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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Prescriptive analytics: Prescriptive analytics predicts likely outcomes and makes decision recommendations. An electrical engineer can use prescriptive analytics to digitally design and test out various electrical systems to see expected energy output and predict the eventual lifespan of the system’s components.

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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

A DSS leverages a combination of raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to help users make decisions. The data sources used by a DSS could include relational data sources, cubes, data warehouses, electronic health records (EHRs), revenue projections, sales projections, and more.

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Straumann Group is transforming dentistry with data, AI

CIO Business Intelligence

My vision is that I can give the keys to my businesses to manage their data and run their data on their own, as opposed to the Data & Tech team being at the center and helping them out,” says Iyengar, director of Data & Tech at Straumann Group North America.

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Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Data from various sources, collected in different forms, require data entry and compilation. That can be made easier today with virtual data warehouses that have a centralized platform where data from different sources can be stored. One challenge in applying data science is to identify pertinent business issues.

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The Gartner 2021 Leadership Vision for Data & Analytics Leaders Webinar Q&A

Andrew White

As such banking, finance, insurance and media are good examples of information-based industries compared to manufacturing, retail, and so on. See recorded webinars: Emerging Practices for a Data-driven Strategy. Data and Analytics Governance: Whats Broken, and What We Need To Do To Fix It. Link Data to Business Outcomes.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

The industries that are users of embedded analytics are interesting. The Business Services group leads in the usage of analytics at 19.5 And Manufacturing and Technology, both 11.6 The sample included 1,931 knowledge workers from various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing.