This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, explores how you set up an analytics infrastructure that sees around corners and gives you options to avoid a head-on crash. Read ...

Overview:  Enterprises use four main types of analytics: descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive.Each type ...

I was watching a short video by Babson College Prof. Thomas Davenport on the Harvard Business Review website recently and found it to be a good, simplified explanation of analytics. (Stop! Don't swipe ...

When a patient walks into a doctor’s office with a symptom, there are few ways for a physician to look at the situation. There is a descriptive perspective, which looks to the past and says, “Aha! The ...

The role of a marketer has changed dramatically over the past two decades. I’ve seen it firsthand, having led marketing teams at technology companies of varying sizes and stages of maturity, from a ...

Prescriptive analytics has become a real competitive advantage for marketers. Here's why. Analytics has long been the backbone of marketing success. Analytics enables marketers to make data-driven ...

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, explores how you set up an analytics infrastructure that sees around corners and gives you options to avoid a head-on crash. Read ...

The phrase "big data explosion" is quickly becoming a cliche in the business intelligence space. By now, those who are familiar with how quickly data is being generated are well aware that the ...

Prescriptive analytics is the final stage of business analytics. Learn more and read tips on how to get started with prescriptive analytics. Technology has given us the ability to forecast enterprise ...

Enterprises rely on 3 types of IoT analytics from their selected IoT platforms. By testing multiple IoT platforms, an enterprise can identify best-in-class analytics capabilities. Enterprises rely on ...

Here we explore the ways predictive analytics and prescriptive analytics are being used in the call center today, and trends to watch for tomorrow. Predictive analytics can help evaluate behavioral ...