Click to learn more about author Jon Reilly. As a co-founder of an AI startup, I spend a lot of time talking to companies working to implement AI in their organizations. More often than not, they start with a vision, excitement, and momentum — but have a hard time getting out of their own way. […]
Three Reasons the Technical Talent Gap Isn’t to Blame for Failing AI Projects
Click to learn more about author David Talby. A shortage of technical talent has long been a challenge for getting AI projects off the ground. While research shows that this may still be the case, it’s not the end-all-be-all and certainly not the only reason so many AI initiatives are doomed from the start. Deloitte’s […]
Four Technology Trends That Will Shape Data Analytics in 2021
Click to learn more about author Sam Mahalingam. The profile of data analytics has never been higher. Faced with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, governments around the world are typically relying on advanced statistical modeling to make sense of a barrage of constantly changing metrics. Data scientists are playing a critical role, advising decision-makers as […]
How AI Empowers Machine Learning to Be More Democratized
Click to learn more about co-author Adam Carrigan. Click to learn more about co-author Jorge Torres. Traditionally, machine learning tools were only available to enterprises with the necessary budget and expertise. Now, AI is empowering machine learning to be democratized to reach more users, allowing them to make the business intelligence-driven decisions that could transform […]
Data Science vs. Business Intelligence
The growth of Data Science in today’s modern data-driven world had to happen when it did. If one really takes a careful look at the growth of data analysis over the years, without Data Science, traditional (descriptive) Business Intelligence (BI) would have remained primarily a static performance reporter within current business operations. With the rising […]
Do Citizen Data Scientists Need Special Analytics Tools?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. When Gartner talks about expanding data analytics to business users, they also talk about how the analytical tools must be suitable for business users. If a business wants to implement a citizen data scientist initiative and encourage their business users to become more productive and valuable within the […]
How to Create and Query a NoSQL Table
Click to learn more about author Alex Williams. NoSQL databases are incredibly versatile and flexible, and while it would be great if there was a general approach to creating and querying a NoSQL database, as there are dozens of NoSQL databases, that’s not the case. Instead, what we’ll do here today is give you an […]
What Is Data Wrangling?
Data wrangling, also known as data mungling, shapes data, found in different formats, restructuring it to provide business value. Companies implement a variety of data systems to guide business decisions and solve problems to optimize a situation. Over time business context evolves, with newer technologies, additional data sources, updated regulations, and different stakeholder requirements. This […]
What’s Going on with Data Platforms in Brokerages During the Times of Covid
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. The volatility of the stock market caused by the pandemic’s economic fallout has led to an incredible surge of trading by both experienced and new investors looking for financial opportunities. This year, these investors drove a second-quarter retail equity trading volume to skyrocket more than 50 percent from the first […]
Applying the NIEM Standard to the Opioid Epidemic, COVID-19, and Other Problems
Click to learn more about author Robert Reynolds. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the value of data. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. earlier this year, most states were unprepared to deal with it. Those states that have “followed the data” have more successfully managed the epidemic’s toll on public health […]