Data stands out as a key resource for retailers in the increasingly digital world. Businesses are generating more data than ever before, from transaction records and customer profiles to social media ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. Most organizations have invested heavily in using data to enhance ...

In the age of big data, businesses are faced with an overwhelming amount of information to process and analyze. To stay ahead of the competition, leaders must leverage data and analytics to make ...

Combining internal and external data helps retailers boost the bottom line. Along with gathering data, c-store operators must decide how they want to use the information and then find ways to ...

You often hear entrepreneurs say, “We don’t know what we don’t know,” when talking about deficiencies in data gathering. But when you have data in silos, it’s more a case of “We don’t know what we DO ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Praneeta Pujari Data is ...

One of the most impressive business transformations I have witnessed did not come from massive tech investments or hiring sprees – instead, it emerged from small businesses finally harnessing the ...

The phrases “data-driven” and “data-informed” have quickly become business buzzwords as the rate at which we can collect and analyze data continues to increase exponentially. But how should business ...

If you’ve been involved in any sort of marketing over the past 20 to 30 years, you’ve no doubt heard the phrase “Content is King.” This may very well be true, as content in its many forms underpins ...

Elspeth Minty discusses the background of FINOS, introduces some of its projects and initiatives, and the importance of FINOS to open source in the financial services industry. Andrea Medda, Matt ...

Most people have heard of data-driven decision making – the admirable desire to make better decisions through data. The conventional justification is that given the world’s complexity, organisations ...