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Skilled IT pay defined by volatility, security, and AI

CIO Business Intelligence

There’s also strong demand for non-certified security skills, with DevSecOps, security architecture and models, security testing, and threat detection/modelling/management attracting the highest pay premiums. AI skills more valuable than certifications There were a couple of stand-outs among those.

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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

More specifically: Descriptive analytics uses historical and current data from multiple sources to describe the present state, or a specified historical state, by identifying trends and patterns. Predictive analytics is often considered a type of “advanced analytics,” and frequently depends on machine learning and/or deep learning.

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MRO spare parts optimization

IBM Big Data Hub

Over time, inventory managers have tested different approaches to determine the best fit for their organizations. Considering that IDC surveyed 37% of companies that manage spare parts inventory by using spreadsheets, email, shared folders or an uncertain approach, it becomes evident that this practice carries more risk than it might seem.

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The Role Of Technology In A Changing Financial Services Sector Part II

Cloudera

One of the key takeaways from recent times that should be considered into the future, is that banks need to rethink how they look at tail risk or extreme events that rarely happen. . This is critically important for predicting risk exposures. Prescriptive analytics provides decision-makers with thousands of potential future scenarios.

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3 Things Citizen Data Scientists Need in Predictive Analytics!

Smarten

The technology research firm, Gartner has predicted that, ‘predictive and prescriptive analytics will attract 40% of net new enterprise investment in the overall business intelligence and analytics market.’ Hypothesis Testing. Competitive Changes. Market Changes. Trends and Patterns. Trends and Patterns. Forecasting.

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Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Some examples of data science use cases include: An international bank uses ML-powered credit risk models to deliver faster loans over a mobile app. An AI-based medical assessment platform analyzes medical records to determine a patient’s risk of stroke and predict treatment plan success rates.

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Decoding Data Analyst Job Description: Skills, Tools, and Career Paths

FineReport

Data analysts leverage four key types of analytics in their work: Prescriptive analytics: Advising on optimal actions in specific scenarios. Diagnostic analytics: Uncovering the reasons behind specific occurrences through pattern analysis. Descriptive analytics: Assessing historical trends, such as sales and revenue.