August, 2015

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You don’t need a data scientist (yet)

Data Science and Beyond

The hype around big data has caused many organisations to hire data scientists without giving much thought to what these data scientists are going to do and whether they’re actually needed. This is a source of frustration for all parties involved. This post discusses some questions you should ask yourself before deciding to hire your first data scientist.

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Gartner Names Information Builders a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools

Information Builders

Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that it is positioned as a Visionary in Gartner Inc.s Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools. [1].

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Bringing Shadow IT into the Light

Jim Harris

The few lingering doubts I may have had about the mainstreaming of cloud computing were eliminated yesterday when I saw a television commercial touting cloud-connected stuffed animals that use a mobile app and a public cloud service to allow parents and children to exchange brief audio messages. I couldn’t help but think, had such a thing been available when I was a child, that my older brother would have used it to send me scary messages from the shadows of my bedroom in the middle of the night

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Addressing the Last Mile – Middleware in Focus

In(tegrate) the Clouds

Check out this post by Glenn Donovan: The History of Middleware. From the enterprise service bus (ESB) to the integration competency center (ICC), he has a lot to say about the good, bad and ugly of legacy enterprise application integration (EAI) and extract, transform and load (ETL) technologies. The central theme – it’s about the need for simplicity and speed, which has become even more critical for successful cloud integration deployments.

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How To Get Promoted In Product Management

Speaker: John Mansour

If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.

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Behold the power of MCMC

MLWhiz

Last time I wrote an article on MCMC and how they could be useful. We learned how MCMC chains could be used to simulate from a random variable whose distribution is partially known i.e. we don’t know the normalizing constant. So MCMC Methods may sound interesting to some (for these what follows is a treat) and for those who don’t really appreciate MCMC till now, I hope I will be able to pique your interest by the end of this blog post.

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Azure Data Factory and Visual Studio

Ms SQL Girl

Great news ! Azure Data Factory is now generally available. AND, there are quite a number of tutorials to help you get started. One thing that I’d like to highlight is there is an Azure Data Factory extension in Visual Studio. Yes, that means you can edit your workflow locally. I first saw this at Wee Hyong Tok’s Introduction to Azure Data Factory webinar yesterday.

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Speed, Focus, Smart Insights: 5 Google Analytics Custom Reports FTW!

Occam's Razor

Standard reports stink. Custom reports rock! If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are quite familiar with this sentiment. I've expressed it often. :). The primary reason is simple: You are unique. Your business is unique. Why would a report created for everyone work for the special someone that you are? There are other great reasons as well.

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Users, not Hackers, are the Biggest Security Risk

Jim Harris

According to a recent article in the New York Times , “half of American adults had their personal information exposed to hackers last year alone. As more and more services , infrastructure , and personal information move online, they have all become targets for hackers, who constantly scan the Internet for potential security holes and entry points.” Other reports project cybercrime costs to exceed two trillion dollars by 2019.

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My Tryst With MCMC Algorithms

MLWhiz

The things that I find hard to understand push me to my limits. One of the things that I have always found hard is Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods. When I first encountered them, I read a lot about them but mostly it ended like this. The meaning is normally hidden in deep layers of Mathematical noise and not easy to decipher. This blog post is intended to clear up the confusion around MCMC methods, Know what they are actually useful for and Get hands on with some applications.

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Azure Data Factory and Visual Studio

Ms SQL Girl

Great news ! Azure Data Factory is now generally available. AND, there are quite a number of tutorials to help you get started. One thing that I’d like to highlight is there is an Azure Data Factory extension in Visual Studio. Yes, that means you can edit your workflow locally. I first saw this at Wee Hyong Tok’s Introduction to Azure Data Factory webinar yesterday.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Nutanix and Citrix Workspace Cloud

Nutanix

On Aug 12th, we announced a new phase of our ongoing partnership with Citrix. The goal was to offer our joint customers better value and an enhanced experience through tight integration of Citrix’s entire product portfolio with Nutanix Acropolis.

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What do Tapas, Sangria and Nutanix Have in Common?

Nutanix

We are excited to be a Gold Sponsor again at VMworld Barcelona. It’s going to be a great venue to continue the discussions we’ve had with the numerous IT professionals who are on their journey to invisible infrastructure.

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It's a Wrap for VMworld 2015 US!

Nutanix

This past week, the Nutanix team hit Moscone Center in San Francisco along with over 20,000 IT pros to Elevate IT at VMworld 2015 US. We met with thousands of attendees about their journey to invisible infrastructure, and we had a blast during the show!

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6 Nested Virtualization Resources To Get You Started With Community Edition

Nutanix

We announced the release of community edition on June 8, 2015, and the community response has been tremendous. Enterprise IT professionals and tech enthusiasts are able to deploy the leading hyperconverged technology in their home labs and development/test environments.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Making It All Work Together: Nutanix Elevate Alliance Partners at VMworld 2015

Nutanix

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.

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Invisible Infrastructure and the ability to add Invisible Security

Nutanix

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.

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Invisible Infrastructure and the ability to add Invisible Security

Nutanix

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.