Despite improvements in public spending transparency, states still need to make progress in making their data accessible, according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Discovery/Alert 7.0 can help government analysts and clinicians find value in data across multiple sources without specialized training. The FBI and DHS are on board.
With computing costs coming down, agencies can unlock capabilities for analyzing and finding hidden value in data.
Energy and NSF's Big Data Challenge sets a series of competitions, the first of which will pay $3,000 split at least three ways, but it's not about the money for contestants.
Communication, data sharing and application development will play a key role for city governments over the next five years, according to Pike Research.
Swamped by a deluge of data, intell analysts need technology that can help them understand a rapidly changing and complex world, a former CIA and NSA director says.
The small bits of data coming from sensors recording everything from temperature changes to coffee pot use could make a big difference in the way we manage things.
Even as enterprises launch big data initiatives, many face gaps in computing power, analytics and workforce skills, CompTIA survey finds.
Data mining, analytics and Web dashboards can help fill gaps in education by letting educators study how students learn, a Brookings report says.
The phrase "garbage in, garbage out" is appearing with increasing frequency in discussion of big data – and with good reason.