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If you want to know how your workforce is doing, you need only to ask. Instead of relying on removed metrics and outdated models, organizations should get their information straight from the horse’s mouth. Better yet, follow the footprints that show where they have been and where they are going. Every day employees produce mountains […]

What types of platforms are most viable for modern data analytics requirements? These days, there are a wide variety of choices avail­able to enterprises, including data lakes, ware­houses, lakehouses, and other options—resident within an on-site data center or accessed via the cloud. The options are boundless. It’s a matter of finding the best fit for […]

TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Kon Leong, CEO and founder of ZL Technologies, about HR analytics and the effect of the Great Resignation. If you can identify a dissatisfied worker, you might be able to work to keep them before they head for greener pastures. Read the rest of the article at TechRepublic. Download the […]

At Google, a seemingly innocuous action can earn an employee the attention of the company’s corporate security department. For example, when Google wants to find out who has been accessing or leaking sensitive corporate information, the company often homes in on employees who are thinking about leaving it. Read the rest of the article at […]

Information management can also lead to a massive value proposition in being able to tap into governed data for business insights. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Kon Leong, CEO and co-founder of ZL Technologies, a data management company, about data privacy and governance. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Read the rest […]

Companies with purpose are often born from inspiration – an idea to introduce a new product or bridge a gap in the industry. Founders build these companies with passion and their own vision. Once the companies start to grow, however, they often take on a mind of their own. How can executives instill those same […]

Due in large part to the global pandemic that mandated virtual collaboration, Microsoft Teams adoption has skyrocketed in recent years, with over 145 million daily users in April 2021. However, this decision was often made without fully considering how usage would affect legal and regulatory compliance. The survey found that when considering whether to incorporate […]

To compensate for the idiosyncratic nature of personhood, the digital world meticulously observes and harvests our every action to reduce our complexities down to data points. Invasive websites often know everything from your location, age, income, all the way down to the web browser you use. As an individual, this can feel incredibly intrusive. However, […]

The rise of digital collaboration platforms and new methods for harvesting data, along with new technologies and novel approaches for finding and managing talent, are redefining how companies will build their workforces going forward. Remote work has increased the sheer volume of digital communications and work product generated by employees, propelled by the mass adoption […]

A well-executed big data strategy can streamline operational costs, reduce time to market and enable new products. But enterprises face a variety of big data challenges in moving initiatives from board room discussions to practices that work. IT and data professionals need to build out the physical infrastructure for moving data from different sources and […]

A database containing 533M Facebook users’ data resurfaced on the internet, only this time for free. It means that more malicious actors can exploit data, and so you should be on the lookout for suspicious emails or messages. If your phone number is associated with your account, name, location, marital status, phone number, or email […]

Data is coming in from different channels, mobile devices, IoT devices, to the point where it is often overwhelming. With so much data being produced and accumulated every minute, brands can begin to drown in data. That said, not all data is valuable or actionable, so brands need to be able to discern which is […]