Making Cities Smart-er

Data analytics continues to play a key role in helping cities become zero-carbon, improve urban mobility, and better manage their infrastructure in a secure, sustainable, and cost-effective manner – in other words, smart. Smart Energy brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data analytics: The key to delivering smart cities.” The number of…

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Next Big Technologies

Emerging technologies have everyone excited. Big data and blockchain are touted to be the next big things set to revolutionize the way organizations do business. This interesting topic came to us from IT Pro Portal in their article, “Implications of blockchain In data science.” Blockchain technology entered public awareness with the increasing interest in digital currencies such…

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The Right Data Professional

The digital world of today is highly competitive. Data is currency, it contains the power. Data-driven businesses are not only able to provide a better, more targeted customer experience but can also understand and act upon new opportunities or threats ahead of the competition. Information Age brought this interesting topic to our attention in their…

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2020 Census is Data’s Time to Shine

2020 brings a presidential election and the census to the United States. One has gotten a little more press than the other. This interesting topic came to us from Government CIO Media in their article, “Data Drives the First Digital Census.” The 2020 census is the largest data collection ever in U.S. history. The Constitution mandates the…

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Technology and Customer Service

Customer service and technology have not always been best buddies. However, with the advent of social media, smart phones, and a growing need for immediate gratification, technology has proven itself worthy to, if not deliver high quality service, at least recover it. This interesting topic came to us from MarTech Series in their article, “How AI…

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Data Science and Machine Learning Usability

Dresner Advisory Services’ 6th annual 2019 Data Science and Machine Learning Market Study was recently released and some interesting findings make for good reading. This interesting topic came to us from Business 2 Community in their article, “State of AI and Machine Learning in 2019.” The study found that advanced initiatives related to data science and machine learning,…

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The Management of Data

Data management is becoming more and more complex, and expensive. The cost and hassle of collecting and preparing data often comes as a shock for some organizations. This interesting topic came to us from The Wall Street Journal in their article, “Data Challenges Are Halting AI Projects, IBM Executive Says.” International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) executive Arvind…

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The Scalability of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its impact on organizations of all sizes, across all industries. But what if you don’t have the proper data architecture in place to support AI and machine learning? CIO brought this subject to us in their article, “The Seven Design Principles of an AI-Ready Data Architecture.” AI is all about…

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Digital Security

Data has always been valuable, but in the digital world that has never been more true. This information came to our attention from Cloud Tech in their article, “Putting data security at the heart of digital transformation – from culture to code.” Protecting this valuable asset has unfortunately not experienced the same growth. According to a…

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Finding the Quality

Data quality is a constant challenge for any data governance strategic plan. Often, a data governance team is built to ensure data will be handled effectively and to monitor data quality. This interesting topic came to us from Information Management in their article, “Data quality issues – Who is responsible for resolving them?” The quality of…

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