"Crest the data wave with a deep cultural shift Creating a Data-Driven Culture explores the cultural changes big data brings to business, and shows you how to adapt your organization to leverage data to maximum effect. Authors Tomasz Tunguz and Frank Bien draw on extensive backg…
Proven methodologies to enhance business value by exploiting the latest global technology trends and best business and IT practices There is no doubt that a tidal wave of change is hitting the area of business technology; new business models are forming around the cloud, new ins…
Blockchains are new technology layers that rewire the Internet and threaten to side-step older legacy constructs and centrally served businesses. At its core, a blockchain injects trust into the network, cutting off some intermediaries from serving that function and creatively d…
Companies like Facebook and Twitter have redefined social interaction. But what if "machines" like automobiles, bicycles, health monitors, appliances, instruments, and anything else you can connect to the Internet, could all become members of your social network, collect data yo…
Internet basics -- Digital economy -- Online retail banking : security concerns, breaches, and controls -- Digital libraries : security and preservation considerations -- E-mail and instant messaging -- Internet relay chat -- Online communities -- Groupware : risks, threats, and…
"A timely look at effective use of social network analysis within the telecommunications industry to boost customer relationships The key to any successful company is the relationship that it builds with its customers. This book shows how social network analysis, analytics, and …
"An actionable framework for leveraging technology to create business value, generate revenue, increase profits and improve customer relationships Describing in rich detail the actual processes, framework, and infrastructure required to develop and execute a strategy of continuo…
A hands-on beginner's guide to designing relational databases and managing data using Microsoft Access Relational databases represent one of the most enduring and pervasive forms of information technology. Yet most texts covering relational database design assume an extensive, s…
Practical, proven guidance for transforming the culture of any IT department As more and more jobs are outsourced, and the economy continues to struggle, people are looking for an alternative to the greed-driven, selfish leadership that has resulted in corporations where the wor…
"Practical, step-by-step guidance for corporations, universities and government agencies to protect and secure confidential documents and business records. Managers and public officials are looking for technology and information governance solutions to "information leakage" in a…
A sneak peek at up-and-coming trends in IT, a multidimensional vision for achieving business agility through agile architectures The Agile Architecture Revolution places IT trends into the context of Enterprise Architecture, reinventing Enterprise Architecture to support continu…
Here's what you should know to manage data records efficiently With proper electronic data management, your business can lower costs, improve efficiency, eliminate duplication, and be protected in the event of a lawsuit. This book provides an overview of records management solut…
"How-to guidance for optimizing incumbent technologies to deliver a better product and gain competitive advantage. Their zip codes are far from Silicon Valley. Their SIC codes show retail, automobile or banking. But industry after industry is waking up to the opportunity of "sma…