Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

From Groceries to Fine Art, Blockchain Finds Widening Appeal

May 24, 2017

Walmart is on a mission to forever change what people know about their groceries.

SAP Wants Enterprises to Learn From Their Smart Devices

May 23, 2017

SAP has added machine learning to its Leonardo IoT software suite to help businesses handle data gathered from smart devices more intelligently.

Smart Factories Could Add $500Bn to Global Economy in Five Years

May 23, 2017

Industryweek

It's becoming clear that digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, AI, advanced robotics and 3D printing are helping manufacturers to increase not only efficiency and productivity - but revenues, too.

Google Is the Latest to Take on IoT Management Headaches

May 23, 2017

CIO

Google wants to take on what may become one of the biggest cloud-computing needs of the next few years with a service that will manage IoT devices and help developers bring the data they generate into applications that use Google's analytics platforms.

Distributed: Trade Blockchain Conference Defines the Future of Financial Services and Supply Chain

May 21, 2017

HP Enterprise Announces Computer 'For Era of Big Data'

May 19, 2017

Industryweek

Researchers from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise have unveiled what they claimed was a breakthrough in computing with a new machine capable of handling vast amounts of data at supercomputing speeds.

More Companies Are Using Data Analytics - But Encountering Efficiency Problems, Too

May 18, 2017

CFO

"Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the web like deer on a freeway," wrote Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm. Certainly, many CFOs, and not just those with web-based businesses, would wholeheartedly agree: Data are the sensory information produced by a business that has its eyes and ears on operations and customers.

Like Herding Cats: Corralling Data During Reconstruction

May 17, 2017

CFO

Information governance isn't top of mind during most restructuring planning, but ignoring it can have devastating financial consequences.

Opinion: Why the Last Mile Is a First Priority for Today's Retailers

May 16, 2017

Kees Jacobs and Sundip Naik, Capgemini

The "last mile" is a telecom term for delivering telephone, cable or internet services to the customer. With the most connections to make, it's the bottleneck of the system. It's also the most expensive and difficult to upgrade. These words also aptly describe retail's woes in delivering orders to the consumer.

Microsoft to Build Artificial Intelligence Into Every Product, Service It Offers

May 16, 2017

Industryweek

Microsoft last week unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors.

Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for big data, blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) and their impact on supply chain management. Big data describes the large volume of data that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis and can be analyzed for strategic business insights. IoT is the means that collects and sends data from a range of “things” — anything from watches to fridges to cars — that are connected to the internet with sensors or computer chips. Learn how companies around the world are using big data, blockchain and IoT for supply chain optimization and competitive advantage.