BA Learnings

MAY 6, 2018

Once you embark on a new business analyst job or project, chances are that you will try to avoid past mistakes and look for ways in which you can deliver better results. A lot can be said for this motivation. The beginning of a project is usually an opportunity for a fresh start. Regardless of how advanced your business analysis skills are, or how fine-tuned your business analysis process is, there is always room to do better.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 2, 2018

When you hire a life coach, feelings can often be mixed. Someone is helping you on the way to improving yourself, but that path is one you have to walk, and it can be tough. Feelings can be much the same about the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which some organizations view as a burden. But can’t it make your business fitter and healthier?

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Birst BI

MAY 29, 2018

The business intelligence (BI) assembly line is broken, with adoption or utilization rates of only 30 percent in a typical organization, according to Gartner [1]. These adoption rates include all the users of the BI system – administrators who manage the system, analysts who build reports, and business users who consume reports for better decision making.

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Bruno Aziza

MAY 7, 2018

This past week, Gartner shook the technology space by claiming that “only 1% of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organizations”. The insight is derived from Gartner’s 2018 CIO Survey, an exercise that gathers data from over 3,000 CIO respondents in 98 countries and.

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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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Rita Sallam

MAY 31, 2018

Ever heard of the Medici Effect? It says the world’s greatest innovations have one thing in common: diversity of input resulting from convergence of ideas in art, science, astronomy, and engineering that occurred in Florence during the fifteenth century. Study after study proves this to be the case today in business: According to McKinsey , a company is 33% and 21% more likely to have above average profitability when in the top quartile for ethnic & cultural and gender diversity in man

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DMBS2

MAY 20, 2018

The tech industry has a broad range of political concerns. While I may complain that things have been a bit predictable in other respects, politics is having real and new(ish) technical consequences. In some cases, existing technology is clearly adequate to meet regulators’ and customers’ demands. Other needs look more like open research challenges. 1.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 29, 2018

Purchasing options outside of the office are diverse and varied depending on what people want to buy, where and when they buy it, and what they need it for. While shoppers might have personal preferences, they don't limit ourselves to one retailer for all purchasing decisions. So why do that in a work environment?

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ScienceSoft

MAY 31, 2018

ScienceSoft knows how to implement Hadoop smoothly and shares some practical tips to guide you through this process. Our consultants highlighted important milestones that are also biggest challenges on your way to success.

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Boris Evelson

MAY 17, 2018

I’ve been watching this trend with great curiosity (and first wrote about it in 2008). On the one hand, software product vendors are slowly but surely migrating from just selling products to selling solutions — and solutions always require professional services. IBM led the trend when it acquired PwC Consulting in 2002. For the last few […].

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Cloudera

MAY 2, 2018

Global Technology Partner of the Year. A Cloudera contingent, including Business Development, Marketing, Sales, and Software Engineering just got back from Qlik Qonnections in Orlando, Florida where the vibe to #DisruptEverything was strong! Qonnections is the premier Business Intelligence (BI) conference that brings data lovers together to share insights and discover data in new ways.

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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

DMBS2

MAY 20, 2018

I have a LOT of partially-written blog posts, but am struggling to get any of them finished (obviously). Much of the problem is that they have so many dependencies on each other. Clearly, then, I should consider refactoring my writing plans. So let’s start with this. Here, in no particular order, is a list of some things that I’ve said in the past, and which I still think are or should be of interest today.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2018

Is machine learning for the future or is it for your business right now? It’s a question lots of business leaders are asking as each day new instances of AI and machine learning push the boundaries of what we thought we knew about technology. One recent and powerful example was Google’s May 8 demonstration of its Google Assistant booking hair salon and restaurant reservations with conversational clarity that was both inspiring and unnerving.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 7, 2018

Each insight is useful for only a limited amount of time, so organizations that don’t closely track their insights’ shelf lives may be making poor decisions because of outdated information. Learn how to fix this.

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ScienceSoft

MAY 22, 2018

ScienceSoft answers burning questions about big data lake design and implementation. We look at different approaches to its architecture and contemplate if there exists a preferred technology among the available stack.

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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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DataRobot Blog

MAY 25, 2018

by Jen Underwood. Earlier this month without nearly the grandiose fanfare or market madness of Gartner Magic Quadrant releases, the Gartner Critical Capabilities for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms Report 2018 was quietly. Read More.

