As external data begins to gain importance in business analytics, data assumes a new role in global businesses. Now data is not only an organizational asset, but also a distinct revenue opportunity via data-related services offered under the umbrella term of “Data-as-a-Service” (DaaS). DaaS service providers are either replacing the traditional data analytics services or […]
Cloud Data Warehouses Turn Out to Be a Big Data Detour
Click here to learn more about Jason Nadeau. Cloud data lakes are evolving rapidly. The innovative and deeply cost-effective data lake approaches to data storage, processing, and consumption that we have available today are something that not many could have envisioned just a few years ago. Enterprises now have the opportunity to leverage all sorts […]
Everbridge Partners with U.S. Army to Mitigate Impact of COVID-19
A recent press release states, “Everbridge, Inc., the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced that JARVISS, the U.S. Army’s enterprise system for threat visibility, powered by the Everbridge Risk Intelligence Monitoring Center, has been deployed to assess and respond to the impact that the COVID-19 outbreak has on Army staff, facilities, installations, […]
Clarivate Enhances Cortellis Clinical Trials Intelligence
According to a new press release, “Clarivate Analytics Plc a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced that Cortellis Clinical Trials Intelligence™ has been enhanced with new site selection analytics. Cortellis Clinical Trials Intelligence is a powerful and user-friendly resource to plan clinical trials, helping to […]
Bad Analytics: What Is It and How to Avoid It?
While there are a lot of discussions about good analytics, how do we recognize bad analytics? Bad analytics is about more than not having good insights. So, unless one can identify bad analytics within a company, it cannot be prevented. Here are 11 key characteristics to watch for: 1. Fundamentally, analytics is defined as using […]
Vapor IO Empowers the Autonomous Edge with Synse 3.0
A recent press release reports, “Vapor IO, creators of the Kinetic Edge™ platform, the first nationwide platform for edge colocation, networking and exchange services, today announced Synse 3.0, the next generation of its open source API for making environmental data actionable within the network and data center. The developers of Synse 3.0 rebuilt portions of […]
Without Improved Business Skills, a Dark Day is Coming for Data Scientists
Click here to learn more about Ted Kwartler. Each semester my Harvard University Extension class is about half business and half computer science students. As you may expect, the business pupils struggle with learning how to code. However, computer scientists feel hindered by business case studies and learning how to interact in a cross-functional group. […]
Utilizing Business Intelligence with AI
Business intelligence (BI) is, in essence, new information that is not necessarily common knowledge and is sought to gain a competitive advantage over the competition. Business intelligence comes from a variety of sources, ranging from spies working for the competition to data mining. Contrary to the theme of several current articles, business intelligence is not […]
Advances in Natural Language Processing
Natural Language Processing (NLP) unlocks the ability of machines to read text, hear speech, and interpret words, and NLP has advanced greatly in the last five years. NLP improves data analytics, detects malware, and fights fake news. For example, using NLP the Citation-Informed Estimated Truth (CIET) software program identifies authentic news with a 78 percent […]
How Business Intelligence is Changing the Future of Business
Click to learn more about author Piyush Goel. Your company relies on data. However, getting quality reports requires a lot of resources to complete, and the processes have gotten tougher over the last few years as companies have more data to analyze. That is why managers now spend 40 percent of their time writing reports, […]