Tech
What to Do When Your Mother Tells You Your Data Resembles ‘a Rat’s Nest’
Clean it up! Your conversion rates will spike. And Mom will thank you.
By Jim Fowler
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Business News
3 Things Business Owners Need to Know About BI
Business Intelligence, the analysis of data that companies create simply by doing business, can drive greater profitability.
Tech
Cybersecurity Lessons From Health IT: 3 Strategies Every Startup Should Follow
Consider how adopting best practices in health IT might inform the culture, predictive capabilities and agility of your startup.
Business News
Why Apple’s Tim Cook Once Threatened to Remove Uber From the App Store
The ride hailing company also collected data from Unroll.me.
Business News
Connected Car Data Is the New Oil
In three years, automakers could make more money from connected vehicle data than car sales.
By Doug Newcomb
Building a Business
3 Tech Startups Influencing the Real Estate Market
Look for a more automated process for investors, brokers and property managers.
Tech
One Way to Reduce Inconvenience and Cost of Managing IT
'Hyperconvergence' is transforming IT storage. Here's how you can start making the switch.
Thought Leaders
How to Transition to the Future of Performance Management
Many employers are hesitant about making the transition to data and analytics in employee-performance assessment. Here's how to ease that problem.
By Andre Lavoie
Tech
The Good, the Bad and the Careless: Insider Behaviors That Cause Data Breaches
Even loyal employees are prone to mismanaging data and compromising security, unless they are taught best practices.
By Luke Walling
Building a Business
Does Open Data Really Empower Consumers?
Open data is helping with projects as diverse as city parking, energy use and medical treatments. Can it help your business?
Business News
Knowledge Isn’t Power When it Creates Confusion
One thing is certain. Smart phones have not made people smarter.
Building a Business
Data ‘Changes a Brand From a Promise to an Outcome’
When there are sensors in everything, companies will have to do more than deliver on their promises.
Business News
Obama Administration Rolls Out Rules on Paid Sick Leave, Pay Data
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters in a phone call that the sick leave rule would directly affect more than 1.1 million workers.
By Reuters
Business Operations & Logistics
4 Things You Can Do To Make Data Work For You
Use data and technology to amplify your strengths as a small business owner and get even stronger.
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
Building a Business
5 Data Management Challenges Facing Small Business Owners
Small business owners must now where an additional hat - the data scientist hat.
Building a Business
Microsoft Gets Support From Other Companies in its Lawsuit Against U.S. Government
Apple and Google are among those who joined the tech giant in its bid to strike down a law preventing companies from telling customers the government is seeking their data.
By Reuters
Business News
The Top Software-Sales Tools That Drive Results
Many software tools help identify the selling activities that are predictive of success.
Building a Business
The 4 Biggest Business-Intelligence Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs
BI is all about turning data into insightful and actionable information.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Use Data to Set and Track Your Organizational Goals
Data, used appropriately, can be the best tool in a company's toolbox.
By Andre Lavoie
Business Operations & Logistics
The Big Deal About Big Data for Small Business
Follow these strategies to harness the power of big data for your business.
By Carol Roth
Business News
T-Mobile Exempts ‘Pokemon Go’ From Data Caps
The carrier will exempt Pokemon Go from counting towards data limits until August 2017.
By Tom Brant
Marketing
A Defined Approach to Fitness Marketing
Fitness and health companies can pump up their profits by specifically targeting their customers.
Business News
How the Hassle Over Lost Documents Might Be Costing You Thousands Each Year
Companies could be saving $3,747 a month per employee with better file-management technologies.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
These Healthcare Data Companies Earn Millions by Making Employees Healthier, Saving Their Employers Boatloads of Money
Like everything else, your health information is moving online. A growing class of companies are delivering ever more personalized medical advice as a result.
Entrepreneurs
Part 2: Mental Shifts That Allowed Me To Become a Millionaire at 22
Hard work is a given, to become more successful than ever you have to work smart.
Business Operations & Logistics
How These 3 Fashionable Cousins Use Data To Drive Demand
To satisfy customer demand, these entrepreneurs stay on top of buying patterns and emerging trends relevant to their business.