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Answers: Generative AI as Learning Tool

O'Reilly on Data

At O’Reilly, we’re not just building training materials about AI. We’re also using it to build new kinds of learning experiences. One of the ways we are putting AI to work is our update to Answers. Answers is a generative AI-powered feature that aims to answer questions in the flow of learning. It’s in every book, on-demand course, and video, and will eventually be available across our entire learning platform.

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Optimizing LLMs with Mistral AI’s New Fine-Tuning APIs

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Fine-tuning enables large language models to better align with specific tasks, teach new facts, and incorporate new information. Fine-tuning significantly improves performance compared to prompting, typically surpassing larger models due to its speed and cost-effectiveness. It offers superior task alignment because it undergoes specific training for these tasks.

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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

CIO Business Intelligence

A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications. That definition was well ahead of its time and forecasted the current era’s machine learning and generative AI capabilities.

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Stored Procedure in SQL

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Stored procedures are a crucial part of SQL databases. They consist of prepared SQL code that you can save and reuse. This feature helps avoid writing the same queries repeatedly. You can call the stored procedure to execute the saved code. Additionally, stored procedures can accept parameters, making them versatile and dynamic. This article […] The post Stored Procedure in SQL appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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CIOs help set the workforce AI training agenda

CIO Business Intelligence

The pressure is on for CIOs to deliver value from AI, but pressing ahead with AI implementations without the necessary workforce training in place is a recipe for falling short of their goals. At the organizational level, CIOs are being called on to help ensure employees are up to speed on the skills necessary to make good on the promise of AI. For many IT leaders, being central to organization-wide training initiatives may be new territory.

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80+ Excel Shortcuts That You Should Know in 2024

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Undoubtedly, Microsoft Excel is one of the most important tools in quick-paced data processing and analysis. Because of its capacity to function well in a dynamic environment, Excel has become more well-known and acknowledged as a valuable tool among research, data science, accounting, and finance professionals. It is a commonly used program, especially with […] The post 80+ Excel Shortcuts That You Should Know in 2024 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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What is Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and How Does it Work?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) is a process of describing the data by means of statistical and visualization techniques in order to bring important aspects of that data into focus for further analysis. This involves inspecting the dataset from many angles, describing & summarizing it without making any assumptions about its contents.

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Pega GenAI brings more LLMs to low-code automation workflows

CIO Business Intelligence

Pegasystems has announced plans to expand the capabilities of its Pega GenAI enterprise platform by connecting to both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud large language models (LLMs). By moving beyond Microsoft Azure OpenAI, Pegasystems is broadening the options available to its Pega platform customers for developing AI-based workflow automations.

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Pattern Program in Python

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into the world of pattern programming using Python, a fundamental exercise for mastering nested loops and output formatting. This article covers a wide array of patterns, including basic star and number patterns, such as right triangles and pyramids, as well as more intricate designs like Pascal’s Triangle, spiral […] The post Pattern Program in Python appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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AWS offers new AI certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

With a shortage of IT workers with AI skills looming, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering two new certifications to help enterprises building AI applications on its platform to find the necessary talent. One of the certifications, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, is a foundational-level certification to help workers from a variety of backgrounds to demonstrate that they understand AI and generative AI concepts, can recognize opportunities that benefit from AI, and know how to use AI tools respon

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Mastering Line Plots with Matplotlib

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction This post provides a thorough tutorial on using Matplotlib, a potent Python data visualization tool, to create and modify line plots. It covers setting up an environment, generating sample data, and constructing basic graphs. Additional modification methods covered in the guide include altering line styles, plotting multiple lines, adding markers, and adding annotations.

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Únicamente el 3% de los trabajadores de TI cuenta con una certificación en IA

CIO Business Intelligence

En un escenario cada vez más digitalizado y automatizado, la importancia de la formación en inteligencia artificial (IA) se torna más evidente que nunca. Según se desprende de una reciente encuesta realizada por la asociación internacional ISACA, únicamente el 3% de los trabajadores de tecnologías de la información (TI) poseen actualmente un certificado en habilidades de IA.

