Posts Tagged ‘Big data’
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…
Read MoreAI 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…
Read MoreManaging Data with Analytics
The increasing size of data sets for big data analytics makes analytics more possible yet less cost prohibitive. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Changing the Dynamics of Big Data Analytics.” “Most data sets now are well over 10 petabytes,” says Tom Phelan, Co-founder and Chief Architect at Big Data solutions vendor BlueData…
Read MoreMachine 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreTaxonomies 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…
Read MoreData 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…
Read MoreBig 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…
Read MoreTaxonomies and Big Data
Taxonomy is the science of classification – typically and most commonly, classifying organisms. The science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world. Using morphological, behavioral, genetic and biochemical observations, taxonomists identify, describe and arrange species into classifications, including those that are new to science. Since the turn…
Read MoreEDW Conference Call for Presentations
Enterprise Data World is looking for presenters at the March 17-22, 2019 23rd Annual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW) in Boston. You can share your skills and knowledge with over 1,000 attending data professionals from around the world. The EDW conference is recognized as the most comprehensive educational conference on data management in the world. Join hundreds of data professionals from around the…
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