Sat.Jul 27, 2024 - Fri.Aug 02, 2024

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CrowdStrike failure: the beginning of the end of software without guarantees?

CIO Business Intelligence

Everyone knows now how a flawed update crashed 8.5 million computers running the Windows version of CrowdStrike’s Falcon cybersecurity software — but what does the failure of one company’s software testing regime mean for the IT industry as a whole? Experts and analysts say that the idiosyncrasies of the technology sector mean it could easily happen again.

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Market Observations on AI Governance

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

Having just completed our AI Platforms Buyers Guide assessment of 25 different software providers, I was surprised to see how few provided robust AI governance capabilities. As I’ve written previously , data governance has changed dramatically over the last decade, with nearly twice as many enterprises (71% v. 38%) implementing data governance policies during that time.

Marketing 289
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8 Industries Benefiting the Most from Cloud Scalability

Smart Data Collective

Cloud scalability empowers 8 industries to boost efficiency and drive success. Learn which sectors are reaping the rewards now!

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Building Data Science Pipelines Using Pandas

KDnuggets

Learn to build the end-to-end data science pipelines from data ingestion to data visualization using Pandas pipe method.

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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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Practical LLM Selection: A Recipe for Success

Dataiku

In our previous exploration of selecting the right LLM , part one of this series, we discussed the essential metrics and decision factors for evaluating these models. Understanding performance benchmarks and tools like Chatbot Arena provided a solid foundation for comparing LLMs. Now, it’s time to build on that knowledge with a practical guide for selecting the ideal LLM for your specific use case.

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How to Freeze Panes in Excel?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Microsoft Excel is among the best programs for organizing and evaluating data. One of its most important features is the capacity to freeze panes. This function allows you to select certain rows or columns to keep visible while browsing the rest of your spreadsheet, making data monitoring and comparison easier. This post will look […] The post How to Freeze Panes in Excel?

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Improve Apps and Software with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Smarten

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Improve My Business and Consumer Apps? It is impossible to listen to the news, read a business publication or browse social media without finding an article or story about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Grand View Research predicts that, “AI will see an annual growth rate of 37.3% in a little more than five (5) years.” Some business executives are anxious to find a place for AI in their organization just to capitalize on the buzz, and market and advert

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How to Make Maps in Excel (& File to Download)

Depict Data Studio

This tutorial was inspired by a foundation I work with. We were brainstorming what type of map to make. Maybe a color-coded map, showing how many grants they gave out in each state? Maybe a one-color map, showing which states they worked in at all? Both of these maps are possible in good ol’ Excel. Here’s how. What’s Inside 0:00 Welcome 0:09 What You’ll Learn: 2 Types of Maps in Excel 0:49 1st Map: Setting Up the Table 1:05 The “Convert to Geography” Button 1:

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AI/ML lifecycle models versus real-world mess

Data Science and Beyond

The real world of AI/ML doesn’t fit into a neat diagram, so I created another diagram and a maturity heatmap to model the mess.

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How to Create Engaging Customer Experiences with GenAI?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction While customers have always preferred brands that prioritize an excellent customer experience, it’s only in recent years that it’s become a standard for every business. Customers are now used to it and expect better experiences. Over 71% want personalized services, and around 60% will abandon a brand that doesn’t provide them with these experiences. […] The post How to Create Engaging Customer Experiences with GenAI?

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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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Hungry for resources, AI redefines the data center calculus

CIO Business Intelligence

The AI revolution is driving demand for massive computing power and creating a data center shortage, with data center operators planning to build more facilities. But it’s time for data centers and other organizations with large compute needs to consider hardware replacement as another option, some experts say. Data centers are running at near capacity in many areas of the world, according to the Global Data Center Trends 2024 report from CBRE, a real estate services firm.

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5 Tips for Improving SQL Query Performance

KDnuggets

If you work in data, you’ll write SQL queries all the time. So how do you write efficient SQL queries that are optimized for performance? This tutorial will help you with just that.

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Monitoring Apache Iceberg metadata layer using AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, and AWS CloudWatch

AWS Big Data

In the era of big data, data lakes have emerged as a cornerstone for storing vast amounts of raw data in its native format. They support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, offering a flexible and scalable environment for data ingestion from multiple sources. Data lakes provide a unified repository for organizations to store and use large volumes of data.

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Comprehensive Guide to Python Built-in Data Structures

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction We have already discussed that Python is the most powerful programming language, especially in data science and Gen-AI. When working with voluminous data, it is really important to understand how to manipulate (store, manage, and access) it efficiently. We’ve also explored numbers and strings and how they are stored in memory before, which you can find here.

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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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6 IT leadership organizations CIOs should consider joining

CIO Business Intelligence

As tech leaders advance their careers, many discover it’s lonely at the top. Vendors and consultants are always eager to share insights into innovations and trends, but exchanging ideas and opinions with colleagues and fellow IT leaders can often be invaluable. Joining an IT leadership organization CIOs not only establish friendly relationships with other tech leaders but also gain valuable insights on the latest IT, business, and leadership trends.

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Best Cybersecurity Practices for Companies Using AI

Smart Data Collective

There are a lot of cybersecurity risks for companies that rely on AI, but they can be rectified if you take the right steps.

