IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 9, 2018

How can we always be sure the stories we’re reading are accurate? Is there an agenda to distort facts to change opinions? Does a story assert falsehoods, misquote its subjects or rely on hyperbole? In short: is the news we’re consuming the truth? Or is it “fake news?” Meet Mike Tamir, an analytics hero who uses data science to take fake news head-on.

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Analytics Data Science IT 81

Bruno Aziza

JULY 10, 2018

FinTech startups are driving innovation in financial services at a time of disruption and fear of displacement. This article explores the current state of FinTech as a foundation for financial services innovation and transformation.

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Paul Blogs on BI

JULY 9, 2018

So I am at the British Airways Executive lounge at London Heathrow waiting for my flight and watching England play Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals. England are leading 1-0 going into the second half and then Dele Alli scores a second goal for England. I jump out of my seat and yell out “Yes, Dele Alli”. Everyone turns round to look at me as if I was from another planet.

Business Intelligence 45

Business Intelligence Visualization Reporting Software 45

Cloudera

JULY 9, 2018

The New Iron Triangle. It is cliché to discuss IT/business solutions as people, process, and technology. Some call it the “golden triangle,” but in this blog, we refer to it as the iron triangle. Since the 1960s, technology has disrupted business through the advent of computing and information management. These systems replaced highly manual operations such as record keeping, finance, and reporting.

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Machine Learning Data Science Visualization Business Intelligence 42

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2018

Last year, researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) found that some rideshare drivers organized simultaneous sign-offs to cause a shortage of drivers. This triggered a surge in prices which meant a bigger payoff for drivers once they signed back on. The drivers knew that they were participating in a system managed by algorithms, so they made it work in their favor.

Management 40

Management IT 40

Bruno Aziza

JULY 9, 2018

There is no doubt that “Cloud Transition” is one of the most disruptive trends of our modern times: 77% of enterprises are going to the cloud. And 59% are already there. Question is: what’s the best way to get there and succeed?

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Enterprise 66

Smarten

JULY 10, 2018

This article summarizes our recent article series on the definition, meaning and use of the various algorithms and analytical methods and techniques used in predictive analytics for business users, and in augmented data preparation and augmented data discovery tools. The article series is designed to help business users better understand the analytical techniques so that the average user can feel more confident in adopting, embracing and sharing these tools.

Analytics 40

Analytics Forecasting Statistics Sales 40

Hurwitz & Associates

JULY 10, 2018

Internet-of-Things (IoT) has entered the lexicon of IT-related buzz terms in a big way over the past few years, and there is good reason for this. IoT at its foundation refers to what can literally be billions of devices spanning the globe (and beyond) that can be connected to the internet to serve a variety of purposes. Both businesses and consumers can and will reap significant benefits from what IoT has to offer.

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IoT Management Internet of Things Unstructured Data 40

DataRobot Blog

JULY 8, 2018

by Jen Underwood. In our previous article, we introduced IBM Watson Studio and discussed helping our CMO and marketing team better utilize limited resources with advanced analytics. In this article, we will reveal. Read More.

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Marketing Optimization Analytics Predictive Analytics 40

Smarten

JULY 9, 2018

Create Citizen Data Scientists with Assisted Predictive Modeling! If your business is looking for a comprehensive augmented advanced analytics solution, what are some of the critical factors to consider? OK, here goes! You need Assisted Predictive Modeling (Plug n’ Play Predictive Analysis with auto-suggestions and recommendations). You need to encourage business user transformation to create Citizen Data Scientists by implementing a self-serve data democratization environment that allows

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Predictive Modeling Modeling Predictive Analytics ROI 40

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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