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Data preparation tools: Your analytics strategy’s secret weapon

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What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

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How to predict who will quit — and whom to poach

Predictive analytics can help pinpoint why your talent is leaving, how to prevent it, and whom to go after when recruiting from competitors.

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Tesla, the data company

Tesla is harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to build one of the most innovative neural networks in the world.

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IDC MarketScape: Evaluating 12 leading enterprise performance management (EPM) vendors

Enterprise Performance Management has emerged as one of the fastest-growing subsets of the big data and analytics market. EPM software measures, analyzes and optimizes financial performance management, planning, forecasting and...

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The hot market for data science and analytics

The value of improved data analytics, integration and visualization has surged in importance in recent years, highlighted by many recent acquisitions of companies in the space. CIOs should prioritize team education, modern toolsets...

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3 fundamentals for supercharging your data strategy

Modern enterprises are swimming in data. How can they turn that data into a business asset and win buy-in from the organization? It takes a bold strategy and attention to the fundamentals, experts say.

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AI helps Land O' Lakes churn data into sales

The Fortune 500 dairy giant is leveraging data and artificial intelligence to optimize pricing, target sales, and forecast future demand.

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6 tools that make data science easier

New tools are bundling data cleanup, drag-and-drop programming, and the cloud to help anyone comfortable with a spreadsheet to leverage the power of data science.

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Transforming data with Apache Spark

Spark is the ideal big data tool for data-driven enterprises because of its speed, ease of use and versatility. It will help you understand your data quickly and help you make informed decisions faster.

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Companies are gaining clarity about their digital vision

More executive committees say they understand how digital impacts their business strategy.

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15 best data science bootcamps for boosting your career

Whether you’re a recent grad, seasoned IT pro or someone looking to make a career change, these bootcamps will set you on the right path for a career in data science.

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Top 14 data engineer and data architect certifications

Data engineers and data architects are in high demand. Here are the certifications that will give your career an edge.

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Big data challenges impacting data-driven business goals

IT leaders need to understand the opportunities big data presents so they can overcome the various challenges and remain competitive in the growing data-centric economy.

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8 factors shaping the future of big data, machine learning and AI

AI and machine learning combined with ever-increasing amounts of data are changing our commercial and social landscapes. A number of themes and issues are emerging within these sectors that CIOs need to be aware of.

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5 ways IBM Cognos Analytics is transforming business

IBM's Cognos Analytics has integrated the artificial intelligence capabilities of IBM Watson Analytics. Here’s how five organizations are using Cognos Analytics to transform their operations.

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The 12 dark secrets of data science

From hidden costs to highly suspect conclusions, data science is not without its detractions and limitations — despite the ongoing hype.

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Anheuser-Busch taps single source for data analytics

The world’s largest brewing giant has a new data management strategy, the main ingredients of which are a single source for data and the cloud.

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For Bayer Crop Science, decision science breeds success

Bayer Crop Science is bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to every aspect of its business, from logistics to genetic sequencing.

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For Ginnie Mae, data analytics lends disaster relief

Disastrous hurricanes in 2017 spurred the Government National Mortgage Association to develop an analytics dashboard to mitigate loss exposure and forecast the financial impact of future disasters.

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