Gartner has stated that big data is nothing without turning them into algorithms, which is where the true value lies for businesses.

To efficiently analyze a firehose of data, scientists first have to break big numbers into bits.

Bitmap indexing has emerged as a vital tool in the efficient management and interrogation of scientific data. By representing data elements as bits, these indexes facilitate rapid, hardware ...

“Algorithms aren’t subjective,” said Jure Lescovic, a computer science profession from Stanford quoted by Quentin Hardy of the New York Times in “Using Algorithms to Determine Character ...

By Peter Sondergaard Gartner, Inc. Big data is the oil of the 21st century. But for all of its value, data is inherently dumb. It doesn’t actually do anything unless you know how to use it. Oil ...

Algorithms are also a fundamental tool for transforming big data, first into useful analytics and eventually into action. Smart cities will rely heavily on data and the algorithms that turn that into ...

Opinion: Algorithms are making us do their bidding, and we should be mindful.

Matt Calkins argues that companies should protect their data by running their artificial-intelligence algorithms in-house (“Don’t Let AI Steal Your Company’s Data,” op-ed, June 29). This ...

In today’s world of big data, learning from the vast amount of information collected every day is critical for the firms that rely on it for manufacturing, marketing, decision-making and more. Often, ...

Big data, she concludes, holds tremendous potential. Used thoughtfully, algorithms can actually strip human bias out of decision-making. But you have to be aware of the problem to correct for it.