The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is implemented by the US federal government to provide a direct incentive for businesses to keep their employees on the payroll, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. PPP assists qualified businesses retain their workforce as well as help pay for related business expenses. Data from the US Treasury website show which companies received PPP loans and how many jobs were retained. The US Treasury approved approximately one million PPP loans across the US.

Michelin is a global organization well known for its high-performance tires, popular travel guides, and numerous innovations around materials, services, and connected solutions. Many consumers recognize the French brand by the famous “Michelin Man” mascot, whose body is composed of stacked white tires.

Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Private Cloud is the most comprehensive on-premises platform for integrated analytics and data management. It combines the best of Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub and Hortonworks Data Platform Enterprise Plus, and brings the latest and greatest open source technologies for data management and analytics to the data center. With the latest version (7) of CDP Private Cloud, we’ve introduced a number of new features and enhancements.

Data analytics is going through tremendous growth while helping businesses succeed in a challenging economy. But cybersecurity presents increasing challenges for businesses. Prologis, however, has combined data analytics and cybersecurity to improve visibility, cut costs, and reduce risk. Prologis plays an essential role in the global supply chain.

Everyone talks about KPIs, but do you know what makes a good or bad KPI? Tracking and forecasting KPIs is empowering and valuable for any organization, but only if done right. A key performance indicator is a metric used to measure and evaluate how well a company is achieving its set goals. Peter Drucker once said, "what gets measured gets done." KPIs help organizations work towards their critical objectives by creating a basis for the value of work done.

We are pleased to share the findings of a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study that evaluates the cost savings and business benefits enabled by Snowflake’s cloud data platform. Snowflake commissioned the study to gain insight into the return on investment we’re delivering for customers and learn how we can serve them better.