O'Reilly on Data

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

How companies in Europe are preparing for and adopting AI and ML technologies. In a recent survey , we explored how companies were adjusting to the growing importance of machine learning and analytics, while also preparing for the explosion in the number of data sources. In practice this means developing a coherent strategy for integrating artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud components, and specifically investing in foundational technologies needed to sustain the sensible use of da

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I am happy to share some insights gleaned from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic representation of our assessment of how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index: Analytics and Business Intelligence 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Organization’s cannot hope to make the most out of a data-driven strategy, without at least some degree of metadata-driven automation. The volume and variety of data has snowballed, and so has its velocity. As such, traditional – and mostly manual – processes associated with data management and data governance have broken down. They are time-consuming and prone to human error, making compliance, innovation and transformation initiatives more complicated, which is less than ideal in the informati

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Srividya Sridharan

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s early February. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year, and there is hope (and warmth) in the air.[i] But it’s not always rosy for you as a data, analytics, and insights leader. You tirelessly toil to get value from your enterprise data and try to apply those insights at scale to impact business […].

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Join Dion Hinchcliffe as he stars in his first comic book, leading the charge to uncover the keys to a trusted, business-ready analytics foundation to know, trust, and use your data.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I am happy to offer some insights on Information Builders drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic representation of our assessment of how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index: Analytics and Business Intelligence 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research.

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Data Science and Beyond

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

One of the main projects I worked on last year. Recently, Automattic created a Marketing Data team to support marketing efforts with dedicated data capabilities. As we got started, one important question loomed for me and my teammate Demet Dagdelen: What should we data scientists do as part of this team…? Read more on data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A faster journey to AI for the enterprise? What’s the secret? In this interview with Dinesh Nirmal, IBM vice president of analytics development, he shares the highlights of his upcoming Think session: “Modernizing Your Data Estates for an AI and Multicloud World.” On Wednesday, 13 February, he and David Bernert from The Boeing Company will discuss advancements in data that will give enterprises the edge.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

I am happy to offer some insights on MicroStrategy drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic representation of our assessment of how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index: Analytics and Business Intelligence 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research.

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MLWhiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This is the second post of the NLP Text classification series. To give you a recap, recently I started up with an NLP text classification competition on Kaggle called Quora Question insincerity challenge. And I thought to share the knowledge via a series of blog posts on text classification. The first post talked about the various preprocessing techniques that work with Deep learning models and increasing embeddings coverage.

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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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Cloudera

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Late last year, the news of the merger between Hortonworks and Cloudera shook the industry and gave birth to the new Cloudera – the combined company with a focus on being an Enterprise Data Cloud leader and a product offering that spans from edge to AI. One of the most promising technology areas in this merger that already had a high growth potential and is poised for even more growth is the Data-in-Motion platform called Hortonworks DataFlow (HDF).

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Jet Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Are you making decisions based on bad data? It’s hard to answer that question because, truth be told, you don’t know you’re using bad data until it’s too late. . A? Gartner study ?states that about 40 percent of enterprise data is either inaccurate, incomplete, or unavailable. This poor data quality translates into an average of $15 million per year in a ripple effect of financial loss, missed opportunities, and high-risk decision making.

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BizAcuity

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

A wise man once said nothing stays the same forever. We don’t know in which context he had said it, but it’s very true in today’s scenario, especially because of technology. Disruption is everywhere. Cloud computing first emerged in the 1950s with the development of microchips and mainframe computers. Users operated these computers through terminal computers for the efficient use of CPU resources.

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Timo Elliott

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Over 50 tonnes of plastic waste were generated across the European Union last year, according to a study by the World Wildlife Fund , and consumers are increasingly concerned about the potential environmental impacts vividly illustrated in programs such as the BBC’s Blue Planet. Stephen Jamieson , Head of SAP Leonardo in the UK, saw an opportunity to innovate with purpose.

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Cloudera

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

ATB Financial is Alberta’s largest home grown financial institution, and prides itself on its customer obsession, putting the over 750,000 Albertans at the centre of all that they do. As a result, ATB is constantly transforming in order to ensure it can continue to deliver unparalleled value to Albertans. A key pillar in the transformation journey is focused on robust data operations that can help ATB deliver timely, relevant and delightful service.

