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April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21
Trifacta unveils new integrations to enable data wrangling

Trifacta on Wednesday unveiled an updated tool to enable customers to work with their directly in Google BigQuery along with two new integrations designed to improve data preparation.
January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21
Neo4j unveils cloud graph database for the enterprise

Neo4j Aura Enterprise is a fully-managed cloud database built for large organizations. The vendor previously developed Aura Professional, a similar tool for SMBs.
November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20
Continuous intelligence a trend on the rise

As organizations look to gain a competitive advantage -- and many simply attempt to survive during the pandemic -- data streaming is helping them make decisions in real time.
November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20
Presidential polling data again misses the mark in 2020

Just as they did in 2016, the election polls underestimated support for Donald Trump. Although he didn't defeat Joe Biden, the result was closer than the polls predicted.

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8 top data science applications and use cases for businesses

Data scientists engage in various applications to analyze data and create technologies. These are eight common ones, with examples from different organizations and industries. Continue Reading
How to structure and manage a data science team

Data science teams typically include various analytics and data professionals and can be set up in different ways, as explained here along with tips on managing them. Continue Reading
14 most in-demand data science skills you need to succeed

The demand for data scientists continues to grow, but the job requires a combination of technical and soft skills. Here are 14 key skills for effective data scientists. Continue Reading

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The data science process: 6 key steps on analytics applications

The data science process includes a set of steps that data scientists take to gather, prepare and analyze data and present the analytics results to business users. Continue Reading
Data catalog best practices rely on teamwork, governance, tools

This handbook provides advice on creating data catalogs to help data analysts and other users find information in corporate systems, plus insight on data catalog trends. Continue Reading
Data catalog management for analytics fraught with unique demands

Data catalogs for analytics applications demand detailed assessment of user needs, cross-functional teams, ready access, continuous improvement and a self-sustaining system. Continue Reading

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Governance, compliance, ethics in data mining: Separate but equal

In the ethical mining and analysis of data, governance, compliance and ethics are mistakenly taken as one in the same. Data managers need to be aware of the critical differences. Continue Reading
Apply data science models effectively, not just for their own sake

Having data scientists build analytical models doesn't do much for an organization if the models don't help generate business benefits. Here are some ways to make sure they do. Continue Reading
Advanced analytics tools extract business value from big data

Big data environments based on technologies such as Hadoop and Spark are being deployed more widely -- and the same goes for advanced analytics tools that can help organizations make effective use of the data flooding into those systems. In fact, ... Continue Reading