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December 08, 2011 08 Dec'11
ComScore moves 'big data' analytics environment from Cloudera to MapR

IT officials at Web intelligence firm comScore Inc. explain why they switched to a new Hadoop distribution for managing its vast pool of online data.
November 30, 2011 30 Nov'11
Analysts: Data visualization tools key to 'big data' analytics success

Achieving success with data visualization tools is largely a matter of keeping it simple and adopting new thinking about how to present information, according to experts.
September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09
Business intelligence in financial services: Special report

In this report on business intelligence in financial services, learn about BI challenges in financial services and how banks are implementing and managing BI.
June 30, 2005 30 Jun'05
Cheat sheet: 10 ways to prep for auditors

There are 10 ways to prepare for those auditors knocking at your door -- and avoid wasting time and money.

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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. Continue Reading
consumer privacy (customer privacy)

Consumer privacy, also known as customer privacy, involves the handling and protection of the sensitive personal information provided by customers in the course of everyday transactions. Continue Reading
USA Patriot Act

The USA Patriot Act is a law enacted in 2001, granting new and extended data-collection abilities to federal agencies in an effort to combat terrorism after the September 11 attacks. Continue Reading

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3 of the top use cases for graph databases

Graph databases establish many unique relationships between data points. These unusual relationships are beneficial in many use cases, but here are the top three. Continue Reading
U.S. data protection laws fall short in the age of big data

Data breaches and a history of data abuse led the EU to adopt GDPR, but it might take massive scale data security crises for the U.S. to legislate similar data protection laws. Continue Reading
An overview of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance software

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, software and requirements can be confusing. Get an overview of SOX compliance technology and more, in this mini guide. Continue Reading

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Data anonymization best practices protect sensitive data

See how data anonymization best practices can help your organization protect sensitive data and those who could be at risk if that data identified them. Continue Reading
Security of big data fashions a whole new look with GDPR

As data managers scramble to protect their precious lakes of washed and unwashed data from the evils of hacking, malware, ransomware and botnets, there comes a privacy regulation of European Union origin that could change the way many U.S. companies... Continue Reading
The risk analytics software your company really needs

Risk analytics tools are more and more critical for CFOs seeking to improve operational efficiency. Just one problem: It can be hard to figure out just what those tools are. Continue Reading

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Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: GRC technology vs. spreadsheets

Learn why Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance technology, such as GRC management platforms, is better than spreadsheets for meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Continue Reading
Five steps for SOX compliance

In this tip, a Burton Group analyst outlines five steps for achieving Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) complaince. Continue Reading
Keeping SOX 404 under control(s)

Security expert Kevin Beaver reviews several security policies that most corporations will need to comply with SOX 404. Continue Reading