Don’t look now, but Kafka is transforming into a database. That’s the new direction the popular event streaming platform is headed, according to Confluent CEO Jay Kreps keynote this morning, in which […]
The idea of “big data” transforming healthcare has existed for decades, but recent technological innovations are finally making big data accessible and usable in an actionable way. Artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced […]
Opinion: Do you know where your data is? Tough new laws are on their way. Consumer data is fast becoming an expensive liability, and it could even lead to jail for executives. […]
Nobody likes doing work that isn’t needed, since it consumes time and money with no discernable return. In an ideal world, we would perform the minimum amount of maintenance required to maximize […]
There is a tremendous value that domain experts can add to AI systems, in their interactions with data scientists. Most artificial intelligence projects are in very early stages across various industries, and […]
While IBM’s traditionally popular Cognos Analytics BI suite remains a powerful system, some say it’s not for everyone anymore. The business intelligence platform was viewed for decades as a leading product, one […]
Openness is one of the hallmarks of modern data science – openness of data, of code, and of methods. By sharing our successes and failures with others, we raise our collective intelligence […]
The full stack Data Scientist is the much coveted poster-child hire for all data roles. This person (essentially a unicorn) has strong business acumen, statistical background, modelling capabilities and data engineering know-hows. […]
With analytics software vendors seeking to provide ease of use from setup through insight, a spate of recent platform updates has included low-code/no-code tools for application developers. In November, Looker rolled out […]
Risk: It’s the one thing that everyone wants to avoid in life, or at least manage. No matter the industry, the risks in life are factors that must be dealt with. In […]
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