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Domino Data Lab

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In Paco Nathan ‘s latest column, he explores the role of curiosity in data science work as well as Rev 2 , an upcoming summit for data science leaders. Introduction. Welcome back to our monthly series about data science. This month, let’s explore two themes in detail: take an in-depth look at Rev 2 and exploring how curiosity plays a vital, and perhaps non-intuitive, role in data science work.

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Dataiku

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I recently moved to New York City, a true abundance of riches. I wanted to find “my coffee shop,” but sampling different locales is exhausting and disheartening. I cannot fathom trying a new cafe that could have watery coffee when I already know a spot that is perfectly fine. However, my current champion is two subways and a ten-minute walk from my apartment, so the utility value is low.

Machine Learning 64

Machine Learning 64

Timo Elliott

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A keynote at the SOA People conference, on the theme of Building The Intelligent Enterprise. Slides: ? ?. Building the Intelligent Enterprise from Timo Elliott.

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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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Sanjeev Mohan

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Is Google Cloud Platform Ready to Run Your Data Analytics Pipeline? This is the focus of my latest research which published in Jan 2019. So, why did I decide to write on this topic? I am glad you asked. My journey in helping our customers with their technical queries started when I joined Gartner in late 2016. At that time, the burning topic was choosing the right database for burgeoning use cases.

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Data Insight

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

We are drowning in information, but starving for knowledge. – John Naisbett By Jamie Graham How to get started on your data-driven journey We now live in a world that contains unimaginably vast amounts of data. Everywhere you look the quantity of information is soaring. For businesses, keeping up with the sheer amount of incoming data and storing it in the right place is challenge enough, let alone analysing it to ascertain key trends that can revolutionise the way they service their customers.

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Dataiku

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The Super Bowl has a lot of traditions: great ads , good comfort food , and if you’re unlucky, a free cab home. But there is an important question that is likely to impact your overall happiness and satisfaction this Sunday: what awesome brew should I buy to get us through the game?

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Analytics 53

bridgei2i

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

THE CURRENT STATE OF AI IN SALES: Just like the story of AI, the story of sales too is a series of advancements. In a specific way, the current state of AI in sales is a convergence of advancements in various disciplines that hold tremendous potential to transform the world of sales. These are the same set of advancements that I covered in the previous section.

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Smarten

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As the need for advanced analytics increases in organizations, enterprises large and small struggle to find and sustain the professional resources they need to meet their requirements for data, analysis and strategic direction. In some businesses, Data Scientists, professional analysts and IT staff are often buried under requests for analysis and data and, as a result, these teams are unable to focus on strategic issues and on crucial questions that require 100% accuracy to drive the direction o

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Data Insight

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“ Through data, the unexpected truth and authenticity of the world around us is revealed. ” — Carmen Vicelich, Data Insight CEO. The power of data: how to evolve and compete in the age of the customer We are now living in the age of the customer. Technology, social mobility and connectivity mean our customers no longer compare us to the company down the road – but to global brands that are well ahead of the game.

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Data Virtualization

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Fresh from her success in supplying real-time transaction data to the call center using the Denodo Platform, Alice Well, recently appointed CIO of Advanced Banking Corporation (ABC), hears the three familiar, demanding raps on her office door. She glances toward. The post A Warehouse in a Lake, Data Virtually appeared first on Data Virtualization and Modern Data Management.

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Jen Stirrup

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

I’m writing this post for me, more than anyone else. I keep forgetting! Log into your Power BI tenant and click on the Question Mark at the top right hand side. Look for the option About Power BI. Here is an illustration below: . Choose the option About Power BI and you will get a window appear. It’s the last item that shows what you need: //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js.

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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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Smarten

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Data Literacy and Self-Serve Data Prep Encourage Citizen Data Scientists! In years past, data preparation was the domain of IT professionals and data scientists. In order to prepare data for analysis, one had to find, gather, and prepare the data and that preparation included cleaning, combining, reduction and shaping of the data. For the average manager, executive or business user, this complex process meant that they could not receive analysis or reports in a timely manner and that results wer

Machine Learning 40

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Data Insight

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Give any two data analysts the same sample and – in theory – they should derive the same insights. But true insight requires more than number crunching. It requires a little art. In a recent article, Data Insights’ CEO Carmen Vicelich says “The truth is there are many things you can do with data, but real, meaningful and actionable insight requires more than just a data sample and a fancy toolset.

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Teradata

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Kevin Lewis explains the role of chief of data officer.

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Nutanix

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Businesses have increasingly been adopting a multi-cloud approach for their IT infrastructure with applications and workloads running in both public and private cloud environments.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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