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9 companies using data to make retail more efficient

Companies using big data to disrupt the retail industry.

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How Netflix built a House of Cards with big data

Big data is changing everything – including the way small and mid sized enterprises do business

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5 of the best data analytics platforms that use the edge

The ability to use edge computing to optimize data processing and develop real time analytics ability is available to all organisations with the help of these platforms.

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Why CIOs must co-lead CX, customer experience

Forrester recently gathered top Customer Experience (CX) professionals from around the world for the Forrester CX Forum in New York. Extensive data was presented to support the argument that delivering a seamless customer experience...

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The dos and don’ts of data lakes

This article shares research on what is needed to ensure CIOs establish valued data lakes, versus unvalued data swamps.

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14 big data certifications that will pay off

Data scientists and data analysts as well as engineers and developers with the skills to work with big data technologies are sought after and well-compensated. Want an extra edge looking for your next job? Get big data certified.

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3 vanity KPIs tech marketers must stop obsessing over

With the plethora of data available today, it's easy to get stuck in "analysis paralysis." Here are three overrated site metrics that may be blinding you ... and the KPIs you should focus on instead.

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Unstructured customer data is a goldmine, here’s how to use it

If you want to grow customer relationships, try using unstructured data.

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How computational linguistics went from Cold War communications to transforming enterprise work

The Cold War is often cited as the starting point for the scientific work around natural language processing (NLP) that has since evolved into computational linguistics, an artificial intelligence (AI) technology now in commercial...

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The big-time benefits of a centralized data analytics team

Micron overhauled its data management strategy, embedding crack teams of data scientists within an array of business units. Here’s how that centralized strategy has delivered impressive results.

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You can't build enterprise AI if you suck at data & analytics

Executives are anxious to jump on the AI bandwagon, but many organizations lack the requisite data & analytics infrastructure or executive culture to build production machine learning systems.

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How big data is disrupting the oil and gas industry

Big data is changing everything. The oil and gas industry is finally catching up.

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How venues are using technology to reinvent event marketing

Event marketing isn't just handing out flyers and radio commercials anymore, it's pure technology.

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How big data is disrupting healthcare and life sciences

Like all industries, healthcare and life sciences are ripe for disruption.

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Will AI really replace all our jobs?

The robots are indeed coming. But should we really be scared?

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Enterprise analytics gives responsible control over data exploration

Data becomes information through communication. We want as many smart people to have easy access to rich data. Enterprise analytics is a control for leaders to avoid indulging in 'elaborate rubbish'. For every task there is a tool...

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The growing impact of artificial intelligence on workplace collaboration

AI and machine learning algorithms are increasingly being brought to bear on collaborative business workflows and processes for automation and to enable intelligent conversational experiences. There is a paradigm shift in digital...

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‘DVR for data’ gives TIAA deep insights into its digital business

Retirement wealth manager TIAA built an analytics system to gauge how its digital services are performing in real time, giving IT an immediate pulse on how consumers are responding to them.

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