Wed.Jul 20, 2022

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How is Web 3.0 Shaping the Future of Finance?

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Today’s Internet is not perfect. We don’t have a native value settlement layer, nor do we have control over our data. Our data architectures are still founded on the idea of stand-alone computers, where data is centrally stored and maintained on a […].

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Data Governance, Then and Now

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

We’ve recently published our latest Benchmark Research on Data Governance and it’s fair to say, “you’ve come a long way, baby.” Many of you reading this weren’t around when that phrase was introduced in 1968 to promote Virginia Slims cigarettes, but you may have heard the phrase because it went on to become a part of popular culture. We’ve learned a lot about cigarettes since then, and we’ve learned a lot about data governance, too.

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Dapps 101 – Build and Deploy Your 1st Dapp!

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Dapps are decentralized – applications that allow one to communicate to the blockchain and perform specific actions. These have become an integral part of Web 3.0 due to their security, transparency, and ease of use. The fact that makes Dapps more interesting […].

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KDnuggets Top Posts for June 2022: 21 Cheat Sheets for Data Science Interviews

KDnuggets

14 Essential Git Commands for Data Scientists • Statistics and Probability for Data Science • 20 Basic Linux Commands for Data Science Beginners • 3 Ways Understanding Bayes Theorem Will Improve Your Data Science • Learn MLOps with This Free Course • Primary Supervised Learning Algorithms Used in Machine Learning • Data Preparation with SQL Cheatsheet.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Effective Virtual assistants implementation strategy for your business

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Conversational AI tech has significantly evolved in the last decade, allowing many businesses to use virtual assistants, aka bots in the chat & voice mediums, to resolve customer queries. Several bot provider companies take many approaches to deploy & optimize virtual assistants […].

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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

CIO Business Intelligence

As technology continues to take a larger role in corporate sustainability practices, CIOs can play a key role in driving both business value and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. In fact, creating and implementing a comprehensive sustainable technology strategy must now be the core mission of a purpose-driven CIO. Every executive in Accenture’s recent sustainable technology survey agreed that technology is critical for achieving sustainability goals.

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AI-Driven SEO is Becoming Essential for Modern Marketing

Smart Data Collective

Artificial intelligence is one of the most disruptive forms of technology shaping the marketing profession since the dawn of the Internet. Here are some statistics on the importance of AI in marketing : 48% of marketers feel AI makes a greater difference than anything else in affecting their relationship with customers 51% of e-commerce companies use AI to improve the customer experience 64% of B2B marketers use AI to guide their strategy.

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Developing an End-to-End Automated Data Pipeline

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Data acclimates to countless shapes and sizes to complete its journey from a source to a destination. Be it a streaming job or a batch job, ETL and ELT are irreplaceable. Before designing an ETL job, choosing optimal, performant, and cost-efficient tools […]. The post Developing an End-to-End Automated Data Pipeline appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO Business Intelligence

With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. Yet after onboarding at HR SaaS provider Gusto in a customer experience (CX) role, exposure to coding sparked McGrath’s interest in shifting professional tracks. The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science.

IT 136
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Training and Inference of Language Models using Embedding Recycling

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Training and inference with large neural models are computationally expensive and time-consuming. While new tasks and models emerge so often for many application domains, the underlying documents being modeled stay mostly unaltered. In light of this, to improve the efficiency of future […].

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Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst

We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.

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Using Data-Driven Lean Thinking to Optimize Business Processes

Smart Data Collective

Data-driven decision-making has become a major element of modern business. A growing number of businesses use big data technology to optimize efficiency. However, companies that have a formal data strategy are still in the minority. Only 32% of executives have officially laid out a data strategy to drive their organization. Furthermore, only 13% of companies are actually delivering on their data strategy.

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The DataHour: Building AI Applications in Minutes

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Rajiv Shah is conducting an interactive DataHour with us. He works as a machine learning engineer for Hugging Face, where his main goal is to help teams use AI to succeed. He previously oversaw DataRobot’s efforts to allow hundreds of data scientists. He is a well-known AI speaker who has also written academic articles […]. The post The DataHour: Building AI Applications in Minutes appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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#Clouderalife Volunteer Spotlight: Burt Wagner, Senior Solutions Engineer

Cloudera

This month, Cloudera Cares is excited to spotlight Burt Wagner, senior solutions engineer from Alexandria, Virginia. Burt — who joined Cloudera earlier this year — volunteers regularly with the Boy Scouts of America. He started Scouting as an eight year old; it has always been an integral part of his life and something he now enjoys sharing with his son.

