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Mix and match analytics: data, metadata, and machine learning for the win
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Mix and match analytics: data, metadata, and machine learning for the win

Creating winning analytics solutions means combining and making the most of different approaches and techniques. Taking a look at how…

Jan 20, 2017
Googling prescriptive analytics: YouTube recommendations and the analytics continuum

Googling prescriptive analytics: YouTube recommendations and the analytics continuum

Jan 6, 2017
Predictive analytics and machine learning: A dynamic duo

Predictive analytics and machine learning: A dynamic duo

Dec 5, 2016
Data to analytics to AI: From descriptive to predictive analytics

Data to analytics to AI: From descriptive to predictive analytics

Nov 23, 2016
To the cloud, big data sisters and brothers, to the cloud

To the cloud, big data sisters and brothers, to the cloud

Oct 6, 2016

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In Between Years. The Year of the Graph Newsletter: January 2019
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In Between Years. The Year of the Graph Newsletter: January 2019

In between years, or zwischen den Jahren, is a German expression for the period between…

Jan 14, 2019
Alibaba Blinks: Building an open source, data-driven cloud empire in real-time
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Alibaba Blinks: Building an open source, data-driven cloud empire in real-time

Acquiring data Artisans, the vendor leading development of open source Apache Flink framework for real-time…

Jan 9, 2019
The AI chip unicorn that’s about to revolutionize everything has computational Graph at its Core
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The AI chip unicorn that’s about to revolutionize everything has computational Graph at its Core

AI is the most disruptive technology of our lifetimes, and AI chips are the most…

Dec 20, 2018
The rise of Kubernetes epitomizes the transition from big data to flexible data
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The rise of Kubernetes epitomizes the transition from big data to flexible data

Can a platform conceived to support running ephemeral applications become the operating system of choice…

Dec 12, 2018
Want to boost customer engagement? Invest in data integration, metadata, data governance, says Informatica
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Want to boost customer engagement? Invest in data integration, metadata, data governance, says Informatica

What does a Data Hub Reference Architecture have to do with Customer Engagement? A lot,…

Dec 4, 2018
Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework
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Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework

Samza is now at near-parity with other Apache open-source streaming frameworks such as Flink and…

Nov 27, 2018

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