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28 Sep 2021
HPE intros GreenLake data lakehouse fabric for analytics
HPE taps multiple open source technologies, including Kubernetes, Apache Spark and Delta Lake, for developing new data fabric services on its GreenLake cloud platform. Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2021
Observable expands enterprise data visualization platform
Observable expanded its platform for larger organizations to collaborate on data projects that make information more intuitive to understand and use. Continue Reading
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07 Jul 2021
Meltano spins out from GitLab to advance DataOps platform
Douwe Maan, founder and CEO of Meltano, outlines the new data startup's approach as it raises seed funding to advance an open source ELT system. Continue Reading
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01 Jun 2021
After sluggish revenues, Cloudera goes private in $5.3B deal
Big data vendor Cloudera is looking to expand its SaaS capabilities by exiting the public markets and acquiring startups Cazena and Datacoral to bring new self-service features. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2021
Building a big data architecture: Core components, best practices
To process the infinite volume and variety of data collected from multiple sources, most enterprises need to get with the program and build a multilayered big data architecture. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2020
Data prep in browser highlights Tableau BI platform update
New data preparation capabilities highlight the release of Tableau 2020.4, which was unveiled on Dec. 15 and includes a version of Tableau Prep Builder for the browser. Continue Reading
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04 Aug 2020
Isima emerges with bi(OS) converged data platform
Startup launches with the general availability of a converged platform that offers the promise of integrating multiple data management and analysis steps into a single offering. Continue Reading
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19 Jun 2020
Yellowbrick CEO outlines hybrid path to cloud data warehouse
Neil Carson, co-founder and CEO of Yellowbrick, details the state of data warehouse market and outlines use cases for hybrid on-premises and cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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14 May 2020
Building a strong data analytics platform architecture
A strong analytics platform is key to meeting demands in a data-driven business. Read on for the key components your platform architecture should include. Continue Reading
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08 May 2020
Top -- and bottom -- 5 Apache Kafka use cases
Apache Kafka has many applications in big data, but what enterprise use cases are the best fit for the tool? Experts discuss where Kafka works best for your data. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2020
Databricks bolsters security for data analytics tool
Databricks looks to bridge the gap between on-premises controls and the cloud with data analytics security policies in the company's latest platform update. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2020
Hazelcast Jet 4.0 boosts event streaming data platform
The vendor's real-time event streaming platform gets a boost as the newest version adds support for Python machine learning models to help make sense of the data deluge. Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2019
Grafana Labs observability platform set to grow
Raj Dutt, co-founder and CEO of Grafana Labs, provides insight into what his company is doing and where it's headed, now that it has raised new money and is seeing new use cases for its data observability technology. Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2019
Stibo Systems advances multidomain MDM system
The new Stibo Systems 9.2 update expands the MDM platform's features with Sisense business intelligence integration and machine learning capabilities. Continue Reading
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05 Sep 2019
Cloudera Data Platform to debut, as big data fortunes waver
The interim CEO of Cloudera is cautiously optimistic about growth prospects as the big data vendor acquired Arcadia Data and planned to bolster its own cloud platform. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2019
11 real-time data streaming roadblocks and how to overcome them
Experts detail common challenges that IT teams encounter when deploying and managing real-time data streaming platforms and offer advice on how to address them. Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2019
Building leaner, meaner BI data sources
As business intelligence analysis and reporting platforms become increasingly important in the enterprise, so does the data that feeds them. Are your BI data sources up to par? Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2019
Information Builders CEO on cloud-first approach, machine learning
Information Builders' new CEO, Frank Vella, said the company's focus on cloud and machine learning will help it solidify a firm position in today's BI and analytics market. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2019
New Information Builders CEO targets modern CX, development
In Q&A, new CEO Frank Vella discusses how Information Builders is modernizing its WebFocus platform to make it easier to use and changing the vendor's internal culture. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2018
Slow to gain traction, AI apps on the verge of explosion
From chatbots ("Can I help you?") to killer bots ("I'll be back."), artificial intelligence runs the gamut of applications and emotions like no other technology. It's been nearly 70 years since AI first came into consciousness with humankind, yet only recently has it made serious inroads into business and consumer markets, mainly riding the coattails of its offshoot, machine learning.
AI's other offspring -- deep learning, cognitive computing, image recognition and natural language processing -- show plenty of promise but have barely left the womb. Yet market research and industry foot soldiers tell us AI is on the cusp of explosive growth in practically every major industry.
Along those lines, the February issue of Business Information opens with our editor's note, which provides a good dose of common sense and advice for businesses not to throw caution to the whirlwind of hyperbole surrounding AI. Companies anxious to apply AI, particularly machine learning, to their operations for fear they'll fall behind the competition, must first do their homework and separate fact from fiction, all the while keeping in mind that implementing AI apps is difficult and requires time, expense and the right kind of data.
Our cover story takes the issue of good data one step further and examines the very real dangers that bias in machine learning data sets can create. Data scientists have their work cut out for them identifying and pinpointing bias, especially since nearly all data inherently contains bias. In another feature, we look at the usefulness of today's AI tools, which, except for some niche AI apps, are not very useful, but they come with a whole lot of promise as a soon-to-be transformative force in business operations.
Also in this issue, a major components manufacturer uses AI apps to transform its assembly line process, cognitive computing can help improve a doctor's bedside manner, the benefits of AI and machine learning entice healthcare organizations to move to the cloud and humankind's range of reactions to AI's unlimited potential parallel those of the atomic age.
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15 Jan 2008
2007 data management products of the year
Find out the best two data management products in the categories of business intelligence, data quality, data integration and data warehouses. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2005
Are performance dashboards the new face of BI?
TDWI's fall conference featured a keynote presentation about performance dashboards as dynamic improvement to scorecards or 'flat' dashboards. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2005
Informatica offers new edition
Informatica announced the PowerCenter Advanced Edition, bundling its PowerCenter 7.1, PowerAnalyzer 5.0 and SuperGlue 2.1 into one package and at a reduced price. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2005
Coast Guard takes flight with BI
The U.S. Coast Guard turned to a new BI implementation to coordinate its nationwide aviation program and get its planes in the air. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2005
Is IBM offering BI?
The DB2 group is calling itself a BI vendor, but its lack of sophisticated query and reporting tools dispute that. On the other hand, its data warehousing and data mining tools offer a convincing argument. Continue Reading