Data management

Firms that give workers ready access to the applications they need are nearly three times as likely to be rated as leaders in digital transformation by staff.

A new study out from CareerCast reports that those three job occupations have hiring outlooks of 21 percent, 18 percent and 17 percent respectively.

Some 82 percent of companies have experienced at least one unplanned systems outage over the past three years, which lasted an average of four hours.

Optimism about the value of AI-powered applications in the enterprise is high and plans to continue investment in the technology are widespread, a new study reveals.

Organizations are rapidly adopting the technology to drive business opportunities, but the pool of experienced workers remains limited for the moment.

Trifacta's "data wrangling" offering will help the life insurer prepare unstructured information for analytics projects.

Businesses are often hindered from moving to a deeper level of analysis, with 42 percent still relying on traditional business intelligence tools, a study finds.

The primary uses are for sending alerts, notifications and reminders, marketing messages, streamlining account registration and protecting accounts with two-factor authentication.

Showing only modest gains is the data center systems area. Gartner expects that sector to see a 1.8 percent increase in spending, up from 1.7 estimated growth in 2017.

To meet the challenge, CIOs must understand both what will be expected of them, and what they truly aspire to be, says Gartner's Peter Sondergaard.

The company is creating a division that will develop products, research and partnerships for a field that connects everything from driverless cars to light bulbs to the web.

New Hortonworks DataPlane Service is a cloud-based offering that looks to ease workloads across distributed computing environments.

Man Group’s embrace of artificial intelligence puts it at the forefront of a seismic change that is reshaping global finance, explains Nick Granger.

For governments worried about how to save millions of jobs from the threat of automation, Nordea Bank AB has the answer: just do as the Nordicks do.

Insurance companies can help consumers stay informed on risks to lives and property, evolving them into life-coaches.

Organizations that have been successful with business intelligence are more likely to adopt the tech than their less successful counterparts, says study.

Carriers are wise to shore up security governance, data protection and incident response strategies, says Novarica's Tom Benton.

Individuals hoping to give themselves the best shot at a new job in information systems should consider specializing in DevOps, says a new study.

Almost a decade after Zurich's implementation, the insurer's cloud journey presents lessons for carriers undergoing similar projects.

The auto insurer believes that better driving information can help make consumers safer while opening up more interaction points for the carrier, according to chief underwriting officer Elaine Montgomery-Baisden.