Data and information management

Information Builders, Salesforce, Sisense and Microsoft are among the top providers of analytics software, according to a new report from Nucleus Research.

A new study finds that leader effectiveness is directly correlated with perceptions of organizational readiness for digital transformation.

IT decision makers are increasingly frustrated by the complexity, bottlenecks and uncertainty of today’s enterprise data analytics, according to a recent survey.

The insurance industry is a leader in having a shared digital vision to meet digital business aspirations, but there is much to be done, when it comes to rethinking the business model and institutionalizing digital capabilities.

In a partnership with the Geospatial Intelligence Center, high-resolution imagery refreshed at least once a year will assist Allstate in underwriting and CAT response.

Motion Auto, an insurtech under construction, will use location services from mapping tech company HERE in its products.

This low maturity is creating an obstacle for firms wanting to increase the value of their data assets and exploit emerging analytics technologies, says Gartner's Melody Chien.

Insurtech's DriveCam system will be offered to fleet customers of the insurer.

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is sharing claims data via HEALTHeLINK, the region’s health information exchange, to help providers improve care.

Whether it is public, private or a hybrid mix, cloud adoption is now widespread, but most organizations still lack a formal strategy around data migration and management in the cloud.

While big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence and data security continue to be of top concern to most organizations, digital transformation has now risen to be top of mind for many corporate business leaders.

As sci-fi author William Gibson said, the future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed.

Organizations that focus their efforts in six key areas will be far ahead of other businesses at this time next year, says PwC.

The new product is designed to be coupled with Neurotrack’s Imprint Memory Assessment, which is delivered via a mobile app.

There is an urgent need for organizations to identify and nurture “agents of transformation,” a new breed of technology professionals who can drive innovation.

New data quality management practices, data discovery techniques and predictive and prescriptive analytics tools will be among the top trends impacting analytics and business intelligence.

Across the industry, carriers report that basic third-party data capabilities are common and that pilot activity is high.

Machine learning adoption has been growing at a rapid pace, and there is no end in sight. Recent forecasts say pilots and implementations, as well as investments, will increase 400 percent by 2021.

Aetna has signed on to the Synaptic Health Alliance, a group started by Humana and four other insurers earlier this year and which is also adding hospitals.

Despite the strong and inherently negative narrative around the impact on jobs, the bulk of the impact from the automation of work through AI will result in a 'displacement' of work not a 'replacement' of work.