Cloudera

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this year’s post, I’ve collected cost-reduction strategies — augmented by the capabilities of generative AI — and innovative approaches that promise to accelerate cost-reduction and reshape the financial services landscape in the year ahead. Debugging: Identifying and fixing bugs in code is essential for application security.

Cost-Benefit 75

Cost-Benefit Testing Machine Learning Optimization 75

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

If the relationship of $X$ to $Y$ can be approximated as quadratic (or any polynomial), the objective and constraints as linear in $Y$, then there is a way to express the optimization as a quadratically constrained quadratic program (QCQP). It is also a sound strategy when experimenting with several parameters at the same time.

Experimentation 52

Experimentation Optimization Uncertainty Metrics 52

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This year’s technology darling and other machine learning investments have already impacted digital transformation strategies in 2023 , and boards will expect CIOs to update their AI transformation strategies frequently. Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94%

Digital Transformation 143

Digital Transformation Unstructured Data Machine Learning Risk Management 143

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 15, 2023

BCG asked 12,898 frontline employees, managers, and leaders in large organizations around the world how they felt about AI: 61% listed curiosity as one of their two strongest feelings, 52% listed optimism, 30% concern, and 26% confidence. Despite BCG’s findings of optimism in the workforce, there’s a darker side.

Management 116

Management Experimentation Optimization Enterprise 116

Decision Management Solutions

MARCH 26, 2020

We’ve been blogging recently on Decision Optimization. The Customer Journey to Decision Optimization. Those trying to improve and optimize their decisions report various challenges. Experimentation at the beginning of your journey is essential to make sure you understand where you are starting.

Experimentation 72

Experimentation Recreation/Entertainment Optimization Testing 72

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A developing playbook of best practices for data science teams covers the development process and technologies for building and testing machine learning models. Have business leaders defined realistic success criteria and areas of low-risk experimentation? Are data science teams set up for success?

Machine Learning 128

Machine Learning Data Science Experimentation IoT 128

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2023

As Belcorp considered the difficulties it faced, the R&D division noted it could significantly expedite time-to-market and increase productivity in its product development process if it could shorten the timeframes of the experimental and testing phases in the R&D labs.

Digital Transformation 105

Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit Informatics Data mining 105

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Tech leaders must focus on a business-aligned tech strategy to deliver on the competing mandates, Guarini says. “A A business-aligned technology strategy is built on architecture and agility, the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of better alignment,’’ he explains. Performance improves when the culture of collaboration is strong.”

Strategy 137

Strategy Technology Experimentation Testing 137

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As part of Heineken’s 2021 EverGreen strategy to commit to future-proof the organization, adapt to market dynamics, and emerge stronger from the pandemic, there’s the objective to digitally transform the business and its relations with stakeholders. There’s also a growing emphasis on improving team performance.

Digital Transformation 105

Digital Transformation Sales Experimentation Optimization 105

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

I lovingly call our strategy analytics on the bleeding edge. upgrades to processes to create deeper integration with Finance & Strategy teams. What may or may not be as common, but is an integral part of our analytics strategy is the extensive use of controlled experiments to answer life’s hardest questions. The slow music.

Analytics 131

Analytics Scorecard Strategy Testing 131

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

While leaders have some reservations about the benefits of current AI, organizations are actively investing in gen AI deployment, significantly increasing budgets, expanding use cases, and transitioning projects from experimentation to production. AGI wouldn’t just perceive its surroundings; it would understand them.

Cost-Benefit 96

Cost-Benefit Modeling Manufacturing Interactive 96

Octopai

MAY 2, 2022

Common elements of DataOps strategies include: Collaboration between data managers, developers and consumers A development environment conducive to experimentation Rapid deployment and iteration Automated testing Very low error rates. Just-in-Time” manufacturing increases production while optimizing resources.

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturing Testing Experimentation Data Quality 87

Octopai

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When DataOps principles are implemented within an organization, you see an increase in collaboration, experimentation, deployment speed and data quality. SPC is the continuous testing of the results of automated manufacturing processes. SPC tests can do the same thing for the data flowing through your pipelines.

