Part 1 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the data analytics and business intelligence space. Analytical Approach Data analytics, business intelligence and data visualization software is the top layer of the big data technology stack. These are the tools that everyone from everyday business users…
Can businesses run AI systems without big data infrastructure? Most enterprise AI systems require scalable data processing environments. AI models need large datasets for training, monitoring, and prediction workflows. Big data platforms help organizations move and process this information efficiently. Can real-time analytics improve cybersecurity operations? Cybersecurity systems analyze network activity continuously to detect unusual…
The Microsoft Security advantage: Eliminating data leaks in the age of generative AI For IT directors and security executives, the risk calculation for workplace automation has changed. The primary threat to corporate integrity is no longer a slow rollout; it is “privilege creep”—the over-permissioning of agents already live within the enterprise stack. The statistics are…
At the end of every quarter, marketing leaders are asked some version of the same question: what actually drove growth? It should be easier to answer by now. Teams have more data than ever, better analytics, and increasingly sophisticated AI. And yet, most leaders still hesitate before responding, or fall back on directional answers they…
The rise of commerce driven by artificial intelligence is transforming how products are discovered, evaluated and purchased. Increasingly, consumers are turning to generative AI tools to ask complex, conversational questions and are expecting precise, trustworthy answers in return. In fact, nearly one in four consumers have already used a generative AI tool to search for a product…
New Delhi: As artificial intelligence (AI) unfolds an exciting yet uncertain future at the global level, 45 per cent of organisations in India identify AI, digital, and data skills as their single largest workforce constraint, according to a new report. Around 54 per cent of organisations report moderate to low urgency on AI investment in…
As AI becomes human-level at areas like coding and marketing, it seems to be simultaneously reducing the size of founding teams. New data from Stripe Economics, analyzed by economist Ernie Tedeschi, shows a clear and accelerating shift in how businesses are being built: solo-founder startups are outpacing multi-founder ones across both AI and non-AI categories…
Across enterprises, the AI conversation is rapidly shifting from experimentation to execution. Boards are pushing for AI-driven efficiency, autonomous agents and faster decision-making, while CIOs are under pressure to move generative AI initiatives from pilots into production environments. Yet, beneath the momentum, many organisations are confronting a less visible but increasingly critical challenge: fragile enterprise…
Private market growth, elevated liquidity focus and cautious digital asset adoption shape priorities in global asset owner study CHICAGO & LONDON, May 20, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today released “Asset Owners in Focus: Operational and Data Adaptation in the Era of Digital Disruption,” its second annual global peer study examining how asset owners are…
Beijing | Chinese artificial intelligence groups have moved ahead of US rivals in video generation, a key battleground in generative AI in which there is rapid uptake across advertising, ecommerce and entertainment. Companies such as Beijing-based ByteDance and Kuaishou are training systems on vast libraries of short-form video, giving them an edge over American competitors….
