Tag: analytics
5G is Driving the Acceleration of Customer Expectations
Fifth-generation wireless technology, more commonly known as 5G, promises download speeds of up to 100 times faster than 4G, all with dramatically lower latency. U.S. carriers are beginning to boast about the number of 5 Read more…
AI Edge Partners Unveil Video Analytics Server
Hailo, the AI chip startup, is teaming with a Japanese systems designer and manufacturing giant Foxconn to develop an AI edge processor aimed at video analytics applications. The edge partnership is based on Foxconn T Read more…
Palantir Adds COVID-19 Deal to Growing List of U.S. Contracts
Federal health officials are reportedly using Palantir Technologies’ Gotham big data analytics platform in their efforts to mount a response to COVID-19. Forbes.com reported late last week that a unit within the U.S Read more…
The Secret to Data and Analytics Success Is…People
One of the most astonishing facts culled from the data and analytics field is the persistently high rate of failure. Despite the billions of dollars and millions of hours invested, the majority of data analytics projects Read more…
AtScale Tackles Data Engineering with Virtualization Software
It’s often the prep work in analytics that kills you. Before any analysis can be run, engineers must assemble, transform, and standardize the data. In a world where data silos are proliferating in the cloud, on premise Read more…
OmniSci ‘Hitting Its Stride,’ CEO Says
Aaron Williams, the vice president of community for OmniSci, loves doing live demos. Like a trapeze artist who works without a net, Williams shows no fear as stands on the stage and fires off queries from OmniSci's GUI c Read more…
IBM and The Open Group’s Data Scientist Certification Has Its First Recipients
Earlier this year, IBM announced plans for a collaboration with The Open Group to develop a “first-of-a-kind” internal program for accrediting data scientists. The program was presented as IBM’s response to a troub Read more…
New Report Shows Stronger Profits for the (Few) Firms With Mature Analytics
Often, it can be difficult to assign numbers to the benefits afforded by intelligent use of corporate data. Now, a new report from Melbourne Business School and A.T. Kearney has highlighted the correlative relationship b Read more…
The Critical Importance of Data Literacy
Quick: What's the leading indicator of individual success in data and analytics? You might be tempted to say technical and statistical skills. While those are important, the top predictor is actually data literacy, inclu Read more…
Data Analytics Streamlines Gaming Industry. Here’s How
In 2018, the video game industry revenue reached a new peak of $43.4 billion, which is 18% more compared to the previous year. This intensely growing sector breeds more complex and sweeping gaming formats, including desk Read more…
Three Pillars of Stellar Service Provider Customer Experience
Would it be a surprise to learn that recent studies show 89% of companies today compete primarily on the basis of customer experience, more than doubling since 2010? Digital service providers who meet subscribers’ Read more…
Teradata Turns 40, Takes Off Gloves, Readies for a Fight
The past, present, and future of Teradata collided yesterday at the company's headquarters in San Diego, California, where 1,500 employees and guests – including four of the company's original founders -- gathered to c Read more…
Why You Should Strengthen Your Retail Analytics Strategy with Multiple Versions of the Truth
With an influx of data into retailers’ environments—from e-commerce, social media, in-store data and supply chain technology, to name a few new sources—structuring how to interpret that data and then act on it to c Read more…
ScyllaDB Gives Cohabitation of OLAP and OLTP A Shot
ScyllaDB today announced the availability of a new feature of its Apache Cassandra-compatible database called "workload prioritization" that it says will eliminate the need for organizations to maintain separate database Read more…
Combating the High Cost of Cloud Analytics
Cloud providers are growing very quickly at the moment, as companies flock to utilize their various storage and processing services. However, while some companies are finding cloud platforms save them money, others are Read more…
Paving the Way to Success in AI and Intelligent Process Automation
While a lot of AI implementations are still exploratory these days, there are many examples of companies starting to gain real traction behind the scenes – applying AI to automate manual, back-office business processes Read more…
Inside IBM’s Rejiggered Watson Lineup
Think you know Watson? Think again, as IBM has made extensive changes to the lineup of AI and cognitive products and services that bears the name of its founder. Sumit Gupta, the VP of IBM's AI, machine learning, and HPC Read more…
Why CTOs Should Reconsider FPGAs
Big data analytics adoption has soared in recent years. According to a 2018 market study, use of the technology has grown from 17 percent in 2015 to 59 percent in 2018, reaching a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36 Read more…
Formulus Black’s DRAM Persistence Tech Now GA
Formulus Black yesterday announced the general availability of ForsaOS, a piece of software that allows any KVM-compatible application to run entirely in memory, without any modification. In-memory computing has enjoy Read more…