Forecasting, Planning & Budgeting

A survey of 150 federal IT executives conducted by Meritalk suggests big data has the potential right now to produce a smarter, more efficient government that could cut the $3.54 trillion federal budget by 14 percent, freeing up an extra $500 billion per year.

The report suggests a smorgasbord…

Domo is a cloud-based executive management platform that allows users direct, real-time access to all the business information they care about, all in one place. It is delivered as a user-friendly SaaS (that’s Software as a Service for my non-technical peeps) to help managers transform…

What if a fund manager could use vast amounts of information to hone in on the best investable ideas, and then go and kick the tires of the select few that make the cut? What if the fund manager could do that in a matter of days, rather than months…

Underneath the hype, interest and confusion over “big data,” there are businesses diving into quickly developing advanced analytic tech and strategies. Competitive advantage from big data is the carrot at the end of the stick, but the best ways to find it remains an emerging practice…

Information is being democratized. It’s being analyzed in new ways. This leads to a modernization of the practice of law, especially in the otherwise-subjective areas of cost forecasting and outcome prediction. Modern GCs are embracing this trend, using it to guide their department and their company into the…

SAP’s President of Technology Solutions and Mobile discusses with CNBC the recent Verizon privacy story, potential of big data in telcos and the future of data mining…

The more forward-thinking online marketers recognize that “personalizing” each customer’s experience on their site can make a dramatic difference in ultimate sales, customer loyalty and long-term profitability of the business…

While Big Data was once more a buzz phrase than a well-understood tool, it is now becoming integral to marketers’ strategy…

From the CIA to Facebook, big dat results in big spending. Infographic on revenue sources and big data spending…