Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Two weeks ago, I spoke on a panel at the Association of American ...

The notion that “Data is the New Oil” has been around for quite some time. Generally credited to mathematician Clive Humby: Data is the new oil. Like oil, data is valuable, but if unrefined it cannot ...

Bancolombia S.A., founded in 1875, is the largest financial institution in Colombia with presence in 300 cities. The company also has a presence in 10 countries including Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras ...

The data management discipline known as data integration (DI) has undergone an impressive expansion over the last decade. Today it has reached a critical mass of multiple techniques used in diverse ...

In 2019, UnitedHealthcare’s health-services arm, Optum, rolled out a machine learning algorithm to 50 healthcare organizations. With the aid of the software, doctors and nurses were able to monitor ...

From security musts and indexing gotchas to replication and sharding tips, follow these essential dos and don’ts to make the most of your MongoDB database systems. MongoDB is a non-relational document ...

Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve. “Data-based decisionmaking.” “Data-driven instruction.” These are now-familiar terms ...

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Migrating data successfully requires planning and a solid process to control your activities. Read here for data migration best practices. Migrating data, systems, IT infrastructure and applications ...