Billions and Billions of Data Points
Today, there are as many pieces of digital information as there are stars in the universe.
Dr. Tej Singh
In addition to being a preeminent Silicon Valley vascular/endovascular surgeon, Dr. Singh is an inventor, entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of Fist Assist Devices, LLC.
Predicting Future Orders
Want Caesar salad and a steak, but can’t leave the house? Sweet and sour pork, but don’t want to drive in the rain? Need groceries, but your car won’t crank? Call FetchMe.
Getting TIP-C with Supply Chain Analysis
Over the past decade, my research team has been working to understand best practices in the implementation of supply chain analytical and managerial technology. Our work was initially funded during the birth of the era of Big Data analytics, when very little attention...
Bringing Data to Life
The terms “big data” and “data-driven” form the basis of critical initiatives developed and rolled out at the highest level of management. To make these concepts come to life, however, everyone in the organization must shift their mindset from gut feelings and instincts to a more scientific approach that recognizes the unfathomably large amount of data available today.
The Road to Curiosity
I hope our analytics students have the same attitude
about solving problems that
I had about building a car.
Dean’s Last Word – Infusing data with meaning
We are working to develop tools and talent that manage and use data to understand a business context, create new and innovative business models, and influence sound decision-making.
Tim Vines – Conversations from the C-Suite
Tim Vines is president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
Choose Your Oracle Wisely
At its core, all business is about making calculated projections on human behavior—attempting to anticipate the future.
Found it!
Data analytics can provide enormous benefit to a business that uses it properly, but it can’t do everything and should not be seen as the magic bullet for every business challenge. Although it can inform and influence human insight and judgment, it can’t replace those qualities in the operation of a successful company.
Analytics at High Speed
Next to the F-22 fighter plane and the Space Shuttle, a Formula 1 car may well be the most sophisticated piece of high-performance machinery humans make.
Teaming with Data
These businesses have provided solid evidence that data analytics, combined with careful strategy, can make the seemingly impossible happen.
The Pied Pipers of Palo Alto
Going forward, there is no way to protect our privacy. We need to make sure the post-privacy society is still a safe, habitable place.
Sensing a Better Way to Work
An American is injured on the job every seven seconds. Whether it’s loading freight onto trucks, stocking warehouse shelves, or even back strain from an office chair, an average of 12,600 workers are hurt each day—costing industry millions in dollars and production days lost.
Delving Deep
Doctoral students push serious research.