Data Businesses

Tech

Old Data Systems Are Holding Businesses Captive — Here are 7 Reasons to Embrace Modern Data Architectures

Discover why modern data architectures are essential for leveraging AI and big data. From scalability and real-time analytics to improved security and cost efficiency, explore the key benefits driving today's data strategies.

By Suri Nuthalapati

Business News

Data is the Silver Bullet for Your Business in a Slow Economy

By Christal Bemont

Tech

How to Climb Out of the Four Greatest Data Strategy Pitfalls

By Christal Bemont

Marketing

How to Collect Digital Marketing Data in 5 Easy Steps

By Nick Chernets

Building a Business

Subscription Box Startup SnackNation Built a Second Business Selling Insights to Food Companies

The delivery service is well positioned to be an arbiter of upcoming food trends.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Business News

Of Course ‘Free’ Services Sell Your Data

Unroll.Me is facing a backlash for selling user data to Uber, but people should know better by now about this industry-wide practice.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Building a Business

6 Illusions Execs Have About Big Data

Big data has become a buzzword so prevalent that it's practically meaningless.

By Jenn Steele

Business News

High-Profile Women in Tech Push Diversity With Project Include

Founders include former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao and employees from Slack and Pinterest.

By Devindra Hardawar

Tech

How Datto’s Austin McChord Brings IT Systems Back From the Brink of Destruction

In short, he makes IT happen.

By Jason Ankeny

Building a Business

Data Driven: What Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Taught Me About Running a Company

A former employee of the retailer reflects on the lessons learned from the boss of the web giant.

By David Selinger

Brick & Mortar

How This Tech Startup Is Renovating the $12 Trillion Commercial Real-Estate Industry

By digitizing age-old processes, View The Space has revolutionized the way that commercial real-estate owners and brokers conduct business.

By Geoff Weiss

Business Operations & Logistics

Get Comfortable With Big Data in 3 Steps

Many small-business owners are feeling intimidated about the big-data wave, it doesn't have to be scary.

By Debra Kaye

Building a Business

Big Data Isn’t Just For Big Businesses Anymore

With resources becoming more available and less expensive, small businesses are able to tap into big data for a deeper analysis of their company.

By Daniel Newman

Building a Business

Data Isn’t Just for the Big Guys Anymore

The rise of cost-effective data analytics has given small businesses a way to compete with -- and even surpass -- their larger competitors.

By Suhail Doshi

Tech

An Analytics Platform That Has Mastered Sports Predictions

NumberFire has built data models that have outdone the experts at ESPN.

By Michelle Juergen

Tech

Big Data Predicts Big Screen’s Oscar Winners

Data sciences company Farsite is using big data to predict the 85th Academy Awards.

By Brian Patrick Eha

Building a Business

Data Crunch: 5 Analysis Tools for Small Businesses

Need to turn large amounts of raw data into actionable analysis? Give these options a try.

By Jonathan Blum

Building a Business

How the Young Founder of Apprenda Landed $16 Million from Albany, N.Y.

Thirty-year-old Sinclair Schuller is hoping that his company's prowess in big data will continue to land big funding.

By Lyneka Little

Building a Business

5 Ways ‘Big Data’ Is Changing the World

From shoe shopping to privacy concerns, 'big data' has big implications.

By Taylor Hatmaker

Business News

A Mobile Compression App for Data Misers

Avoid busting your wireless allowance with a new compression service.

By Matt Villano

Building a Business

From Intern to Venture-Backed Entrepreneur With a Little Help From Big Data

Competition site Kaggle makes predictive modeling more effective and efficient--and a lot more fun.

By Gwen Moran