CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business world, companies are striving to harness the power of digital technologies to reinvent their operations, enhance customer experiences, drive innovation, and thereby create value for stakeholders. But the hard truth is that many digital initiatives fail to deliver results. Transformation efforts can be derailed for any number of reasons, but there are several common themes as to why digital initiatives fall short — and most revolve around leadership.

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KDnuggets

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It’s no secret that companies are committing to DevOps. In fact, according to a recent survey, three-quarters of leaders have adopted DevOps into their operations. DevOps delivers speed and agility to the development process. By cross-training operations and engineering, development teams can move faster through better collaboration, making continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) a reality for organizations.

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Timo Elliott

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Data is like children, it’s constantly on the move, and loves to get dirty — but holds out the promise of huge new value in the organization, thanks to Generative AI. I just listened to industry veteran analysts Jon Reed and Josh Greenbaum discuss the recent ASUG Tech Connect Event in Orlando. I strongly urge you to take a listen to the whole thing , but one thing jumped out: that bad data is one of the biggest problems organizations face when trying to take advantage of Generative A

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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The future of retail is omnichannel The last three or four years have changed retail forever. The growth rate for online purchases spiked to 32% in 2020 and has continued to grow by double digits since then. 1 But despite some of the benefits of online sales, this isn’t all good news for retailers. Online shopping can cut into impulse purchases — which are typically higher-margin sales — because 82% of impulsive purchase decisions are made in a brick-and-mortar store. 2 Dell Developing omnichann

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kubernetes , the world’s most popular open-source container orchestration platform , is considered a major milestone in the history of cloud-native technologies. Developed internally at Google and released to the public in 2014, Kubernetes has enabled organizations to move away from traditional IT infrastructure and toward the automation of operational tasks tied to the deployment, scaling and managing of containerized applications (or microservices ).

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KDnuggets

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome back to Week 2 of KDnuggets’ "Back to Basics" series. This week, we delve into the vital world of Databases, SQL, Data Management, and Statistical Concepts in Data Science.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The DevOps ecosystem of today is becoming increasingly more complex. No matter the industry, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to optimize mission-critical software development processes. Businesses are under constant pressure to adopt new processes and platforms to achieve the goals set out by business leaders. As development teams grapple with the challenge of modernizing their DevOps toolchains, a number of concerns and challenges have followed closely behind.

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AWS Big Data

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication feature in Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports all programming languages. Administrators can simplify and standardize access control to Kafka resources using IAM. This support is based on SASL/OUATHBEARER, an open standard for authorization and authentication.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Mainframes are a critical piece of the technology infrastructure for countless enterprises. They are leveraged by 71% of Fortune 500 companies , which emphasizes just how pivotal they are in large-scale business operations. Whether it’s buying groceries, making a bank transfer, or booking a flight, the mainframe is powering how consumers interact with organizations and is behind millions of transactions that take place every day.

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AWS Big Data

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This post is co-written by Anshuman Varshney, Technical Lead at Gameskraft. Gameskraft is one of India’s leading online gaming companies, offering gaming experiences across a variety of categories such as rummy, ludo, poker, and many more under the brands RummyCulture , Ludo Culture , Pocket52 , and Playship. Gameskraft holds the Guinness World Record for organizing the world’s largest online rummy tournament, and is one of India’s first gaming companies to build an ISO certified platform.

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Dataiku

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of data across roles and industries will only become increasingly restricted, but that doesn’t have to mean a pause or paralyzation in data use. This blog breaks down a few myths and realities of working directly with personal data in analytics and AI projects.

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AWS Big Data

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Amazon MSK Serverless is a cluster type for Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) that is the most straightforward way to run Apache Kafka clusters without having to manage compute and storage capacity. With MSK Serverless, you can run your applications without having to provision, configure, or optimize clusters, and you pay for the data volume you stream and retain.

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KDnuggets

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I recently gained access to Anthropic's API, and I am impressed by how easy it is to use and faster than OpenAI API.

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Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over the last decade, solid-state drives (SSDs) have become the top choice for many compute environments because of their better read/write speeds and lack of moving parts when compared to hard disk drives (HDDs). However, with many options to choose from, finding the right fit for your needs can be challenging. In this post, we’re going to look at one of the most widely used types of SSD, the M.2, and the most popular (and fastest) protocol available for connecting SSDs to motherboards, n

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Data Science 101

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Threads Dev Interviews I am finding developers on Threads and interviewing them, right on Threads. You are welcome to follow along and let me know on Threads if you would like to be interviewed. Note: The views in these interviews are personal views and do not represent the interviewee’s employer. “Talk about passion projects as much as past work experiences.

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Paul Blogs on BI

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I have a had a lot of conversations about data strategy this year. With both the rise in organizations looking to move their data to the cloud and the increasing awareness of the power of BI and generative AI, data strategy has become a top priority. If the data is not correct then its garbage in and garbage out, or as I have always said : BIG DATA + BAD DATA = BIG BAD DATA However, when it comes to a good data strategy, it’s not just about the quality of the data, it’s also about the design and

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AWS Big Data

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Join the AWS Analytics team at AWS re:Invent this year, where new ideas and exciting innovations come together. For those in the data world, this post provides a curated guide for all analytics sessions that you can use to quickly schedule and build your itinerary. Book your spot early for the sessions you do not want to miss. You can do this through the attendee portal , and if you cannot make it in person, get a free pass to watch the live sessions online.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, legacy applications often stand as barriers to progress. These existing systems, characterized by outdated technology and architecture can hinder an organization’s ability to keep up with changing business needs and pose significant security and operational risks. Staying competitive is essential in today’s fast-paced business industry—this is where legacy application modernization comes into play.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The changing landscape of IT, driven by rapid advances in technology and digital transformation, has seen a shift in CIOs’ responsibilities and challenges. CIOs are increasingly doing more software development and technology-focused work as part of their digital transformations, making the adage “every company is a software company” more of a truism with each digital wave.

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