Fri.Apr 22, 2022

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What is data science? Transforming data into value

CIO Business Intelligence

What is data science? Data science is a method for gleaning insights from structured and unstructured data using approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning. For most organizations, it is employed to transform data into value in the form of improved revenue, reduced costs, business agility, improved customer experience, the development of new products, and the like.

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Telco 5G Returns Will Come from Enterprise Data Solutions

Cloudera

This blog post was written by Dean Bubley , industry analyst, as a guest author for Cloudera. . Communications service providers (CSPs) are rethinking their approach to enterprise services in the era of advanced wireless connectivity and 5G networks, as well as with the continuing maturity of fibre and Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) portfolios. .

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The Next Wave of ‘Ops’ Advances on the Data Center

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A Community for Synthetic Data is Here and This is Why We Need It

KDnuggets

The first open-source platform for synthetic data is here to help educate the broader machine learning and computer vision communities on the emerging technology.

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From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.

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VPNs Are Essential Data Protection Tools for Home Offices

Smart Data Collective

Data protection is becoming more important than ever. The risk of cyberattacks has risen sharply, as more people are working from home even as the pandemic subsides. A recent report showed data breaches jumped 68% in 2021 to the highest level ever. That figure is likely to rise even more in the coming months. One of the most unusual consequences of the war in Ukraine is the increased cybersecurity risk, with one report suggesting that Russia is preparing to launch destructive attacks on the US a

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Optimizing Genes with a Genetic Algorithm

KDnuggets

In the simplest terms genetic algorithms simulate a population where each individual is a possible “solution” and let survival of the fittest do its thing.

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The Future is Being Written in Real-time

CIO Business Intelligence

By Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO, DataStax. Today is all about real-time. Winning enterprises take data, process it, and use it to deliver an instantaneous experience to the customer. Think about an organization where, at each moment, a recommendation engine is talking to every part of the business – sharing immediate data on live sales and inventory, the purchasing pipeline, and all the context that impacts the business (market conditions, supply chain issues, even weather).

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Qualities Hiring Managers Are Looking For in Data Scientists

KDnuggets

Soft skills are just as important to hiring data science managers as hard skills.

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Supply chain digitization faces 3 big hurdles, PwC survey shows

CIO Business Intelligence

Attracting and retaining the right talent while getting a return on technology investment are the top three challenges that stop organizations from being able to successfully digitize their supply chain operations, according to a survey by management consulting firm PwC. In PwC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey, which polled 244 operations and information technology leaders, C-suite executives and other supply chain officers globally, almost 80% of respondents claimed that their technology

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Frugal AI: Value at Scale Without Breaking the Bank

Dataiku

It’s not who has the best algorithm that wins, it’s who has the most data.” - researcher Jean-Claude Heudin. It’s no secret that training AI models is an energy-intensive and large dataset-dependent endeavor and, to corroborate this, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst performed a lifecycle assessment on large, widely accepted AI models trained on the vast datasets needed to achieve accuracy.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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How to differentiate the thin line separating innovation and risk in experimentation

Aryng

Are you discouraged by your unexpected experiment outcomes? Is a feeling of despair engulfing you due to continuous experiment failures, making you believe that your ideas are inaccurate and wrong? We have seen this as a general trend in start-ups, and we know that it’s an awful feeling! Most managers are good at formulating innovative […] The post How to differentiate the thin line separating innovation and risk in experimentation appeared first on Aryng's Blog.

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Safeguard Your Network Investment With Assessment Services

CIO Business Intelligence

No one is safe from cybersecurity threats. Even the most sophisticated networks are vulnerable. Hackers, viruses, and cybercriminals are continually looking for ways to exploit weaknesses in your system. The data tells us that cyberattacks occur every 39 seconds. Cisco Customer Experience Business Critical Services provides a solution that organizations can leverage immediately.

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Moving from Red AI to Green AI, Part 2: A Practitioner’s Guide to Efficient Machine Learning

DataRobot Blog

In our previous post , we talked about how red AI means adding computational power to “buy” more accurate models in machine learning , and especially in deep learning. We also talked about the increased interest in green AI, in which we not only measure the quality of a model based on accuracy but also how big and complex it is. We covered different ways of measuring model efficiency and showed ways to visualize this and select models based on it.

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European cloud project Gaia-X is stuck in the concept stage

CIO Business Intelligence

Too many of the participants in the European cloud project Gaia-X are pursuing their own interests and diluting the concept, Volker Pfirsching told CIO.com’s sister publication Computerwoche in a recent interview. Pfirsching is a partner and member of the Central European management board at management consultancy Arthur D. Little, where he also heads the company’s global Digital Competence Center.

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching

In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, success is often accompanied by a multitude of challenges - like the pitfalls lurking at every turn, threatening to derail the most promising projects. But fret not, this webinar is your key to effective product development! Join us for an enlightening session to empower you to lead your team to greater heights.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

Behind every successful IT project, you’ll find a highly skilled project manager. From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. Almost any IT pro can benefit from adding a project management certification to their list of IT credentials, showing you have the know-how to plan, schedule, budget, execute, deliver, and report on IT initiatives.

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The Benefits of Best-of-Breed SASE

CIO Business Intelligence

By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing. When shopping at the grocery store before hosting a party, we often select different brands for beverages, be it soda, juice, or sparkling water, to offer a full complement of drink brands we think guests will value. We rarely select a single brand for all these items because we want the best quality and traits for each of those categories that match the anticipated preferences of the attending guests.

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Drivers of IT transformation and the role of multi-cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Multi-cloud expansion is essential for many organizations that are scripting strategic initiatives for future growth and success. But excitement over the advantages of multi-cloud—including modernization of cloud infrastructure, operations, and applications—needs to be balanced with caution. Managing and operating multiple applications and workloads across multiple clouds can create increased complexity and additional silos if not planned properly.