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Amazon OpenSearch Serverless cost-effective search capabilities, at any scale

AWS Big Data

We’re excited to announce the new lower entry cost for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless. With support for half (0.5) OpenSearch Compute Units (OCUs) for indexing and search workloads, the entry cost is cut in half. Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is a serverless deployment option for Amazon OpenSearch Service that you can use to run search and analytics workloads without the complexities of infrastructure management, shard tuning or data lifecycle management.

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Top 6 LLMs for Coding

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Coding is changing fast, and Large language models are a big part of that change. These LLMs help programmers in many ways, from finishing lines of code to finding bugs and even writing whole functions based on simple descriptions. As more companies and organizations invest in this technology, the options available to developers continue […] The post Top 6 LLMs for Coding appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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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CIO as fact finder, fixer, and framer in a post-truth IT world

CIO Business Intelligence

In a perfect world, every digital investment would be based on a set of universally agreed upon facts. My summer survey of digital leaders indicates unambiguously that CIOs can’t just let facts “happen.” When thinking about the facts that drive information investment decisions, I recall the story of the three baseball umpires discussing the facts of strikes.

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How Internet Providers Are Using AI and Data Analytics To Help Customers

Smart Data Collective

Explore how AI and data analytics are revolutionizing internet providers' approaches to customer satisfaction and service efficiency!

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Synchronize data lakes with CDC-based UPSERT using open table format, AWS Glue, and Amazon MSK

AWS Big Data

In the current industry landscape, data lakes have become a cornerstone of modern data architecture, serving as repositories for vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. Change data capture (CDC) refers to the process of identifying and capturing changes made to data in a database and then delivering those changes in a downstream system. Capturing every change from transactions in a source database and moving them to the target keeps the systems synchronized, and helps with analytics us

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Course Launched by ISRO for Data Analytics

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction ISRO has recently started a series of educational programs devoted to providing essential and profound knowledge on data analytical solutions. Among the offered classes, the LiDAR class is quite elaborate, where extant information regarding LiDAR technology and its use in remote sensing is provided. This is a fundamental method of producing accurate maps and […] The post Course Launched by ISRO for Data Analytics appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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The Ultimate Guide To Data-Driven Construction: Optimize Projects, Reduce Risks, & Boost Innovation

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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What it takes to win your first CIO role

CIO Business Intelligence

Joy Brown’s rise through the upper echelons of digital and IT roles models what is now requisite preparation for technology leadership. Primed by a rotational program that cycled through varied assignments to build a technology-plus-business foundation, Brown was able to develop a robust process orientation in addition to skills in communications, large-scale change management, even a Master Black Belt Six Sigma certification.

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7 Steps to Master the Art of Data Storytelling

KDnuggets

Follow this 7 step recipe to mastering effective insight and information dissemination through compelling data story crafting.

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Improve Apache Kafka scalability and resiliency using Amazon MSK tiered storage

AWS Big Data

Since the launch of tiered storage for Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), customers have embraced this feature for its ability to optimize storage costs and improve performance. In previous posts, we explored the inner workings of Kafka , maximized the potential of Amazon MSK , and delved into the intricacies of Amazon MSK tiered storage.

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SQL vs Python: Which Language is Right for You?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Imagine you’re in a bustling tech startup, where two team members are sparring over the best tool to tackle their latest project. One swears by SQL, arguing that its structured queries and robust data management are the backbone of their database. The other is a Python enthusiast, convinced that its versatility and powerful libraries […] The post SQL vs Python: Which Language is Right for You?

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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CIO 100 Awards Spain 2024: abierto el plazo para presentar candidaturas a los premios de innovación y liderazgo digital más prestigiosos de España 

CIO Business Intelligence

El próximo 11 de diciembre el Hotel Mandarin Ritz de Madrid volverá a acoger una nueva gala, la tercera, de la edición española de los CIO 100 Awards , el programa global de premios que organizan en múltiples países de todo el mundo CIO, la cabecera del grupo editorial Foundry, e IDC, prestigiosa firma de análisis de la industria TIC, con el fin de reconocer el liderazgo de aquellas personas, empresas y entidades que más han contribuido a la transformación y modernización de sus organizaciones a

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An Overview of Cloudera’s AI Survey: The State of Enterprise AI and Modern Data Architecture

Cloudera

Enterprise IT leaders across industries are tasked with preparing their organizations for the technologies of the future – which is no simple task. With the use of AI exploding, Cloudera, in partnership with Researchscape, surveyed 600 IT leaders who work at companies with over 1,000 employees in the U.S., EMEA and APAC regions. The survey, ‘ The State of Enterprise AI and Modern Data Architecture ’ uncovered the challenges and barriers that exist with AI adoption, current enterprise AI deployme

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Integrate Amazon MWAA with Microsoft Entra ID using SAML authentication

AWS Big Data

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (Amazon MWAA) provides a fully managed solution for orchestrating and automating complex workflows in the cloud. Amazon MWAA offers two network access modes for accessing the Apache Airflow web UI in your environments: public and private. Customers often deploy Amazon MWAA in private mode and want to use existing login authentication mechanisms and single sign-on (SSO) features to have seamless integration with the corporate Active Directory (AD).

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What are COUNT and COUNTA in Excel?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Accurate data counting and analysis are vital in Excel, particularly for large datasets. Excel provides several functions for this purpose, with COUNT and COUNTA being key tools for cell tallying under various conditions. While both functions count cells, they are designed for different data types. Let’s look at the specifics of COUNT and COUNTA, […] The post What are COUNT and COUNTA in Excel?

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Data Modeling for Direct Mail: Boosting Multi-Channel Reach and Response

Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.