over again. Put another
Predictive talent analytics, which helps in predicting employee performance, attrition and cost using Big Data analysis, is the future of talent hunting, but only 7 per cent of companies employ it to find the right hire, a...
The world is churning out 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day, with 90% of it created in the past two years. Most of this staggering volume comes from apps, social media sites, YouTube and other video...
The term ‘big data’ has become ubiquitous as it has permeated nearly every industry over the last ten years. While definitions abound, its fundamental implications remain constant: it represents a cross-functional focus on leveraging exponentially growing volumes...
Who will be the next Amazon of health care? That’s the question posed by PwC in a report that explored how the health care industry is innovating to meet the demands of the digital consumer, or in...
Health insurer Humana is getting good results by making analytics the foundation of its clinical operations. Earlier this year a CDW survey revealed that analytics is a top priority for two thirds of decision-makers in the health...
It’s a classic scenario. Two people meet at a party. They chat and then exchange information. However, they never speak or meet again. It is as though the contact information was never exchanged. So, what happened? Was...
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Big data and analytic tools have not yet been harnessed to bring meaningful improvement to the healthcare industry. Use code: PATIMES15 for 15% of a two-day Conference pass to Predictive Analytics World for Healthcare. That’s according to...
“Almost nobody’s competent, Paul. It’s enough to make you cry to see how bad most people are at their jobs. If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in the kingdom of...
