AI is all about data, and the representation of the data matters strongly. But after focusing primarily on 8-bit integers and 32‑bit floating-point numbers, the industry is now looking at new formats.

The explosion of machine generated data will require advanced automated and controlled data movement to make optimal use of that data. Data movement tools and digital storage required for making ...

There are four types of customer relationship management (CRM) data: quantitative, qualitative, descriptive and identity. Understanding what specific information falls under these categories and ...

Soon, Excel will also let you bring in your own data types. That means you can have a “customer” data type, for example, that can bring in rich customer data from a third-party service into Excel.

Data analysis, the conduit from raw information to actionable insights, enhances decision-making and problem-solving.

While Hadoop is not the end-all-be-all of big data, it’s clear that it is going to play an increasingly important role in the future of organizations of all types. We’ll continue to focus on big data ...

Microsoft is bringing custom data types to Excel. Businesses and consumers will be able to import structured data into a single cell and reference it throughout a spreadsheet.

Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types.

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