Emerging Tech and Search
Speech recognition is an emerging technology that still stumps some people. Speech or voice recognition is the ability of a machine or program to receive and interpret dictation or to understand and carry out spoken commands. Is there a place for voice recognition in advertising? This interesting topic came to us from Media Post in their article,…
Read MoreAnalytics in Decision Making
Just how do major organizations use data and analytics to inform strategic and operational decisions? Technopedia brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Making Data Analytics Human for Decision-Making.” Business decision makers have expressed their hunger for data analytics that dovetails into the natural processes of decision-making. Senior leaders can provide insight into…
Read MoreEmerging Tech is Making Waves
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can enable us to make more informed decisions without making the decisions for us. Business Post brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AI and machine learning: predictable outcomes.” Relying on AI-powered machines give some people pause, even though we do it all…
Read MoreAnalyzing COVID-19 Data
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to think differently about their business functions. Data is central to most of those conversations. This interesting topic came to us from Computer Weekly in their article, “Data for good: building a culture of data analytics.” People are using data analytics to help identify, learn, diagnose and track. Everything…
Read MoreGoverning all the Data
While we are consistently creating data and analyzing it to use in our businesses, we often forget to reflect on the value of the data that is being collected. Businesses are aware of the data quality issues throughout their organizations, but many face the challenge of how to tackle it, unaware of simple steps that can be…
Read MoreInsights with Machine Learning
Machine learning is growing along with its ability to provide deep insights using big data. Information Week brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “4 Machine Learning Challenges for Threat Detection.” Many organizations are developing deliberate machine learning to see how their companies can benefit, and a popular focus is on cybersecurity.…
Read MoreHow is AI Changing the Workplace?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has incorporated itself into our workplaces and our homes. Our daily lives have fundamentally changed. This interesting topic came to us from Harvard Business Review in their article, “AI Is Changing Work — and Leaders Need to Adapt.” This causes concern among some. AI is an entirely new kind of technology, one that has…
Read MoreDigital World and Machine Learning
We talk frequently about machine learning assuming everyone understands what it is and how it functions to make content findable. However as technology continues to evolve, functions and features change with it. The Pew Research Center brought this subject to our attention in their article, “What is machine learning, and how does it work?” In…
Read MoreBooks to the Rescue
I don’t know about you, but I think all emergency situations require books. This interesting topic came to us from Publisher’s Lunch in their article, “Internet Archive Grants Itself Emergency Copyright Powers for Uncontrolled Digital Lending.” During this pandemic response, the Internet Archive opened the National Emergency Library—a digital collection of 1.4 million books that…
Read MoreData Science and Analytics
It is important for organizations to start their analytics journeys with meaningful data. Unfortunately, many organizations do this backwards. CDO Trends brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Building a Data Science-Friendly Organization.” The data science journey begins when organizations start collecting meaningful data and this typically entails focusing on the desired result…
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