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7 famous analytics and AI disasters

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2012, an analytics project by retail titan Target showcased how much companies can learn about customers from their data. Like all other big retailers, Target had been collecting data on its customers via shopper codes, credit cards, surveys, and more. Target analytics violated privacy.

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Periscope Data Expands to Israel, Empowering Data Teams with Powerful Tools

Sisense

With Itzik’s wisdom fresh in everyone’s minds, Scott Castle, Sisense General Manager, Data Business, shared his view on the role of modern data teams. Scott whisked us through the history of business intelligence from its first definition in 1958 to the current rise of Big Data. A true unicorn.