In the retail business, big data is poised in the coming years to open up huge opportunities in the way stores (both physical and online) fundamentally operate and serve customers. Given the ...

A day in the life of a DBA (database administrator) can be quite hectic. The DBA is required to maintain production and test environments while at the same time keeping an eye on active application ...

Cleaning and labeling is still a big part of a data scientist’s job, but artificial intelligence is helping teams tackle common data challenges. Data scientists still spend approximately 80% of their ...

If you want to accentuate the importance of a problem, it seems sensible to explain how prevalent it is. Lots of people are at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Lots of women carry a gene that makes them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The Common Application, a centralized platform over 1,000 ...