Analytics

MetLife hooks into external data feeds to help curb customer risk

The insurer is leveraging external data pipelines in hopes of helping customers reduce risk, thanks to its work with a startup that specializes in knowledge graphs and machine learning.

Optimized for agility: How Mutual of Omaha builds quick-response teams

Mutual of Omahau2019s senior vice president of finance operations, James Davenport, discusses how using a data-driven approach to building teams makes it possible to move faster and meet growing customer needs.

Overcoming the hype around predictive analytics for better business outcomes

As data-driven solutions become the norm, enterprises need to know exactly whatu2019s going on behind all those buzzwords.

Securing competitive advantage through data exploitation

How companies are using data to beat the competition and secure their market position.

Developing data science skills in-house: Real-world lessons

Developing data science skills in-house: Real-world lessons

Organizations are looking inward to fill data science needs, developing the culture, courses and programs necessary to deepen data analytics expertise.

The hottest skills for tech contractors

Contractor hiring is on the rise. Discover the hottest skills for tech contractors and why employers are sourcing these skills from the independent workforce.

What is a data artist? A role for drawing IT and business together

Data artists bridge the gap between business and IT by creating data visualizations that can be quickly understood by business leaders to help accelerate decision-making.

Figures lie. Liars figure

Presenting your IT results in ways which lead to the conclusion you desire.

Indiana University modernizes BI strategy to drive better decisions

The universityu2019s Decision Support Initiative (DSI) has helped the administration and academic units improve decision-making through enhanced data, models, and processes.

SAP’s cloud analytics update offers insights in seconds, not months

Improvements may make enterprises less dependent on data scientists.