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Cloudera

MAY 15, 2018

Over the past decade, we have observed open source powered big data and analytics platforms evolve from large data storage containers to massively scalable advanced modeling platforms that seamlessly operate on-premises and in a multi-cloud environment. Cloudera Enterprise is the market leader in this space and working closely with the wider open source community to integrate the latest innovations in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Hurwitz & Associates

MAY 15, 2018

Judith Hurwitz and Jean Bozman. Cloudera was a company at the right place and at the right time when it became a leader in Hadoop analytics in the past decade. Today, it is a leader with strong brand recognition. But it is clear to anyone who has participated or observed the data management market, that change is coming to this market space – and coming fast.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2018

Competing in the business world today is all about knowing your customers. Consumers have come to expect personalized service and a satisfying experience, and anything less from the brands they interact with might cause them to take their business elsewhere. Many organizations in a variety of industries struggle to access the customer data they need to provide personalized and contextual experiences across all touchpoints.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 2, 2018

Making your data lake a “governed data lake” is the game changer. Without governance, organizations risk securing the data and as well as protecting it. When data is cataloged and governed, an organization can effectively discover, classify, track history and lineage, quality of data and thereby use it with trust and confidence. A governed data lake contains data that’s accessible, clean, trusted and protected.

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ScienceSoft

MAY 8, 2018

Sensor data analytics has the potential to turn your manufacturing enterprise into a competitive business. To achieve that, first read this article and learn sensor analytics essentials.

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DataRobot Blog

MAY 14, 2018

by Jen Underwood. Recently I engaged in a guided “hands-on” evaluation of Infoworks, a “no code” big data engineering solution that expedites and automates Hadoop and cloud workflows. Within four hours of logging. Read More.

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Cloudera

MAY 22, 2018

Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) makes secure, collaborative data science at scale a reality for the enterprise and accelerates the delivery of new data products. With CDSW, organizations can research and experiment faster, deploy models easily and with confidence, as well as rely on the wider Cloudera platform to reduce the risks and costs of data science projects.

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Birst BI

MAY 15, 2018

The past 11 months have been an exhilarating period for the Birst team. We’ve had a record-breaking year, we’re seeing tremendous momentum in the business, and we’ve launched the first set of Infor analytics products packaged with Birst business intelligence (BI) capabilities. We’re delighted to cap off our first year, as part of the Infor family, by receiving among the five highest scores in all five of the use cases assessed by Gartner in its 2018 Critical Capabilities for Analytics and Busine

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 18, 2018

Business intelligence (BI) software is designed to help enterprises discover and visualize their data to drive better business outcomes. These widely deployed applications come in various forms, including high-priced offerings, but many businesses are well served by free services that incorporate most of the key features organizations need. There are many factors and options to consider when evaluating BI tools because some are better suited to particular uses, while others require more extensiv

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 30, 2018

It seems like CEOs all over the world are realizing that to be competitive, they have to embrace technologies like private cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). IBM Cloud Private for Data empowers organizations to be AI-ready with an integrated analytics platform.

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Smarten

MAY 11, 2018

Why Should I Care About Smart Visualization and Advanced Data Discovery? Are you up on the latest analytics lingo or do you still think smart visualization is some kind of artificial eyeball? Well, before you embarrass yourself at the next business conference, let’s get the facts! Data Visualization Tools are part of an Advanced Data Discovery approach that allow users to gather various data components and tell a story that will clarify a problem, identify an opportunity or help to make a

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DataRobot Blog

MAY 6, 2018

by Jen Underwood. DataRobot is the world’s most advanced automated machine learning platform. It empowers data analysts and data scientists to rapidly find key insights, hidden data patterns and make better predictions faster. Read More.

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Cloudera

MAY 10, 2018

Cloudera 2017 Data Impact Award Winners. We are excited to kick off the 2018 Data Impact Awards ! Nominations are now open and will remain open until July 20th. Since 2012, the Data Impact Awards have showcased how organizations are using Cloudera and the power of data to transform themselves and achieve dramatic results. Click to tweet : Nominations are now open for the sixth annual Cloudera Data Impact Awards!

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Nutanix

MAY 30, 2018

Recently, Nutanix hosted our fourth annual.NEXT user conference in New Orleans. It was truly an incredible event for customers, partners, and Nutanix. With nearly 5,000 attendees, 80 sponsors and an unbelievable lineup of speakers,NEXT marked its best year yet!

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Perceptual Edge

MAY 14, 2018

Few data technologies are subject to more hype these days than VR-enabled data visualization. I have never seen a single example that adds value and therefore makes sense. Those who promote it don’t base their claims on actual evidence that it works. Instead, they tend to spout a lot of misinformation about visual perception and cognition. Those who have actually taken the time to study visual perception and cognition could take each of these claims apart with ease.

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Advertiser: Data Robot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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