Posts by Melody Smith
Learning From Employees
People analytics are exploding and are expected to grow in use and application in the new year. Human Resource Executive brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Why people data analytics is poised to drive big change in 2023.“ Many organizations are increasingly recognizing the value found in data about their employees’ motivations, engagement…
Read MoreThe Importance of Data Quality
Modern cloud data processing and management systems are rapidly being adopted and scaled across the healthcare industry. This has benefits. However, it has also introduces a number of significant administrative and operational issues in many organizations, due to the inability to source and manage consistent, quality data. Tech Republic brought this interesting information to our…
Read MoreThe Human Touch of AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings with it a promise of genuine human-to-machine interaction. When machines become intelligent, they can understand requests, connect data points and draw conclusions. They can reason, observe and plan. It’s very common to hear the terms “machine learning” and “AI” thrown around in the wrong context, but they are not the same.…
Read MoreData and Taxonomies
Most organizations today face challenges as they accumulate volumes of data on premises and in the cloud. How do they begin to locate what’s valuable, sensitive, or relevant when the time comes, and in an expedited manner? Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they…
Read MoreUnderstanding Science with Emerging Technology
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are constantly being integrated in different industries and applications. In this case, it is in the world of ecology and science. This interesting information came to us from NewsWise in their article, “Using Machine Learning to Better Understand How Water Behaves.” Machine learning is being used…
Read MoreThe Internet of Today
The Internet of Things (IoT) is going through mass adoption in various fields. The world is slowly heading for the transformation of the IoT into the Internet of everything. This interesting topic came to us from Semiconductor Engineering in their article, “Data Security Takes Front Seat In Industrial IoT Design.” As little as 10 years…
Read MoreMoving Forward with Data Driven Strategies
Given rapid technological advances, the question for companies is how to integrate new capabilities into their operations and strategies—and position themselves in a world where analytics can upend entire industries. The convergence of several technology trends is accelerating progress. Analytics Insight brought this topic to our attention in their article, “What’s The Next Step for…
Read MoreAI and Data Security
Data security is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. Its importance increases as the amount of data created and stored continues to grow at unprecedented rates. This important topic came to us from Security Intelligence in their article, “It’s 2022: Do You Know Where Your Sensitive Data Is?“ A large…
Read MoreData Analytics and Careers
It shouldn’t be surprising that the number of data analytics jobs in the power industry in North America was up almost 4% in the same quarter last year. This interesting information came to us from Power Technology in their article, “North America is seeing a hiring boom in power industry data analytics roles.” Simply put,…
Read MoreDriving the Management
A data-driven company requires a clear data integration strategy and a solid data culture. Tech Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How to create a data integration strategy for your organization.” Big data and analytics have climbed to the top of the corporate agenda. Together, they promise to transform the…
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