Israel is making a big bet on big data in medical research and treatment. There are dozens of startups—and large companies—that are parsing anonymized medical data, outcomes and results for patients, ...

Innovations in technology, widespread penetration of electronic devices, and the rapid rise in the use of technology for social purposes have made an unprecedented amount of data available to ...

This paper, compiled by Prof. Huadong Guo and his team, discusses the potential and utility of Big Earth Data through a number of case studies to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Paul Zikopoulos uses the mall as an example of how Big Data can be used for meaningful business insights. When you go to the mall, who doesn’t sign onto the “free” wireless internet service so you can ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“Data” is the watchword of the progressive gov tech professional today. If we can put a number to a problem — quantify it, catalog it, assault it with an avalanche of analytics — all will be well.

The future of the U.S. healthcare system will be influenced to a large extent by a company that makes weapons of war. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has signed a nearly $92-million contract with the ...

For over a decade, brands have used social media to connect with their target audiences. Now, thanks to cloud computing power and big data, they can do so with much greater precision. Better still, ...

Big Data is often discussed as key to future IT work, yet practical discussions of how to use it can be hard to find. The Complete Big Data Master Class Bundle offers a full course load to start ...