Sat.Nov 11, 2023 - Fri.Nov 17, 2023

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO Business Intelligence

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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7 Essential Data Quality Checks with Pandas

KDnuggets

Learn how to perform data quality checks using pandas. From detecting missing records to outliers, inconsistent data entry and more.

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How to accelerate your data monetization strategy with data products and AI

IBM Big Data Hub

Data monetization is a business capability where an organization can create and realize value from data and artificial intelligence (AI) assets. A value exchange system built on data products can drive business growth for your organization and gain competitive advantage. This growth could be internal cost effectiveness, stronger risk compliance, increasing the economic value of a partner ecosystem, or through new revenue streams.

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Creativity Isn’t Just Remixing

O'Reilly on Data

This is not the first time that I’ve written about AI creativity, and I doubt that it will be the last. It’s a question that comes up repeatedly, and that is very much in the current mind, with events like the strikes by the Writers’ Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild , in which the use of AI to create scripts and to generate images of actors was an issue.

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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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A Comprehensive Guide to Train-Test-Validation Split in 2023

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction A goal of supervised learning is to build a model that performs well on a set of new data. The problem is that you may not have new data, but you can still experience this with a procedure like train-test-validation split. Isn’t it interesting to see how your model performs on a data set? […] The post A Comprehensive Guide to Train-Test-Validation Split in 2023 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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The 5 Best Vector Databases You Must Try in 2024

KDnuggets

The top vector databases are known for their versatility, performance, scalability, consistency, and efficient algorithms in storing, indexing, and querying vector embeddings for AI applications.

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Unlock innovation in data and AI at AWS re:Invent 2023

AWS Big Data

For organizations seeking to unlock innovation with data and AI, AWS re:Invent 2023 offers several opportunities. Attendees will discover services, strategies, and solutions for tackling any data challenge. In this post, we provide a curated list of keynotes, sessions, demos, and exhibits that will showcase how you can unlock innovation in data and AI using AWS for Data.

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Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

Analytics Vidhya

In a surprising turn of events, OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research lab, has announced the termination of its co-founder and CEO, Sam Altman. This unexpected decision, announced on November 17, 2023, has sent ripples through the tech industry, raising questions about the future of the organization and its AI research. Chief technology officer Mira […] The post Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Back to Basics Week 2: Database, SQL, Data Management and Statistical Concepts

KDnuggets

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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5 ways to deploy your own large language model

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s the fastest-moving new technology in history. Generative AI is transforming the world, changing the way we create images and videos, audio, text, and code. According to a September survey of IT decision makers by Dell, 76% say gen AI will have a “significant if not transformative” impact on their organizations, and most expect to see meaningful results within the next 12 months.

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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.

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Speed up queries with the cost-based optimizer in Amazon Athena

AWS Big Data

Amazon Athena is a serverless, interactive analytics service built on open source frameworks, supporting open table file formats. Athena provides a simplified, flexible way to analyze petabytes of data where it lives. You can analyze data or build applications from an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) data lake and 30 data sources, including on-premises data sources or other cloud systems using SQL or Python.

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OpenAI Gears Up for GPT-5 Development with Microsoft’s Backing

Analytics Vidhya

In a daring move signalling the next AI frontier, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman hints at developing GPT-5, the successor to the wildly popular ChatGPT. This initiative, possibly backed by Microsoft’s financial support, is poised to redefine AI boundaries and achieving AGI. The Evolution of Generative AI OpenAI, a leading AI research lab, has led generative […] The post OpenAI Gears Up for GPT-5 Development with Microsoft’s Backing appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Optimizing Data Analytics: Integrating GitHub Copilot in Databricks

KDnuggets

Integrating AI-powered pair programming tools for data analytics in Databricks optimizes and streamlines the development process, freeing up developer time for innovation.

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Microsoft Ignite 2023: 11 takeaways for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

This year’s Microsoft Ignite developer conference might as well be called AIgnite, with over half of the almost 600 sessions featuring artificial intelligence in some shape or form. Generative AI, in particular, is at the heart of many of the new product announcements Microsoft is making at the event, including new AI capabilities for wrangling large language models (LLMs) in Azure, new additions to its Copilot range of generative AI assistants, new hardware, and a new tool to help developers de

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth.

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Generative AI & Dirty Data

Timo Elliott

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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Microsoft Unveils first AI chip: Maia 100 Chip and Cobalt CPU

Analytics Vidhya

In a groundbreaking move at the annual Ignite conference, Microsoft unveiled the highly anticipated Maia 100 chip and Cobalt CPU. This strategic initiative aims to seize control of technology, establishing dominance in the fiercely competitive AI computing market. CEO Satya Nadella outlined ambitious plans to harness the power of these innovative chips.

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5 Free Courses to Master Data Science

KDnuggets

Want to break into data science? Start upskilling today with these free courses to learn programming, data analysis, and machine learning.

