Sat.Dec 09, 2017 - Fri.Dec 15, 2017

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Business Analysts & The Anchor Effect

BA Learnings

I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of cognitive bias for the simple reason that it exposes the flaws in one’s thinking and ability to make sound decisions. Every analyst, and in fact everyone, stands to benefit from understanding what cognitive biases are so they can be kept to a minimum or spotted when interacting with others. This piece discusses the anchor effect, how it is used to gain or lose advantage (consciously or unconsciously), and how its effects can be mitigated when dealing

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Is “embodied cognition” the future of AI?

IBM Big Data Hub

As happens so often, IBM is quietly laying the groundwork for the future. A recent step toward that future is TJBot, an unassuming, do-it-yourself cardboard robot that opens a window into what AI researchers are calling “embodied cognition.

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The Five Faces of the Analytics Dream Team

Darkhorse

The chasm between Business and IT is well documented and has existed since the first punch-card mainframe dimmed the lights of MIT to solve the ballistic trajectory of WWII munitions. Analytics and now Data Science are trapped in the middle. Everyone hopes they'll deliver the productivity gains, but the jury is still out. Some studies suggest that analytics projects have an 80% failure rate.

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Uncover the Data ‘Nuggets’ with Smart Visualization

Smarten

Smart Data Visualization Helps Your Users to Gain Insight! Organizations that are currently considering and upgrade or a new business intelligence solution, should focus on advanced analytics capability that is simple enough for its business users to improve accountability and empowerment and cascade information throughout the organization to improve planning, results and competitive advantage.

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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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The technology industry is under broad political attack

DMBS2

I apologize for posting a December downer, but this needs to be said. The technology industry is under attack: From politicians and political pundits … … especially from “populists” and/or the political right … … in the United States and other countries. These attacks: Are in some cases specific to internet companies such as Google and Facebook.

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Big data visualization techniques: a quick intro

ScienceSoft

Big data visualization techniques: habitual pie charts and line graphs or something special? We share our experience in a new blog post.

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Predictive Analytics Can Guide the Organization to Success

Smarten

Plug n’ Play Predictive Analysis for Accurate Forecasting! There are numerous considerations when a business looks at upgrading or acquiring an analytical solution. One very important capability is Put n’ Play predictive analysis. Assisted Predictive Modeling and predictive analysis tools should include sophisticated functionality in a simple environment that is easy for every business user.

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Notes on artificial intelligence, December 2017

DMBS2

Most of my comments about artificial intelligence in December, 2015 still hold true. But there are a few points I’d like to add, reiterate or amplify. 1. As I wrote back then in a post about the connection between machine learning and the rest of AI , It is my opinion that most things called “intelligence” — natural and artificial alike — have a great deal to do with pattern recognition and response. 2.

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How To Protect Your Business From Fraud On Cyber Monday And Always

Bruno Aziza

Around the world, fraudsters buy stolen credit card information and use those stolen cards to make online purchases.

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Manufacturing Insights that Transcend the Industry

Cloudera

Manufacturing as an industry has always been at the forefront of squeezing value from data. Instrumentation, highly connected systems, and automation have been part and parcel of manufacturing organisations for decades. Constrained by the state of technology more than cost, process optimisation was always achieved by making clever use of the data available and has given rise to completely new disciplines and applications.

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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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Top Three Themes from Gartner Data Center Conference

Nutanix

Earlier this month, Nutanix met with a number of IT professionals at the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas.

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There’s Nothing Mere About Semantics

Perceptual Edge

Disagreements and confusion are often characterized as mere matters of semantics. There is nothing “mere” about semantics, however. Differences that are based in semantics can be insidious, for we can differ semantically without even realizing it. It is our shared understanding of word meanings that enables us to communicate. Unfortunately, our failure to define our terms clearly lies at the root of countless misunderstandings and a world of confusion.

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Lessons from 2017: The Identity Crisis in the Technology C Suite

Bruno Aziza

How the role of the CIO, CISO, and CTO has changed in 2017

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Cloudera’s Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Recognized by Watermark and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Cloudera

From left to right: Nirupama Kamat, Anne Smith, Aimee Schneider, Wendi Durnin, Britt Sellin, Saketa Chandra Chalamchala, Josh Blackburn, Mike Olson, Kathy Erickson, Hilary Mason, Lauren Tipton. Not pictured: Kathyrn Hirsch. Mike Olson, Amr Awadallah, and the rest of Cloudera’s early leaders laid the foundation for a culture of respect, openness, and inclusion from day one.

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How to Build an Experimentation Culture for Data-Driven Product Development

Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig

Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating

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The Steady Beat of.heart

Nutanix

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.

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Augmented Data Discovery Provides Users with Crucial Answers

Smarten

Advanced Data Discovery Can and Should Be Available to All! Advanced Data Discovery allows business users to perform early prototyping and to test hypothesis without the skills of a data scientist. Advanced Data Discovery ensures data democratization and can drastically reduce the time and cost of analysis and experimentation. With the right Data Discovery Software , business users have the freedom to imagine and leverage data without limiting the user’s ability to analyze and visualize da

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Opening the Shrinking Global Space for Civil Society

Cloudera

. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—. Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—. Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—. Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. Most of you will likely be familiar with some version of this poem.