Wed.Jan 29, 2020

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Fundamentals of Deep Learning – Activation Functions and When to Use Them?

Analytics Vidhya

Overview Activation function is one of the building blocks on Neural Network Learn about the different activation functions in deep learning Code activation functions. The post Fundamentals of Deep Learning – Activation Functions and When to Use Them? appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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The Reinvention of the MSSP

Corinium

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Data Science Success – 3 Tips to Consider

Data Science 101

Previously, we looked at some Challenges of Data Science Projects. They can be difficult, and they do not alway succeed. Below are 3 techniques to help your next project become a data science success. 1. Start with a Plan. If you don’t know where you are going, you might end up someplace else. Yogi Berra. This quote by Yogi is humorous, but it is true.

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The Benefits, and Costs, of Speed and Access to Data

Andrew White

I read an interesting article in today’s (Jan 28) US print edition of the WSJ. It was titled, “ High Speed Seen Increasing Costs of Stock Trading ”. The article explores what is called “latency arbitrage”. This is where certain ultra fast traders take advantage of new market data before the wider market can. The results can lead to very tidy profits for some; and what’s is seen as unfair losses or taxes on others.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know as a Data or Product Professional

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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Predictive Analytics Could Minimize Underpayment Penalties By The IRS

Smart Data Collective

The federal government is often slow to embrace new technology. However, many federal agencies have finally discovered the countless benefits of big data. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is one of the organizations that has started using big data to enforce its policies. Small businesses should utilize their own big data tools to keep up with the evolving changes this has triggered.

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Our Top 20 Most-Read Data and Analytics Research Last Week (to Jan 26)

Andrew White

Click here for an interactive PDF to connect to the most read data and analytics research directly. This list excludes our branded research such as Magic Quadrants etc. Ted Friedman’s new note in December on making data migrations boring (as in simple and risk-free) re-entered the charts as our most read-D&A piece of research last week!

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Heather Gardner shines a light on analytics and the energy industry

IBM Big Data Hub

The latest edition for the Analytics Hero blog series.

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Managed Desktops on AHV as Easy as 1-2-3

Nutanix

A walk through setting up Xi Frame to host your apps, desktops, and user data on Nutanix infrastructure running AHV in just a few easy steps.

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Unlocking Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) with Blue Prism

DataRobot

Introducing New Partnership with Robotics Process Automation (RPA) vendor with Blue Prism. DataRobot is pleased to announce our new partnership with RPA vendor Blue Prism. Blue Prism has been a leading RPA vendor since its founding in 2001. They provide a highly scalable and robust platform, enabling additional technologies such as AI.

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Managed Desktops on AHV as Easy as 1-2-3

Nutanix

A walk through setting up Xi Frame to host your apps, desktops, and user data on Nutanix infrastructure running AHV in just a few easy steps.

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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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On Ethical Data Science & Dropping the Best Model Approach

Dataiku

If you're a business, do you really want to bend over backwards to get 99 percent accuracy with a machine learning model when a simple linear regression that gets you 94 percent accuracy gets the job done? This episode of the Banana Data Podcast examines this very question, along with a discussion in becoming more ethical data scientists (plus, bonus: a section on federated learning in healthcare).

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Managed Desktops on AHV as Easy as 1-2-3

Nutanix

A walk through setting up Xi Frame to host your apps, desktops, and user data on Nutanix infrastructure running AHV in just a few easy steps.

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7 Types Of Virtual Reality That Are Changing The Future

Smart Data Collective

Virtual reality (VR) is one of the most promising of today’s prominent technologies. While many conversations about the concept tend to revolve around the entertainment industry, companies are developing and implementing various types of VR across a range of industries. In the future, it may prove challenging to find a sector that doesn’t use virtual reality in some capacity.

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SQL Cheat Sheet & Query Syntax

Sisense

Blog. SQL is one of the analyst’s most powerful tools. In SQL Superstar , we give you actionable advice to help you get the most out of this versatile language and create beautiful, effective queries. When you are new to programming in SQL, you will come across a lot of hard-to-search-for character operators. If you are prone to forgetting ~ is called tilde , are wondering why there are so many %s in your strings, or have a hard time googling what the (+) symbol in where users.group_id(+) = gro

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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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5 Excellent Big Data Tools for Fostering a Digital Workplace

Smart Data Collective

The future of business relies heavily on big data advancements. One of the biggest strides that the technology sector has made for corporations involves the creation of the digital workplace with AI, machine learning and other big data tools. This new work environment functions exclusively in a virtual world. Business owners use digital workplaces to organize their company documents and provide employees with continuous access to files.

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Taking the Digital Highway – Casinos Switch to Cryptocurrencies

BizAcuity

Brace yourself for a change the next time you walk into a casino. With digital currency taking over several aspects of today’s environment, it’s only normal that this avenue to enjoys its fair share of enhancement. The upgrade that is already underway and has gained the attention of the industry in the adoption of cryptocurrencies. First introduced in Japan in 2008, it’s basically digital money.