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business intelligence (BI)
Business intelligence (BI) is a technology-driven process for analyzing data and presenting actionable information to help executives, managers and other corporate end users make informed business decisions. Continue Reading
Big data forces a reassessment of how to use BI dashboard software
BI dashboards are still a top priority for most businesses, but emerging trends around big data are forcing BI and IT teams to rethink how dashboards can be built and used most effectively. Continue Reading
Inside consumer tech companies' push for enterprise business analytics
Cloud computing trends are pushing consumer tech companies like Amazon and Google to market enterprise analytics software. This podcast examines those trends. Continue Reading
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Predictive data analytics advances businesses ahead of the game
Predictive analytics can help companies identify trends and better understand customers. The potential business benefits are big, but building predictive models isn't simple. Continue Reading
Ten steps to start using predictive analytics algorithms effectively
A successful predictive analytics program involves more than deploying software and running algorithms to analyze data. This set of steps can help you put a solid analytics foundation in place. Continue Reading
AI technologies affect all corners of business, IT
Think before you act on artificial intelligence technologies to ensure that your efforts to become a "cognitive business" lead you in the right direction.Continue Reading
data visualization
Data visualization is a general term that describes any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. Patterns, trends and correlations that might go undetected in text-based data can be exposed and ...Continue Reading
Cloud-based BI and analytics systems start taking a firmer shape
As cloud computing becomes more common, there are signs that companies increasingly are looking at whether cloud BI and analytics applications should be part of their IT plans.Continue Reading
social media analytics
Social media analytics is the practice of gathering data from social media websites and analyzing that data using social media analytics tools to make business decisions.Continue Reading
ad hoc analysis
Ad hoc analysis is the term commonly used in businesses to describe a product (analytical report, statistical analysis or model, or other report or summary of data) produced one time to answer a single, specific business question. Continue Reading
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Data scientist skills range from data prep to storytelling
Data scientists aren't born -- they're made. IT pros from a wide range of backgrounds are working to gain the data science skills for which companies are looking.Continue Reading
Machine learning technology, techniques add new analytics smarts
Machine learning tools are becoming a more common component of advanced analytics applications, especially in big data environments. But they have to be focused on real business issues.Continue Reading
Quiz: What's your IQ on data science techniques and processes?
Creating a successful data science program enables you to look deeper into your organization's data for analytics uses. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the data science process.Continue Reading
Big data and data mining team up to help users hone a competitive edge
Data mining may not be on the tip of people's tongues in these data science days, but advanced analytics applications won't get far without effective techniques for mining data.Continue Reading
Right data mining data sets are a must for proper predictive modeling
Predictive analytics applications can go off track quickly if data scientists and other analysts don't make good choices on the data sets they're looking to mine and analyze.Continue Reading