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Data quality: Garbage in, garbage out?

We're seeing quite a bit written these days about the need to move forward on IT initiatives and decisions with great speed. When it comes to data-related projects, increasingly the advice seems to

Mining for diamonds in old data

Here's a low-cost, low-risk idea with potentially high value for your company: Take advantage of some of the old data that you have stockpiled by applying new analytical techniques to it. This idea,

Why "data scientists" are in demand

With ongoing uncertainty in the economy, many businesses are not expected to dramatically increase hiring in the IT department soon. There is one new position, however, that many companies will want

Turning data into a business

Corporations everywhere are looking for ways to wring cash out of the mountains of data collected daily, and some, including Citigroup ( NYSE: C ), have turned that data into a business all its own.

Start-up promises to turn data into revenue booster

CIOs looking for a way to turn their massive warehouses of data into a greater asset for the business might be interested in a new venture with the odd name of nPario Inc. The start-up, created by

How to crawl through billions of web pages

80legs Inc., a Houston-based startup, is marketing technology that allows companies to search and crunch millions of web pages within minutes--something that is increasingly necessary for companies

Intel finally shows off SSDs

Tech tool may identify disgruntled workers

The Air Force is developing a data-mining tool to root out disaffected insiders based on their email activity, according to an article in this month's International Journal of Security and Networks.

Business Intelligence blossoms

Business Intelligence, for companies large and small, is alive and kicking in the private sector. There are many companies offering BI tools, including SAS, SPSS, MicroStrategy and Actuate, and you

McAfee: Microsoft Visa a security risk

Are you worried about Microsoft Vista's security? You probably should be. Criticism of Microsoft's latest Windows operating system has been common, especially with regard to security. Now McAfee, an