Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. As we bid farewell to 2016, the entire data industry is focused on cognitive computing as the path forward. We’re all making predictions for how Cognitive Computing’s footprint in our lives will deepen in coming years. One key assumption in everybody’s predictions is that somehow this […]
Coming to Grips with Artificial Intelligence’s Many Manifestations
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days. However, people often overlook the fact that it’s a truly ancient vogue. I can’t think of another current high-tech mania whose hype curve got going during the days when Ike was in the White House, “I Love […]
Instilling Industrial Discipline in Enterprise Analytics
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. We’re living in a supposedly post-industrial era. So it can feel a bit odd to refer to the need to bring “industrialization,” an “assembly line” approach, or “factory”-like processes to the development of business analytics. Behind any such discussion, the specter of automation usually lurks, as […]
Using Cognitive Computing to Prevent Human Cognitive Decline
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. I’ve been nearsighted since I was a little boy. My visual acuity has never been sharp, but at least my mind has retained its cognitive prowess into late middle age. Without it, my career as a high-tech thought leader would have been impossible. Everyone wants to […]
Making Your Data Progressively Smarter
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Data is data. It’s not inherently dumb or smart. What matters is whether your data, be it large or small, contributes to smarter decisions. How can you leverage your big-data resource so that it drives smarter decisions? Last year, DATAVERSITY published this thought-provoking Dataversity article in which they stated […]
Don’t Fence Me In: Tensions on the Data Science Frontier
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Data scientists can be a stubborn, proud, and independent lot. In their hearts, they’re new-age prospects whose primary occupation is to uncover hidden veins of insight buried deep in data. Self-starting genius is a great thing, but it’s not what pays the bills. In the new […]
Vetting the Actual Science Behind Data Science
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Everybody wants to rule the world–or, at the very least, discover the fundamental rules that rule the world. That’s why we have scientists. Statistical models are the heart of most scientific inquiry. In business applications, for example, data scientists often work with behavioral data that is […]
Distributing Machine Intelligence to the Foggy Edge of the IoT
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Machine learning is beginning to sink roots into every node of the Internet of Things (IoT). In this new era IoT endpoints will increasingly be powered by statistically driven algorithms that process real-time sensor data and drive autonomous decisions right then and there. I recently published a […]
Open Source Analytics Penetrating Deeper into the Internet of Things
Click here to learn more about James Kobielus. The Internet of Things (IoT) is evolving into globe-spanning utility that incorporates open-source componentry down to its lowest level. The open-sourcing of IoT is a well-established trend, as amply attested by this and other sites. There is a dizzying range of open-source IoT industry initiatives. However, I […]
Paths, Patterns, and Lakes: The Shapes of Data to Come
Click to learn more about author James Kobielus. Data doesn’t exist outside your engagement with it. Or, rather, it may physically exist, but it’s little more than a shapeless mass of potential insights until you attempt to extract something useful from it. Drilling for actionable intelligence can take either of two approaches: query for it or […]