June, 2016

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Making Bayesian A/B testing more accessible

Data Science and Beyond

Much has been written in recent years on the pitfalls of using traditional hypothesis testing with online A/B tests. A key issue is that you’re likely to end up with many false positives if you repeatedly check your results and stop as soon as you reach statistical significance. One way of dealing with this issue is by following a Bayesian approach to deciding when the experiment should be stopped.

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The New Data Integration Requirements

In(tegrate) the Clouds

This week SnapLogic posted a presentation of the 10 Modern Data Integration Platform Requirements on the company’s blog. They are: Application integration is done primarily through REST & SOAP services. Large-volume data integration is available to Hadoop-based data lakes or cloud-based data warehouses. Integration has to support the continuum of data velocities starting from batch all the way to continuous streams.

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To Balance or Not to Balance?

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

By IVAN DIAZ & JOSEPH KELLY Determining the causal effects of an action—which we call treatment—on an outcome of interest is at the heart of many data analysis efforts. In an ideal world, experimentation through randomization of the treatment assignment allows the identification and consistent estimation of causal effects. In observational studies treatment is assigned by nature, therefore its mechanism is unknown and needs to be estimated.

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Data Governance Frameworks are like Jigsaw Puzzles

Jim Harris

In a recent interview, Jill Dyché explained a common misconception, namely that a data governance framework is not a strategy. “Unlike other strategic initiatives that involve IT,” Jill explained, “data governance needs to be designed. The cultural factors, the workflow factors, the organizational structure, the ownership, the political factors, all need to be accounted for when you are designing a data governance roadmap.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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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Why The Acquisition of LinkedIn Annoys LinkedIn Users

Jenny Sussin

Your data is for sale. It’s something we’ve all known for a while now but $26.2 billion later the conversation has been reignited, if not a bit buried, in the story of Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. Ironically, news of the intent to acquire hit while I sat in the keynote for Gartner’s Security and Risk Summit where I am in attendance to talk about customer expectations for data privacy.

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The.Next 2016 Keynote Demo: Virtual and Physical Workloads on AHV

Nutanix

What is the next step in the enterprise cloud? It’s the ability to run all your workloads, virtual and physical, on the same easy-to-manage, secure, and high-performance infrastructure.

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Citrix Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

Sean Donahue is a product marketing manager, responsible for Windows application delivery at Citrix. One of his key roles is interfacing with Citrix’s strategic partners, including Nutanix.

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AppSense Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

Last year Nutanix exploded onto the hyperconverged infrastructure landscape with their inaugural user conference Nutanix.NEXT and the subsequent 100 city roadshow.

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Brocade at.NEXT

Nutanix

We sat down with Doug Gibson, Director of Strategic Alliances at Brocade. Doug leads Brocade’s Alliance efforts with Hyperconverged and Flash Storage Partners.

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Knowledge everywhere! Our experience at Citrix Synergy

Nutanix

Citrix Synergy 2016 was a treat to attend for both technical and business attendees from across the globe (77% US, 18% EMEA, 5% APJ customers and partners).

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8 Steps to Transformation at Speed & Scale – Your Guide to Deploying StratOps

📌Is your Data & AI transformation struggling to really impact the business? Discover the game-changing StratOps approach that: Bridges the Gap : Connect your Data & AI strategy to your operating model, to ensure alignment at every level. Prioritizes Outcomes : Focuses on concrete business outcomes from day one, rather than capabilities in isolation.

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Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog

Nutanix

Allowing your legacy IT infrastructure to dictate (or even guide) your future IT purchasing decisions is a bit like the tail wagging the dog.

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Parallels Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

Parallels is a global leader in cross-platform solutions best known for its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software.

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Lenovo Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

An Interview with Radhika Krishnan, General Manager of Converged/Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and Networking at Lenovo

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Rubrik Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

We sat down with Rolland Miller, Director of Solution Architecture at Rubrik. We chatted about the upcoming.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

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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NEXT in Vegas and the Wheel at the Party

Nutanix

This past week in Las Vegas, we were honored and humbled to host more than 2,500 guests at our.

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Bauer Built Tire Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

An Interview with Charlie Kavaloski, Director of IT at Bauer Built Tire

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Cardlytics Heads to.NEXT

Nutanix

An Interview with Biju Samuel, Director of IT at Cardlytics

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