Data
Disney’s Data Honcho Discusses Its Unique Approach to Audiences, the Disney ID, Integrating Fox (AdExchanger)
At Disney, no one messes with the Mouse. The brand is extremely protective of its reputation among consumers, one largely built on trust. At the same time, Disney is a data-driven ... More
Sending Data Over Sound (Electronic Design)
From smartphones and tablets, to industrial equipment and smart-home appliances, hundreds of thousands of smart devices now require different forms of connectivity. The inevitable ... More
Why Data is the Achilles’ Heel for Enterprise AI Adoption (Forbes)
AI has the potential to add $15.7 trillion to the global GDP by 2030 due to labor productivity improvement and automation. Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating in the market, wit... More
Inside the Apple Team That Decides Which Apps Get on iPhones (Bloomberg)
The former head of App Store reviews discusses why apps get rejected, competition between Apple and developers, and planning for WWDC.... More
Building a Future Ready Data Platform: 3 Keys for Success (Avanade Insights)
For enterprises to remain competitive, the cycle from gathering data to deriving insights has to be fast. Customer expectations constantly change, technology continuously advances,... More
How to Build a Data Strategy Framework (Western Digital Blog)
The first step in developing any data strategy is to treat data as an asset versus a tactical input. You might be thinking to yourself – sure, that’s a sensible first step, but... More
How Blockchain, AI Can Help Master Data Management (Forbes)
Managing master data without losing efficiency while also not compromising on compliance requires automation and security. And automation and security are, in a sense, what technol... More
AI and Data Streaming in the Enterprise: A Marriage Made in Heaven? (Datanami)
As the adoption of artificial intelligence in the enterprise hits a decisive moment, it is worth examining its relationship with data streaming and how the two technologies share s... More
England’s Football Teams Have a New Secret Weapon: Better Data (ZDNet)
The Football Association is using the cloud to process huge amounts of data and create an automated approach to player performance analysis. The FA is using Google Cloud to create ... More
Spotify Advertisers Can Now Target Listeners by Which Podcasts They Stream (TechCrunch)
Spotify is taking the next big step in terms of building out its podcast business: It’s now offering the ability for advertisers to target listeners based on which types of podca... More
Digital Edition of MESA’s Spring ‘M&E Journal’ Goes Live (SCN)
The Spring edition of the “M&E Journal” from the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) is now live, offering nearly 30 articles authored by executives from Hollywood�... More
How the NHL is Planning on Using Data Analytics to Change the Game for Everyone (ZDNet)
Gone are the days of coaches receiving a rushed print-out on how their players are performing; now the NHL is looking at how to track the puck and the players in real-time.... More
Do We Need ‘Data Critics’ Like We Have Food, Movie Critics? (Forbes)
One challenge is that data scientists have few incentives to perform data descriptive studies. Commercial researchers typically have little time for tasks not directly related to b... More
Salesforce’s Acquisition of Tableau is a $15B Bet on Data Analytics (Tech Wire Asia)
In the world of data, AI is king. It’s what experts believe will help tame the data storm and create real-time insights that can be used not just by board members making strategi... More
Data Democratization Demands Good Governance (Avanade Insights)
In C-suites across the world a comedy and a tragedy are playing out that are hindering good decision making. The CMO steps up to present with a beautiful set of charts built by his... More
Western Digital Aims to Help Rethink Unstructured Data Storage (CW)
Drive giant Western Digital has launched an open source initiative to allow the development of software-defined storage aimed at storing large volumes of relatively unchanging unst... More
Why Your Enterprise Data Strategy Should Be a Hybrid (Digitalist)
Many enterprises are still finessing their data strategies, and more often than not, organizations are comparing data warehouses and data lakes as stand-alone solutions. To that I ... More
Using Mobile to Transform Retail to Me’tail (Adobe Blog)
Given the wealth of data that brands can harvest about today’s consumers and, equally, consumer expectations of omnichannel brand experiences, it is imperative brands engage with... More
A Day in the Life of the Future Customer (Raconteur)
While digital shopping will continue to grow, this isn’t to say that brick-and-mortar stores will disappear completely. Instead they will be reinventing themselves and co-existin... More
AWS Launches Machine Learning Driven Text, Data Extractor Amazon Textract (Gigabit)
Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Textract for general availability, adding a powerful machine learning tool to its cloud services offering. Textract, a fully managed service... More