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IHG maximizes hospitality with multicloud

CIO Business Intelligence

For IHG Hotels and Resorts, the cloud provides just the right accommodation for business success. “First and foremost we see our journey to the cloud as the most extremely important part of both our technology and commercial strategies,” says George Turner, chief commercial and technology officer of the British multinational, which relies heavily on its sophisticated cloud infrastructure, chatbots, and AI to drive more digital business at its 19 hotel brands — more so at the edge.

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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IBM named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2023

IBM Big Data Hub

Forrester Research just released “The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2023: The 15 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up” by Craig Le Clair with Glenn O’Donnell, Renee Taylor-Huot, Lok Sze Sung, Audrey Lynch, and Kara Hartig and IBM is proud to be recognized as a Leader. IBM named a Leader In the report, Forrester Research evaluated 15 digital process automation (DPA) providers against 26 criteria in three categories: Current offering,

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A Deep Dive into Model Quantization for Large-Scale Deployment

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction In AI, two distinct challenges have surfaced: deploying large models in cloud environments, incurring formidable compute costs that impede scalability and profitability, and accommodating resource-constrained edge devices struggling to support complex models. The common thread among these challenges is the imperative to shrink model size without compromising accuracy.

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A Microsoft Engineer’s Guide to AI Innovation and Leadership

KDnuggets

Dive into the insights of AI innovation with Microsoft's Senior Software Engineer, Manas Joshi: A journey of technology, triumph, and teachings for the next generation.

Software 133
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4 steps to connect change management and DevOps

CIO Business Intelligence

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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Entity Resolution: Your Guide to Deciding Whether to Build It or Buy It

Adding high-quality entity resolution capabilities to enterprise applications, services, data fabrics or data pipelines can be daunting and expensive. Organizations often invest millions of dollars and years of effort to achieve subpar results. This guide will walk you through the requirements and challenges of implementing entity resolution. By the end, you'll understand what to look for, the most common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and your options.

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Use custom domain names with Amazon Redshift

AWS Big Data

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud. With Amazon Redshift, you can analyze all your data to derive holistic insights about your business and your customers. Amazon Redshift now supports custom URLs or custom domain names for your data warehouse. You might want to use a custom domain name or CNAME (Canonical Name) for the following reasons: A custom domain name is straightforward to recall and use.

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OpenAI Faces Surge in Demand: Pauses ChatGPT Plus Sign-ups

Analytics Vidhya

OpenAI, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, grapples with an overwhelming surge in demand, prompting a temporary suspension of new subscriptions for its premium ChatGPT Plus service. CEO Sam Altman, addressing the surge in usage following DevDay, acknowledges capacity challenges and emphasises a commitment to ensuring an impeccable user experience.

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Getting Started with Claude 2 API

KDnuggets

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

IT 133
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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. So congratulations! You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO. I’ve been writing about how life is different for software company CIOs for years — more specifically, on how they must make clearer distinctions between IT and product

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Scan to Success: How to Leverage QR Codes for Offline and Online Marketing Power

Speaker: Corey Daugherty, Head of Business Development at Flowcode & Georgette Malitsis, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise at Flowcode

Let's explore the transformative power of QR codes in bridging offline and online marketing worlds. 📲 This new webinar featuring Corey Daugherty and Georgette Malitsis of Flowcode will dive into how innovative QR technology not only enhances traditional marketing strategies, but also drives meaningful customer engagement and analytics. Register today to gain practical knowledge on using QR codes to increase conversion rates, optimize customer journeys, and ultimately unlock a new realm o

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Amazon MSK IAM authentication now supports all programming languages

AWS Big Data

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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The Next Frontier of Email Efficiency with LLMs

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has grown significantly in the past few years, mainly because of the rise of large language models (LLMs). These sophisticated AI systems, trained on vast datasets containing abundant human language, have driven myriad technological advancements. LLMs’ sheer scale and complexity, such as GPT-3 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3), have elevated them to […] The post The Next Frontier of Email Efficiency with LLMs appeared first on Analytics Vidhya

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6 Problems of LLMs That LangChain is Trying to Assess

KDnuggets

Learn how LangChain is changing the game by enhancing the use of advanced language models in technological developments.

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Getting the most out of open source without sacrificing security

CIO Business Intelligence

Open source has seen a great deal of momentum among mainframers, making collaboration easier and providing greater transparency. But for all of its benefits, open source is not without risks. By its very nature, open-source code is accessible to whoever wants to see it—including potential attackers. That means an attacker looking to crack into an organization’s systems could simply examine the readily available open-source code and pick out vulnerabilities to exploit.

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The AI Superhero Approach to Product Management

Speaker: Conrado Morlan

In this engaging and witty talk, industry expert Conrado Morlan will explore how artificial intelligence can transform the daily tasks of product managers into streamlined, efficient processes. Using the lens of a superhero narrative, he’ll uncover how AI can be the ultimate sidekick, aiding in data management and reporting, enhancing productivity, and boosting innovation.