Analytics

During a unique gathering of data-analytics leaders, new solutions began emerging to vexing privacy, talent, organizational and frontline-adoption challenges.

Two computer science students from the University of St. Andrews in the U.K. attempt to pin down a definition of big data.

All companies should have adequate controls that minimize points of entry to their private information.

The ticker tape, invented by Thomas Edison at the age of 22, should have been a sign to all other industries. Investors would do anything to keep information and money flowing…including keeping their technology up to date. One would think that an insurer’s desire to reduce risk and hold onto reserves would also steer them down the road toward cutting-edge information technologies.

Suite of predictive models offers insurers the opportunity to score driving behavior across multiple vehicles and vehicle usage patterns across multiple drivers, LexisNexis said.

Health care, finance and insurance are among the top five industries driving demand, according to Burning Glass Technologies; average advertised salary: $94,000.

Data analysis, processing and results distribution enables ProSight’s customer service team to access all client history and claims data.

IMS UBI Intelligence includes hardware, logistics, support, communications, secure data warehousing and analytics.

The tools and methodologies for cloud security are readily available.

The firm says CRM users who avoid MDM will derive erroneous results that annoy customers, resulting in a 25 percent reduction in potential revenue gains.