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Business intelligence data mining News

March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18
Cambridge Analytica-Facebook case shows need for ethical data mining

Ethical data collection practices are becoming even more important, as cases like Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook data challenge consumer trust in enterprise analytics.
November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17
Microsoft Azure cloud database activity takes off at Connect();

Microsoft Connect(); 2017 saw the addition of MariaDB and Cassandra to the Azure cloud database lineup. Also discussed: A set of Spark-based analytics services called Azure Databricks.
November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17
Microsoft boosts SQL Server machine learning services

Python and R are among the tools in the SQL Server machine learning toolkit. Native T-SQL scoring is also on the agenda, as uncovered at PASS Summit 2017.
November 06, 2017 06 Nov'17
Power BI updates drive Microsoft's latest hybrid cloud efforts

At PASS Summit 2017, Microsoft Azure's strides were measured in steps. These include Power BI updates that bring cloud reporting services down to earth.

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text mining (text analytics)

Text mining is the process of exploring and analyzing large amounts of unstructured text data aided by software that can identify concepts, patterns, topics, keywords and other attributes in the data. Continue Reading
decision-making process

The decision-making process, in a business context, is a set of steps taken by managers in an enterprise to determine the planned path for business initiatives and to set specific actions in motion. Continue Reading
Three ways to turn old files into Hadoop data sets in a data lake

Hadoop data lakes offer a new home for legacy data that still has analytical value. But there are different ways to convert the data for use in Hadoop depending on your analytics needs. Continue Reading

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Data scientist vs. business analyst: What's the difference?

Data science and business analyst roles differ in that data scientists must deep dive into data and come up with unique business solutions -- but the distinctions don't end there. Continue Reading
Exploring Microsoft R Open, R Server for advanced analytics

Learn about the features and components of the Microsoft R family of predictive analytics tools, which includes Microsoft R Open, Microsoft R Client and Microsoft R Server. Continue Reading
Customer insight among the business benefits of a marketing data lake

In this video, Sumit Sarkar from Progress Software discusses the benefits of a marketing data lake and explains how companies can determine what data to feed into a data lake. Continue Reading

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Predictive analytics projects can bolster business decisions

Blind faith in predictive models can result in flawed business decisions. Analytics teams need to manage predictive processes carefully to keep things on the right track. Continue Reading
Five steps to build better predictive analytics applications

Predictive analytics initiatives must be planned and managed effectively to ensure that they don't miss the mark on meeting business needs. Here's an approach to help keep them on track. Continue Reading
Microsoft technology refresh touches SQL Server, integration tooling

Microsoft is at work on a delicate technology refresh affecting database tuning and architecture, as well as data integration and business intelligence. Continue Reading

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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
LBS technology expands customer service, business operations

Many modern consumers and workers are always tuned-in to the digital world. They have laptops, tablets and smartphones that chirp and beep away with incoming messages. Those devices are also sending out information -- tweets and texts, yes -- but ... Continue Reading