Articles
Tag: big data
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Why a Cat May Be Better Than Predictive Analytics in Picking World Cup Winners
As World Cup 2018 continues, we look at whether a cat called Achilles can predict the outcome better than predictive analytics applications.
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Github's Top Open Datasets For Machine Learning
Github has assembled a wealth of resources for machine learning activities, including a list of the top public domain datasets.
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How Retailers Can Tackle 3 Big Data Challenges
Big data's application in retail has both success stories and failures. To ensure success, here are some big data challenges and tips on how to overcome them.
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What DataOps Is and How It Can Deliver Better, Cross-Functional Analytics
Looking for faster, more actionable analytics from your data? DataOps can help deliver.
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Cloud Computing Takes a Back Seat to ... Edge Computing. Or Is It Fog?
The sheer volume of data streaming from IoT and the new types of applications it is enabling make cloud computing impractical. What is next?
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7 Big Problems with the Internet of Things
If the IoT is exposed to weaknesses, then so are enterprises that are connected to it. Here are the current challenges facing IoT security and success.
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Why Tech Salaries Are Flat and What You Can Do About It
With the economy is booming it seems that companies are raking in the bucks, so why are tech workers salaries flat and how you can you increase your worth?
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Big Data and Search: The Time for Artificial Intelligence Is Now
It's time to think about incorporating artificial intelligence into your search and big data systems -- but be aware of the challenges.
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An Introduction to Tableau: What It is and How It Can Provide Insight for Your Business
Tableau, a BI and data visualization tool can help your organization by providing visualizations of the data you are collecting.
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Data Ingestion Best Practices
Difficulties with the data ingestion process can bog down data analytics projects. Here are some best practices that can help data ingestion run more smoothly.
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Don't Fall Into the Big Data Trap: Context Is Everything
Correlation does not prove causation — we've all heard this a million times. But we still sometimes forget it, especially those of us who buy into the promise of big data. Try this one: if you want to predict the growth rate of email SPAM, track the market for
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Looker Unveils An Amped Up Looker 5 at JOIN 2017
When Looker opens its annual user conference JOIN 2017 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco today, 700 business intelligence (BI) enthusiasts will be in attendance to see what the latest version of the data platform, Looker 5, contains.
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Databricks' $140M Funding Will Drive AI, Engineering Investments
Databricks, a San Francisco-based business and customer analytics platform, will double its engineering staff, build out its analytics suite using artificial intelligence (AI), focus on specific verticals and expand globally thanks to a $140 million investment.
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Thoughtspot Nets $60M, Debuts AI-Driven Analytics
ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and analytics provider, has released an artificial intelligence-backed analytics platform on the heels of a $60 million funding round. The funding — which closed in January but was announced for the first time today — brings the Palo Alto-based company's total funding to more than $160 million.
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