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Want to be a hybrid cloud winner? The recipe for XaaS success

IBM Big Data Hub

Building confidence in safeguarding data Data is the lifeblood of modern businesses, but its movement must be safe and compliant. Scaling AI for better business outcomes and impact AI has transitioned from peripheral to core business driver, demanding optimized infrastructure for high-performance AI workloads.

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Humans-in-the-loop forecasting: integrating data science and business planning

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

by THOMAS OLAVSON Thomas leads a team at Google called "Operations Data Science" that helps Google scale its infrastructure capacity optimally. ln this post he describes where and how having “humans in the loop” in forecasting makes sense, and reflects on past failures and successes that have led him to this perspective.

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The Case for Continuous Financial Planning after Covid-19

Jet Global

Financial planning has always been vital to businesses in order to make sound, long-term decisions. Companies use forecasting to make critical investments, plan for covenant compliance, and even decide on future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategies. The past few months have shown the benefits of continuous planning.

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Incorporating Artificial Intelligence for Businesses : The Modern Approach to Data Analytics

BizAcuity

You must be tired of continuously hearing quotes like, ‘data is the new oil’ and what not. This article (like thousands of other articles), is aimed at presenting consolidated information about AI for business in simple language. AI for Business. These industries accumulate ridiculous amounts of data on a daily basis.

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Invest in a Data Culture or Fall Behind: Q3 2021 State of Data Culture Report

Alation

It’s been one year since we’ve started publishing the Alation State of Data Culture report, and uncertainty still remains the only sure thing. Yet, through it all, organizations that rely on, and invest in, building a data culture have consistently outperformed those who don’t. Ignore Data at Your Peril. It’s obvious.

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Alation State of Data Culture Report: The Conflict Between Growth and Governance

Alation

The fourth quarterly Alation State of Data Culture report was just released. Generating revenue ranks as the top business driver of data and analytics initiatives. This tension between data governance and empowering the business to use data isn’t new. Data Fuels Growth, but Only if It’s Available.

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Three Benefits of Driver-Based Budgeting

Jet Global

Identifying Key Business Drivers. The DBB process begins with identifying the variables that have the greatest impact on overall business performance. DBB builds a budget based on key business objectives, baseline assumptions about external drivers, and a results-driven approach to internal business drivers.