Data Quality 52

Data Quality Data Analytics Analytics Manufacturing 52

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

in concert with Microsoft’s AI-optimized Azure platform. Additionally, Flint Hill Resources is deploying the LLM-based platform for commodity trading optimization, while the US Missile Defense Agency is employing it to improve safety during steel manufacturing, according to C3. Generative AI, IT Leadership, IT Strategy

Risk 141

Risk Manufacturing Enterprise Technology 141

O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 31, 2020

This means that the AI products you build align with your existing business plans and strategies (or that your products are driving change in those plans and strategies), that they are delivering value to the business, and that they are delivered on time. AI product estimation strategies.

Management 332

Management Machine Learning Experimentation Metrics 332

FineReport

DECEMBER 11, 2019

– Data Divination: Big Data Strategies. This book details the planning and execution of big data strategies, with a number of real-world examples from 10 different industries. By Pam Baker and Bob Gourley. Big data is changing our world. – Sexy Little Numbers: How to Grow Your Business Using the Data You Already Have.

Big Data 98

Big Data Statistics Experimentation Data Strategy 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

I’m now primarily focused on product strategy, organizational efficiency, and generally trying to make sure we don’t forget where we came from, especially around the open source side of things. We rely heavily on automated testing. Tyson: That belief in your vision when it’s tested—that is tough! Is it still true today? .

Software 115

Software Experimentation Testing Marketing 115

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

As an analyst, I was upset that this change would hurt my ability to analyze the effectiveness of my beloved search engine optimization (SEO) efforts – which are really all about finding the right users using optimal content strategies. These changes impact my AdWords spend sub-optimally. What Is Not Going Away.

Optimization 154

Optimization Reporting Experimentation Metrics 154

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We have to do Search Engine Optimization. The company truly has a portfolio strategy when it comes to marketing. Then they isolated regions of the country (by city, zip, state, dma pick your fave) into test and control regions. People in the test regions will participate in our hypothesis testing.

Measurement 119

Measurement Advertising Testing Marketing 119

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2024

Experimentation drives momentum: How do we maximize the value of a given technology? Via experimentation. This can be as simple as a Google Sheet or sharing examples at weekly all-hands meetings Many enterprises do “blameless postmortems” to encourage experimentation without fear of making mistakes and reprisal.

Enterprise 69

Enterprise Experimentation Sales Optimization 69

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2024

That includes many technologies based on machine learning, such as sales forecasting, lead scoring and qualification, pricing optimization, and customer sentiment analysis. We’re mostly still optimizing our sales and marketing processes with CRM tools,” he says.

Sales 128

Sales Finance Experimentation Cost-Benefit 128

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JULY 22, 2020

by ALEXANDER WAKIM Ramp-up and multi-armed bandits (MAB) are common strategies in online controlled experiments (OCE). These strategies involve changing assignment weights during an experiment. The first is a strategy called ramp-up and is advised by many experts in the field [1].

Experimentation 95

Experimentation Statistics Testing Strategy 95

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Barriers To An Effective Web Measurement Strategy [+ Solutions!]. Five Reasons And Awesome Testing Ideas. Lab Usability Testing: What, Why, How Much. Build A Great Web Experimentation & Testing Program. Experimentation and Testing: A Primer. Interviewing Tip: Stress Test Critical Thinking.

KPI 124

KPI Metrics Measurement ROI 124

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

" Or " I proposed testing / surveys / competitive intelligence / Analysts but I was shot down." Here are 6 strategies you can use to bring the voice of the customer and perspective from competitors to the table, and win big (!!). # 1: Implement a Experimentation & Testing Program. #

Management 68

Management Experimentation Testing Strategy 68

O'Reilly on Data

MAY 14, 2020

AI PMs should enter feature development and experimentation phases only after deciding what problem they want to solve as precisely as possible, and placing the problem into one of these categories. Experimentation: It’s just not possible to create a product by building, evaluating, and deploying a single model.

