Data in the Sky

More and more businesses are moving their IT and data science functions to the cloud. Cloud computing holds many promises to organizations at a time when cost efficiencies and expediency are high priorities. Low-cost storage, real-time computing, managed services, and automated analytics and business intelligence services have caught the eyes of businesses looking to relieve their own…

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AI in Healthcare is Making a Difference

The marketplaces for healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) tools, big data analytics solutions, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are positioned for growth. Health IT Analytics brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Market to Top $34B by 2025.” Healthcare is not cheap. Reducing costs is the motive for many technological…

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Machine Learning and Its Many Applications

Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. However, machine learning is not just for predictive analytics. It can also be embedded within…

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The Power of Analytics

The power of data is realized in what it is used to reveal, and this is accomplished with analytics. For the most part, we still have little understanding of the role played by the emerging industry of data analytics in the interpretation and use of big data. It is argued that to understand the spread…

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Taxonomies Beget Consistency

Whether you are talking about queries or processes, systems or taxonomies, standards make the outcomes more reliable because of the consistent approach to the data or topic. This interesting and important topic came to us from Security Boulevard.com in their article: “The Power of Standards and Consistency.” The variety and volume of information can be overwhelming. True…

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Data Governance At Play

There is a lot of discussion happening about data governance these days. Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. A sound data governance program includes a governing body or council, a defined set of procedures and a plan to execute those procedures. In order to get…

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Big and Big

“Big data” describes massive amounts of data, both unstructured and structured, that is collected by organizations on a daily basis. Big data can then be filtered and turned into smart data before being analyzed for insights. This leads to more efficient decision-making. Smart data can be described as big data that has been laundered – and…

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