Big Data Essentials

6 big data trends to watch in 2017

As more analytics systems become mission critical in 2017, big data leaders and CIOs should keep a close eye on these six trends, which include increases in cloud migrations and dark data usage.

Want a big data job? First decide whether to follow a tech or management career path

The hottest new big data analytics jobs you need to know

Infographic: 7 ways to build trust in data and analytics at your company

Free data platforms: How to choose a good one

Why the most boring IoT data may actually make the most money

Video: The 3 trends that are defining next-gen big data deployments

Confluent's Jay Kreps explained how the move to stream processing, increasing diversity of services, and changes in how data is ingested are affecting the way big data is used in the enterprise.

How to implement AI and machine learning

The next wave of IT innovation will be powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. We look at the ways companies can take advantage of it and how to get started.