Analytics

Microsoft’s new Dynamics 365 will bundle ERP and CRM in the cloud

A new app store, meanwhile, will help business users find line-of-business SaaS applications

Take a closer look at your Spark implementation

Apache Spark can be implemented for developers, BI, and embedded use; your choice has consequences

Use Apache Spark? This tool can help you tap machine learning

H2O.ai's Sparkling Water 2.0 can be used alongside Spark's own algorithms

Putting deep learning to work

Hype aside, deep learning can open up new sources of data for business analysis

How to get your mainframe’s data for Hadoop analytics

IT's mainframe managers don't want to give you access but do want the mainframe's data used. Here's how to square that circle

Younger generation more optimistic about big data, study says

How smart supply chain management delivers value

A new generation of supply chain innovators promise Walmart-style supply chain efficiencies and bottom line benefits. But how do you get started?

Lies, damn lies, and statistics: How to take something positive from the UK’s EU referendum campaign

Instead of dismissing and abusing data, we can use it to create opinionated conversation starters.

Advancing the art of the cognitive chatbot

Frameworks are just beginning to emerge for a microservices approach to intelligent personal assistants

4 languages poised to out-Python Python

Swift, Go, Julia, and R are all potential contenders for Python's crown of convenience and versatility. Here's how each could win out -- and how Python could prevail