How to get value out of a Data Scientist The Data Scientist’s role is to advocate, evangelize and build data-fueled products that help enterprise customers improve outcomes. The Data Scientist is detail oriented and is an expert on the datasets utilized by the enterprise. The Data Scientist provides insight into leading analytic practices, design and […]
Posted on April 21st, 2017 by admin
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Implementing World Class Best Practices Network Data Breach Protection Payment card data was compromised in more than 19% of the 4,149 data breaches that occurred worldwide in 2016. Of those breaches, more than half were caused by hackers. Data breaches can be extremely costly for small businesses. There are several steps you can take to […]
Posted on April 17th, 2017 by admin
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Sisense introduced a new tool today called Pulse, which uses machine learning to trigger an alert when it detects results outside of normal parameters for a particular metric. A user can set a Pulse alert to monitor a metric or KPI such as sales activity or win rate. The machine learning component watches the chosen metric and learns over […]
Posted on April 12th, 2017 by admin
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Snowflake Computing, the company that built a Data Warehouse as a Service cloud solution, announced a $100 million Series D investment led by Iconiq Capital with help from Madrona Venture Group. Early investors Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Wing Ventures also participated. Snowflake last raised $45 million in June, 2015. Today’s investment brings the… Read […]
Posted on April 10th, 2017 by admin
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Onstage today at Google’s Cloud Next conference, the company announced a series of new tools to assist users with data preparation and integration. The updates bolster both the power and agility of Google Cloud for businesses. The first of these releases is the new private beta of Google Cloud Dataprep. Dataprep makes the data preparation […]
Posted on March 10th, 2017 by admin
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Google today said it is acquiring Kaggle, an online service that hosts data science and machine learning competitions, confirming what sources told us when we reported the acquisition yesterday. The company made the announcement at its Google Cloud Next conference this morning in San Francisco, while not disclosing the terms of the acquisition. But it’s […]
Posted on March 9th, 2017 by admin
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Heavy equipment makers Deere & Co., better known as John Deere, have forged a strategic alliance with drone-tech startup Kespry, the companies announced Tuesday in Las Vegas at CONEXPO, an international trade show for the construction industry. The deal could prove a boon for sales of Kespry’s drones and data analytics software. It could help […]
Posted on March 8th, 2017 by admin
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Data visualization has been done — there are publicly traded, interactive, real-time and, heck, even artificially intelligent companies promising data visualization. But despite all the noise, Portland-based Reflect is making a go of it in the space, opening up its public beta today. By putting developers first and letting them integrate and customize visualizations in their own… Read More […]
Posted on March 5th, 2017 by admin
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Since 2013, The Associated Press has been making an intentional effort to put data in the hands of local reporters. In the last few years, this meant assisting with Freedom of Information Act requests and putting a team of four engineers to work building visualizations and extracting insights from massive spreadsheets. Today the AP is […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2017 by admin
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It’s hard to fathom that the work of Reverend Thomas Bayes is still coming back to drive cutting edge advancements in AI, but that’s exactly what’s happening. DARPA-backed Gamalon is the latest carrier of the Bayesian baton, launching today with a solution to help enterprises better manage their gnarly unstructured data. The world of enterprise is full […]
Posted on February 15th, 2017 by admin
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