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Top Interview Questions on Dictionary in Python

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction In python, Dictionary is an unordered collection of data values, i.e., key: value pair within the curly braces. The keys in the dictionary are unique (can’t be repeated), whereas values can be duplicated. Questions on Dictionary are often asked in interviews due […].

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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KDnuggets News, July 20: Machine Learning Algorithms Explained in Less Than 1 Minute Each; Parallel Processing Large File in Python

KDnuggets

Machine Learning Algorithms Explained in Less Than 1 Minute Each; Parallel Processing Large File in Python; Free Python Automation Course; How Does Logistic Regression Work?; 12 Most Challenging Data Science Interview Questions.

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NoSQL Data Modeling Technique

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction NoSQL databases allow us to store vast amounts of data and access them anytime, from any location and device. However, deciding which data modelling technique best suits your needs is complex. Fortunately, there is a data modelling technique for every use case. […].

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Don’t Just Climb the Ladder. Explore the Jungle Gym

CIO Business Intelligence

By Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO of Datastax. I have the great privilege of getting to know leaders from the world’s most recognized brands and fastest-growing startups. We share the stories, obstacles, and defining moments that have helped shape our careers. Each individual’s journey is unique, but there’s a common thread connecting all of these leaders: no one’s path to success has been a straight line.

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Data Science Interview Series: Part-2 | Random Forest and SVM

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction This article is the second part of the data Science interview series, and so far, we have covered Regression Analysis. This article will discuss Random Forest, SVM, bias-variance tradeoff, and ensemble methods. These concepts are being asked very often in interviews. Therefore, before […].

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Real-time Translations with AI

KDnuggets

Language is now less of a barrier than it was in earlier days and the concept of real-time translation is no longer a fantasy with AI. Learn more!

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Dubai-based GMG invests in next-gen tech to improve customer needs

CIO Business Intelligence

The digital transformation of the Middle East’s retail sector in the last five to seven years has brought immense value in crafting more agile supply chains that accommodate demand. In a recent PwC study, retail CEOs in the region cited key factors to achieve this being their ability to manage faster delivery times, support easier product returns, and balance stock volumes.

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Calculus for Data Science

KDnuggets

In this article, we discuss the importance of calculus in data science and machine learning.

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How a new tech-based Swedish payments authority will fight grant fraud

CIO Business Intelligence

In an effort to minimize grant fraud, the Swedish government is establishing a new authority to consolidate all payments from several agencies and services, and CIOs and IT leaders are central to its mission and success. Due to an estimated $1.8 billion being paid out erroneously every year, the need for the government to act has become urgent, highlighting this payments channel and its robust oversight as an important weapon against organized crime.

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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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High-standard ML validation with Deepchecks

Domino Data Lab

We've blogged before about the importance of model validation, a process that ensures that the model is performing the way it was intended and that it solves the problem it was designed to solve. Validations and tests are key elements to building machine learning pipelines you can trust. We've also talked about incorporating tests in your pipeline, which many data scientists find problematic.

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Amplifon Ignites Business Transformation With Dataiku

Dataiku

With more than 17,000 employees, Amplifon is a global leader of the hearing health care industry on a mission to provide people with the ability to rediscover sound. Amplifon delivers turnkey products and solutions to over 300 clients in order to improve health and happiness at lower costs around the globe.

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Turn Data Overload Into A Retail Advantage

Data Insight

Data tells a compelling story. We all know the endorphins that we get from social and digital engagement, now imagine your business data was converted into a form that was so engaging and exciting that you received instant gratification just from looking at sales performance or the results of the latest campaign. Data can tell a compelling story if it gets delivered in real time and in a way that is easy to digest.

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Alation Adds Another Best Workplaces Award to Its Trophy Case!

Alation

We’re thrilled to announce that Alation has been named one of the UK’s best workplaces for women by Great Place to Work UK®! This award, now in its fifth year, is unique in that anonymous feedback determines the winners. Survey respondents answer questions about culture, female representation in leadership roles , and career opportunities. These responses are analyzed and ranked to spotlight the top great workplaces.

IT 52
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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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Just-In-Time Infrastructure Helps to Overcome IT Supply Chain Issues

Nutanix

Procuring and deploying infrastructure to meet customer needs have become a challenge for many IT teams

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Understanding the Truth About Mobile BI!

Smarten

Considering a Mobile BI App? Understand the WHAT of Mobile Augmented Analytics Before You Choose ! If your business is considering a Business Intelligence or BI tool or an augmented analytics tool for its business users, the addition of this type of tool can and will improve user adoption of analytics, data democratization and data literacy. As you consider your requirements, your user and technology needs and other factors, do not forget to add mobile BI tools and augmented analytics to your li