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Early AIOps Adopters Not Sold on IT Advice

AIOps, the emerging IT operations technology that uses machine learning and AI techniques to automate digital infrastructure, has matured to the point where vendors are releasing surveys promising insights into how the t Read more…

When Citizen Data Science Meets Basketball Analytics

Basketball, like all sports these days, is getting more data-driven all the time. Teams are looking to data to tell them where to play, what to shoot, and who to double-team in the hopes of eking out a competitive edge. Read more…

From First to Third, and Alternative Too: A Guide to Data Types

One way to create a competitive edge in your business is to use the latest and greatest analytic techniques. Stream processing, deep learning, and graph analytics all fall into that category. But another way to drive com Read more…

Analytics Use Grows in Parallel with Data Volumes

More companies are using data analytics to attract new customers, improve services for existing customers and to mitigate business risks by leveraging business intelligence and predictive analytics to make better decisio Read more…

Confluent Strengthens IoT Integration for Enterprise Kafka

A new release of Confluent's enterprise Kafka platform unveiled Tuesday should make it easier for developers to integrate streaming Internet of Things (IoT) data into their analytics infrastructure. The company's release Read more…

How Brick and Mortar Retailers Can Avoid Getting Amazoned With Big Data

It’s a merger that touches the lives of every one of us in some way. Amazon’s deal to buy Whole Foods captured the imagination of the financial world as well as a global audience. The online retailing juggernaut t Read more…

Predictive Analytics Drives Profits for Insurers, Study Shows

A study conducted by Valen Analytics found a strong correlation between the use of data analytics and predictive modeling and superior profitability among insurance companies. Valen Analytics yesterday released the re Read more…

Oracle Deal Adds Data Tools to its Cloud Services

Oracle moved this week to expand its portfolio of data tools and libraries with the acquisition of DataScience.com, developers of a collaboration platform that connects with popular workflows and cloud infrastructure. Read more…

Hive Rolls Productivity Platform

Among the latest pitches for adopting predictive analytics are worker productivity tools that help enterprises understand what’s around the corner. The ability to forecast tomorrow’s workload is touted as a way to im Read more…

AI Investment Up, ROI Remains Iffy

Real-world applications for artificial intelligence are emerging in areas such as boosting the productivity of dispersed workforces. However, early adopters are still struggling to determine the return on initial AI inve Read more…

Keeping Your Models on the Straight and Narrow

Organizations of all stripes have adopted predictive models to help drive decision-making. But an increased reliance on machine learning can quickly turn into an expensive liability if bias, privacy, and other concerns a Read more…

Big Data Analytics Flashes a ‘Red Alert’ on Human Trafficking in India

The statistics are terrifying: Every three minutes, a young Indian girl is abducted into sex slavery --- often with the consent of her parents, as horrible as that sounds. Now, with the help of Australian analytics firm Read more…

The 3 Roles Needed for the Modern Data Team

According to the McKinsey Global Institute, data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times as likely to retain those customers, and 19 times as likely to be profitable as a result. As Read more…

DataRobot Reaches Out to SAS, Financial Services

Companies that use DataRobot's software to automate data science tasks can now output models directly from SAS, the dominant analytics company whose software is widely deployed in enterprises around the world. The upstar Read more…

AI Makes Inroads into Enterprise Software

Enterprise software is often maligned as a legacy holdover from a previous age, a low-growth market dominated by stodgy software companies out to milk maintenance streams from hapless victims. But two giants of enterpris Read more…

TensorFlow to Hadoop By Way of Datameer

Companies that want to use TensorFlow to execute deep learning models on big data stored in Hadoop may want to check out the new SmartAI offering unveiled by Datameer today. Deep learning has emerged as one of the hot Read more…

8 Concrete Data Mining Techniques That Will Deliver the Best Results

With the massive expansion of information technology, the demand for data mining also grew hugely. But data mining -- or the process of wading through huge amounts of data and finding what you consider useful -- is not a Read more…

Data Science Skills Gap May Be Narrowing

Big data "hype" has attracted more new data scientists, thereby driving down salaries for new entrants for the first time in four years, according to a salary survey. The annual survey released by the executive recrui Read more…

5 Ways to Pull Order and Insights from Big Data

Walmart is a global leader in using data analytics to form insights. For example, the company previously used data generated during hurricanes to better estimate demand for emergency supplies, so it could be best prepare Read more…

AI Investments Surge

Investors flocked to artificial intelligence startups during the first three months of 2017, with quarterly venture funding again topping $500 million, according to a venture capital tracking report. PricewaterhouseCo Read more…

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