Posts by Melody Smith
Taking Emerging Technologies to School
Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are key drivers of growth and innovation across all industries, and the education sector is no different. This interesting topic came to us from Gulf Today in their article, “Emerging technologies in education.” While AI-powered solutions have been in the education/technology space for some time, the industry has been…
Read MoreFighting Fraud in a Digital World
There are several kinds of fraud and various facets of nefarious actions that results in fraudulent activity. One of the more pervasive and challenging in the past decade is ransomware. Open Access Government brought this topic to us in their article, “Controlling the top cause of ransomware – social engineering.” It thrives in the digital…
Read MoreUnderstanding How AI Can Protect the Data
As enterprises increasingly transition into cloud data management, the risk of cyberattacks has grown. Cyberattacks can harm companies in terms of both financial status and organizational reputation. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “What Are The Challenges Faced By Data Science Professionals?“ Organizations should utilize advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-powered…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies to Watch
Emerging technology is a term generally used to describe a new technology, but it may also refer to the continuing development of an existing technology. Business leaders know they must prepare for technological upheavals in the years ahead. But keeping up-to-date on new technologies—to say nothing of understanding their complexities and forecasting those shifts—is an overwhelming task. The…
Read MoreAI and Fighting COVID-19
Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that artificial intelligence (AI) could be an important technology to manage the crisis. This interesting information came to us from Wired in their article, “When It Comes to Health Care, AI Has a Long Way to Go.” Since then, the pandemic has prompted…
Read MoreSetting Up Your Organization for Success
Data operations (DataOps) is a data management methodology that improves an organization’s efficiency and profitability by applying agile techniques to the workflows that derive business value from data. This interesting information came to us from TDWI in their article, “Why Data Operations Platforms Can’t Survive without Governance.” As more companies and organizations harness big data, getting…
Read MoreMore and More Data
When the amount of new data generated surpasses the limit of institutions to manage it, and makes it difficult for analysts to analyze it and researchers to deduce any useful conclusions from it, this is known as a data deluge. This interesting topic came to us from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Ins and Outs of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has and will continue to impact every facet of our lives and reality. It will have far-reaching economic, legal, political and regulatory implications that need to be addressed now so preparations are underway. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics Insight in their article, “The Relevance of Artificial Intelligence in Today’s…
Read MoreData During Digital Transformation
Data governance refers to the set of laws, policies, regulations, authorities and decision-making structures that guide how enterprises collect, share and use data to inform decisions. Failure to strengthen balanced data governance not only leads to harms and infringement of rights, but curtails innovation, restricts economic transformation and undermines using data to its greatest potential…
Read MoreData Analytics in Demand
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,…
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