Management 363

Management Experimentation B2B Machine Learning 363

DataKitchen

APRIL 13, 2021

Testing and Data Observability. It orchestrates complex pipelines, toolchains, and tests across teams, locations, and data centers. Prefect Technologies — Open-source data engineering platform that builds, tests, and runs data workflows. Testing and Data Observability. Production Monitoring and Development Testing.

Testing 307

Testing Machine Learning Consulting Data Quality 307

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The four pronged real world tested probing and loaded with politics framework to find a home for Web Analytics: 1. some reports going out on schedule (even if data pukes) then an optimal path might be to centralize some where (see item #2 below). [B] How long has the company been doing web analytics, what is the landscape of tools?

Analytics 95

Analytics Data-driven Marketing Sales 95

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

Many other platforms, such as Coveo’s Relative Generative Answering , Quickbase AI , and LaunchDarkly’s Product Experimentation , have embedded virtual assistant capabilities but don’t brand them copilots. Today, top AI-assistant capabilities delivering results include generating code, test cases, and documentation.

Cost-Benefit 124

Cost-Benefit Advertising Experimentation Software 124

datapine

MAY 20, 2020

With a powerful dashboard maker , each point of your customer relations can be optimized to maximize your performance while bringing various additional benefits to the picture. Whether you’re looking at consumer management dashboards and reports, every CRM dashboard template you use should be optimal in terms of design.

Dashboards 265

Dashboards Reporting KPI Visualization 265

AWS Big Data

JULY 3, 2023

Backtesting is a process used in quantitative finance to evaluate trading strategies using historical data. This helps traders determine the potential profitability of a strategy and identify any risks associated with it, enabling them to optimize it for better performance.

Snapshot 80

Snapshot Data Lake Testing Strategy 80

O'Reilly on Data

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Likewise, AI doesn’t inherently optimize supply chains, detect diseases, drive cars, augment human intelligence, or tailor promotions to different market segments. Results are typically achieved through a scientific process of discovery, exploration, and experimentation, and these processes are not always predictable.

Cost-Benefit 293

Cost-Benefit Advertising ROI Machine Learning 293

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Chapter 2 The Optimal Strategy for Choosing Your Web Analytics Soul Mate. I am a Mechanical Engineer with a MBA, a late covert to the power of understanding the super sexy "why" by leveraging lab usability studies, surveys, card sorts, online remote testing and more. You get a jump start. It was hard.

Analytics 71

Analytics Metrics Measurement Testing 71

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

In an ideal world, experimentation through randomization of the treatment assignment allows the identification and consistent estimation of causal effects. A naïve way to solve this problem would be to compare the proportion of buyers between the exposed and unexposed groups, using a simple test for equality of means.

Statistics 44

Statistics Optimization Modeling Experimentation 44

Rocket-Powered Data Science

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Be sure to listen to the full recording of our lively conversation, which covered Data Literacy, Data Strategy, Data Leadership, and more. We build models to test our understanding, but these models are not “one and done.” How To Build A Successful Enterprise Data Strategy. The Age of Hype Cycles.

Digital Transformation 142

Digital Transformation Experimentation Data Strategy Strategy 142

datapine

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Let’s face it: every serious business that wants to generate leads and revenue needs to have a marketing strategy that will help them in their quest for profit. It is utilized to effectively communicate a company’s marketing strategy, including research, promotional tactics, goals and expected outcomes. How To Write A Marketing Report?

Reporting 280

Reporting Marketing Advertising Metrics 280

Alation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To remain competitive in an omnichannel world, IT leaders must carefully design cloud environments to reflect business needs and strategies. Optimized business continuity. All availability strategies are handled externally by the public cloud service provider. What is cloud-optimized? Cloud testing. Cloud security.

Cost-Benefit 52

Cost-Benefit Data Processing Optimization Consulting 52

AWS Big Data

MAY 24, 2023

When you build your transactional data lake using Apache Iceberg to solve your functional use cases, you need to focus on operational use cases for your S3 data lake to optimize the production environment. The following examples are also available in the sample notebook in the aws-samples GitHub repo for quick experimentation.

Data Lake 80

Data Lake Snapshot Metadata Optimization 80