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HLOOKUP in Excel

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Does it take you forever to find your lost sock? Do you also find it difficult to search for some particular data on an Excel sheet? While we may not be able to help you with the first, we definitely have an Excel function to help you with the second. Meet the HLOOKUP function! […] The post HLOOKUP in Excel appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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5 Free Competitions for Aspiring Data Scientists

KDnuggets

Improve your skills, creativity, and renown by participating in competitions.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Replantearse las estrategias de talento para hacer frente a la escasez de competencias en IA

CIO Business Intelligence

Como responsable de transformación, inteligencia artificial (IA) y delivery en Guardian Life, John Napoli está impulsando las iniciativas de IA de su empresa. Y gran parte de ello consiste en aumentar el talento en IA. Pero Napoli, al igual que muchos CIO, se enfrenta a un panorama difícil para las competencias más buscadas, especialmente en el terreno de la IA.

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Optimize storage costs in Amazon OpenSearch Service using Zstandard compression

AWS Big Data

This post is co-written with Praveen Nischal, Mulugeta Mammo, and Akash Shankaran from Intel. Amazon OpenSearch Service is a managed service that makes it straightforward to secure, deploy, and operate OpenSearch clusters at scale in the AWS Cloud. In an OpenSearch Service domain, the data is managed in the form of indexes. Based on the usage pattern, an OpenSearch cluster may have one or more indexes, and their shards are spread across the data nodes in the cluster.

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Así puede proteger su transformación digital de la erosión del valor

CIO Business Intelligence

Los programas de transformación digital prometen una gran cantidad de ventajas, pero los retos imprevistos pueden anular el valor cuantificable. Una planificación cuidadosa y una evaluación holística de las propuestas de sus socios de integración de sistemas (SI) son pasos fundamentales en su iniciativa de transformación. Es importante identificar claramente qué valor espera obtener de sus socios en comparación con el precio que está pagando, así como el riesgo que está asumiendo como cliente.

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Introducing Falcon2: Next-Gen Language Model by TII

KDnuggets

All about TII’s best-performing open-source, multilingual and multimodal language model

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Making the shift from computation to cognition

CIO Business Intelligence

Once perceived as an abstract concept, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI) have become more normalized as organizations look at ways to implement them into their tech stack. From improving the customer experience to enabling intelligence-driven business decisions, organizations recognize the need for AI to thrive in today’s digital economy.

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Fueling Enterprise Generative AI with Data: The Cornerstone of Differentiation

Cloudera

More than two-thirds of companies are currently using Generative AI (GenAI) models, such as large language models (LLMs), which can understand and generate human-like text, images, video, music, and even code. However, the true power of these models lies in their ability to adapt to an enterprise’s unique context. By leveraging an organization’s proprietary data, GenAI models can produce highly relevant and customized outputs that align with the business’s specific needs and ob

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Approaches to migrating your VMware workloads to AWS   

IBM Big Data Hub

The VMware® acquisition by Broadcom has changed VMware’s product and partner strategies. In November 2023, Broadcom finalized its acquisition (link resides outside ibm.com) of VMware for USD 69 billion, with an aim to enhance its multicloud strategy. Further to the acquisition, Broadcom decided to discontinue (link resides outside ibm.com) its AWS authorization to resell VMware Cloud on AWS as of 30 April 2024.

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Integrated Tally Analytics = Small Business Results

Smarten

Business Benefits for Small Businesses Integrating Analytics with Tally Solutions! Some small business owners believe they do not need, or cannot afford, business analytics. Nothing could be further from the truth! If your business is currently using Tally Prime or Tally ERP, you can leverage your existing accounting and financial modules to create an augmented analytical environment that is suitable for every team member.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Dotted Lines are for Projections (& How-To Instructions for Excel)

Depict Data Studio

Dotted lines have a specific purpose in dataviz: for projections or estimations. Not just because. Stick around for the how-to lesson in Microsoft Excel. You’ll learn how to select a single dot (or “marker”) along the line, which controls the preceding line segment. Then, you can turn just one section of the graph into a dotted line.

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Decision-making Apps to Help You Decrease Noise and Bias

ScienceSoft

Although noise and bias in decision-making can’t be avoided completely, they can be effectively minimized with the help of mobile apps.

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The rules of the passion economy

Data Science and Beyond

Summary of the main messages from the book The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson.

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