O'Reilly on Data

AUGUST 18, 2020

So you need to redesign your company’s data infrastructure. Do you buy a solution from a big integration company like IBM, Cloudera, or Amazon? Do you engage many small startups, each focused on one part of the problem? A little of both? We see trends shifting towards focused best-of-breed platforms. That is, products that are laser-focused on one aspect of the data science and machine learning workflows, in contrast to all-in-one platforms that attempt to solve the entire space of data workflow

Data Science 358

Data Science Machine Learning Data Warehouse Deep Learning 358

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

What is the truth regarding environmental issues and how much is made up? Will our human race, as we know it, come to an end if we don’t take dramatic actions? Is this just hype? Are the issues often overstated and not that cataclysmic? Below are some truths. Which ones do you think are true? […].

IT 124

IT Data Strategy Data Governance Big Data 124

FineReport

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to “IDC Semiannual Software Tracker for the Second Half of 2019”, the scale of China’s business intelligence software market reached US$490 million in 2019, with a year-on-year increase of 22.6%. And IDC predicts that the growth rate of China’s BI software market will slow down in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, with a year-on-year growth of 18.1%.

Business Intelligence 98

Business Intelligence Marketing Digital Transformation Software 98

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

We are in the era of graphs. Graphs are hot. Why? Flexibility is one strong driver: heterogeneous data, integrating new data sources, and analytics all require flexibility. Graphs deliver it in spades. Over the last few years, a number of new graph databases came to market. As we start the next decade, dare we say […].

Data Integration 119

Data Integration Marketing Analytics Data Architecture 119

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.

Experimentation

Dataiku

AUGUST 18, 2020

As we saw in the first part of this blog series , marketing attribution aims to assign the credit for a purchase to the marketing channels (ads, email campaigns, etc) with which the user has interacted prior to making the purchase. Eventually, this could allow marketers to better allocate their budgets among different marketing channels in order to boost sales and improve the ROI.

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Marketing ROI Sales Interactive 76

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

For years, I have been involved with estimating a wide variety of things. I have read about and then experimented with different estimation strategies. I have taught and coached others in estimation. I have worked with, and learned from, hundreds of people who also have a wide range of estimation experience. Throughout all this, I have identified […].

Strategy 103

Strategy Data Strategy Business Intelligence Big Data 103

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

The business glossary is simple in concept, but it can be a challenge to structure, define and maintain shared business terminology. Consistent business meaning is important because distinctions between business terms are not typically well defined or documented. Standards exist for naming conventions, abbreviations and other pertinent metadata properties.

Management 96

Management Metadata Data Architecture IT 96

Andrew White

AUGUST 18, 2020

Click here for an interactive PDF to connect to the notes directly. Rita Sallam did it again! For three consecutive weeks (and 7 weeks overall this year) her new note ( Top 10 Trends in Data and Analytics, 2020 ) was “number 1” last week and was our most-read piece of research across data and analytics, excluding branded research such as Magic Quadrants.

Analytics 52

Analytics Interactive IT 52

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

Modern business is all about data, and when it comes to increasing your advantage over competitors, there is nothing like experimentation. Experiments in data science are the future of big data. Innovations can now win the future. Already, data scientists are making big leaps forward. Data application, analysis, implementation, and exploration all stand to become […].

Experimentation 59

Experimentation Data Science Big Data Internet of Things 59

BI-Survey

AUGUST 18, 2020

T he ultimate goal of data-driven decision support is to gain tangible benefits from analytics. The value of information and how it is used to save costs (e.g., optimization) or increase revenues (e.g., new offerings) show how effectively organizations use their information assets. The importance of certain aspects of data storytelling serves as the starting point for our analysis to find out what mindset fosters successful storytelling initiatives.

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Analytics IT Cost-Benefit IoT 52

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.

Management

TDAN

AUGUST 18, 2020

The more we hear about data, the more we realize its importance and relevance. Spreading all around the globe impressively fast, it has already become a vital component in a number of industries. While some are already making data-driven decisions to increase their revenue or attract new customers, others are only beginning to learn how […].

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Data-driven IT Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

Alation

AUGUST 18, 2020

The post Data Governance Should Not Threaten Work Culture appeared first on Alation.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Management 52

Decision Management Solutions

AUGUST 18, 2020

Mike Gualtieri and Boris Evelson of Forrester recently published a great new paper Introducing AI-Powered, Human-Controlled Digital Decisioning Platforms (subscription or payment required) and you should get access to this paper and read it now. It’s got some great content and recommendations and is well worth your time and money. It follows on from previous research into digital decisioning and focuses more explicitly on platforms that support digital decisioning: Digital decisioning pla

Machine Learning 88

Machine Learning Data-driven Descriptive Analytics Predictive Analytics 88

Jet Global

AUGUST 18, 2020

Whether your organization is regulated by US GAAP (ASC 740) or IFRS (IAS 12), tax provisioning and reporting is a complex, risky process. Changing tax laws, global regulatory scrutiny, and rigid reporting deadlines all contribute to a challenging environment for your corporate tax team. The emergence of COVID-19 has only exacerbated these existing tax reporting burdens while also strengthening the need for more proactive input from the tax team on corporate strategy.

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Reporting Forecasting Consulting Data Collection 52

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.

Testing

John Wheeler

AUGUST 18, 2020

This month, we continue our “20 for 20” theme by highlighting the top 20 “most read” research publications in our integrated risk management (IRM) compendium. The following list of publications represent Gartner’s latest insights into the marketplace for IRM technology & service providers. Demonstrating the high interest in IRM, Gartner subscribers have read these top 20 publications over 46,000 times. #.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Risk Snapshot Forecasting 52

Depict Data Studio

AUGUST 18, 2020

I used to write hundred-page reports… I was trained to write lengthy reports filled with statistical jargon. Important information sat around and gathered dust. Now, I design reports that people actually want to read. Fewer paragraphs. More graphs. My audience can understand the information, so the data actually gets used. Reports aren’t supposed to feel daunting.

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Reporting Visualization Dashboards Consulting 52