Getting Value Out of AI

Much like the rest of the world, Canadian organizations are still trying to find their way through the hype to get the real value out of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. This interesting subject came to us from IT World Canada in their article, “How to move past the hype to succeed with AI.”…

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Data Science as a Career

Data science continues to evolve as one of the most promising and in-demand career paths for skilled professionals. Today, successful data professionals understand that they must advance past the traditional skills of analyzing large amounts of data, data mining and programming skills. This topic came to us from Tech Target in their article, “How to…

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Using AI in Analyzing COVID-19 Data

Since the pandemic arrived, researchers in the United States have been prioritizing projects to focus on COVID-19. This crisis has highlighted the critical need for machine learning and imaging analysis tools to support big data initiatives. Becker’s Health IT brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Why data storage, AI, cloud computing…

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Data Science in Business

Even for some in the business, it feels like artificial intelligence (AI) functions and machine learning tasks happen behind the scenes in a magical sort of way. Intellectually, we know that data professionals are engaging in data science, but their roles are often missed when it comes to contributing to business functions such as analytics.…

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Machine Learning Adds Power

Google is infusing Analytics with machine learning to help highlight data that’s important to marketers. Tech Crunch brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Google Analytics update uses machine learning to surface more critical customer data.” The plan is to give marketers access to more information they care about most by using…

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Business Insights Through Data

Everyone wants a little extra advantage when it comes to making strategic business decisions. The idea of a virtual crystal ball can be realized through analytics. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Finding Opportunity in Business Data Means Planning Ahead.” In many cases, knowing when to seize momentum can…

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Using Big Data Analytics in Healthcare

Big data is impacting all businesses on some level. In healthcare, big data analytics technologies continue to move from research labs to clinical settings. This interesting information came to us from Health IT Analytics in their article, “Big Data Analytics May Lead to More Precise Cancer Treatments.” Around the world, cancer is one of the…

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MIT Report Reveals Insights Into Data Infrastructures

A recent report by MIT Technology Review Insights examines how chief data officers and heads of analytics at leading organizations are building data infrastructures, services and use cases that drive business value. PR Newswire brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “A flexible data architecture is a critical foundation for analytics, AI, and…

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Improving the Database Relationship

Graph analytics is an emerging form of data analysis that works particularly well with complex relationships. It involves moving data points and relationships between data points into a graph format and codes queries more efficiently, and it can output results in an easy-to-digest visual format. Tech Republic brought this to our attention in their article, “How…

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Third-Party Developers Facing New Challenges

After the news that the data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly used tens of millions of users’ data for ad targeting, Facebook was made clear that it would make significant changes to its developer platform. This resulted in a pause on the app review process, as well as a number of API endpoints. Venture Beat…

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