From dashboards to data visualizations—not to mention descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics—the enterprise has no shortage of business intelligence and data analytics tools at its disposal. How are companies translating analytics into actionable information, which can be used to make better business decisions? TechRepublic Premium surveyed 161 professionals to find out. The survey asked the ...

Embedded sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), and social media companies collect more data than ever before, and analytics is turning that information into a competitive advantage. However, the public and political backlash to unfettered data collection and a lack of transparency about data use is also growing. How can companies meet the growing demand for ...

Despite an increase in the amount of data stored and used in the enterprise, data center automation adoptions appear sluggish. To better understand how companies automate their data centers, including what they’re automating and what their concerns are, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey in September 2018. According to the survey, 60% of professionals who ...

This archived TechRepublic Premium report, originally published in March 2016, is available for free to registered TechRepublic members. For all the latest research reports, 100+ ready-made policies, IT job descriptions, and more, check out TechRepublic Premium. Here are some key findings from the report: Almost a third (29%) of respondent organizations have conducted a big ...

In July and August 2017, TechRepublic Premium surveyed IT professionals about how their companies collect business insights, what data they’re collecting, and how useful and actionable these insights are. This research report contains the findings from that survey. Here are some key points in the report: The majority of respondents (61%) are not using a ...

This archived TechRepublic Premium report, originally published in March 2015, is available for free to registered TechRepublic members. For all the latest research reports, 100+ ready-made policies, IT job descriptions, and more, check out TechRepublic Premium. From the report: The Internet of Things, which is commonly referred to as IoT, describes internet-connected objects and processes ...

Responses to a 2016 TechRepublic Premium survey indicate that AI and machine learning will be a significant area of development for IT in the next few years. Forty-two percent of respondents, most of whom were in tech leadership positions, said their company lacks the skills necessary to implement and support AI and machine learning. Almost ...

Big data and the Internet of Things, which is popularly known as IoT, are two rapidly growing technological forces which have often blended together amidst new advances and possibilities. The broad expanse of categories that apply to both concepts can make definitions difficult to pin down, but in a nutshell, big data is a collection ...