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How To Use Data Analytics To Launch A Sustainable Technology Business

Smart Data Collective

You probably wouldn’t think that data analytics would be the core solution. Many people believe that the fields of big data and green business have little overlap. However, big data could actually be a wonderful solution for many sustainability problems. Big Data Helps Meet UN Climate Targets.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer. 2 In 2004, the term “ESG” became official after its first mainstream appearance in a report titled, “Who Cares Wins.”

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The importance of diversity in AI isn’t opinion, it’s math

IBM Big Data Hub

” In an influential study, it was shown that diverse groups of low-ability problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers ( Hong & Page, 2004 ). Simply put, when the diversity in a group is large, the error of the crowd is small — supporting the concept of “the wisdom of the crowd.”

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How to Bring Presentation Data to Life with Powered Template

Smart Data Collective

Powered Templates’ dedication towards serving all users – whether they’re causal individual users or Fortune 500 companies is likely a key reason behind why the company continues to thrive despite operating since 2004. Powered Template is a Fantastic Presentation Tool for Using Data Visualizations Effectively.

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Eli Manning and the power of AI in ESPN fantasy football

IBM Big Data Hub

When Eli Manning joined the New York Giants back in 2004 as the number one pick in the draft, many Giants fans thought he would be the second coming of Joe Namath: a big star in the big city. Last year alone Watson served up more 34 billion AI-powered insights to ESPN fantasy players. Which brings me back to Eli.

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New Thinking, Old Thinking and a Fairytale

Peter James Thomas

The above chart compares monthly searches for Business Process Reengineering (including its arguable rebranding as Business Transformation ) and monthly searches for Data Science between 2004 and 2019. Business Process Reengineering (BPR) used to be a big deal. Here we come back to the upward trend in searches for Data Science.

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Modernize Using The BI & Analytics Magic Quadrant

Rita Sallam

Or when Tableau and Qlik’s serious entry into the market circa 2004-2005 set in motion a seismic market shift from IT to the business user creating the wave of what was to become the modern BI disruption. Sisense supports a wide range of relational, NoSQL and big data sources.