Graph databases became recognized as a database design in 2006, when Tim Bernes-Lee developed the concept of a huge database called the “linked data.” This concept became the basis of graph storage, and could display how organizations, people, and items or entities are associated, or “interconnected” with one another, and the nature of the relationships. […]
How Decision-Makers Can Improve Data Literacy in Organizations
Click to learn more about author Eva Murray. In this blog we will learn what a difference decision-makers can make by being involved in the process of improving Data Literacy. Read the first blog in this series to learn about the three most important considerations for Data Literacy in your organization Data Literacy for Decision-Makers […]
Avoid These Mistakes on Your Data Warehouse and BI Projects: Part 2
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. In Part 1 of this series, we described how data warehousing (DW) and business intelligence (BI) projects are a high priority for many organizations. Project sponsors seek to empower more and better data-driven decisions and actions throughout their enterprise; they intend to expand their user base for […]
How AI Empowers Machine Learning to Be More Democratized
Click to learn more about co-author Adam Carrigan. Click to learn more about co-author Jorge Torres. Traditionally, machine learning tools were only available to enterprises with the necessary budget and expertise. Now, AI is empowering machine learning to be democratized to reach more users, allowing them to make the business intelligence-driven decisions that could transform […]
Data Science vs. Business Intelligence
The growth of Data Science in today’s modern data-driven world had to happen when it did. If one really takes a careful look at the growth of data analysis over the years, without Data Science, traditional (descriptive) Business Intelligence (BI) would have remained primarily a static performance reporter within current business operations. With the rising […]
Will They Blend? Meeting the Semantic Web
Click to learn more about author Martyna Pawletta. Let’s see if we can serve pizza via the Semantic Web and an analytics platform. Will they blend? Ontologies study concepts that directly relate to “being,” i.e., concepts that relate to existence and reality as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. In information science, […]
AI, Communications, and COVID: Leveraging New Tools to Deliver Smarter Conversations
Click to learn more about author Simon Tindal. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the buzz around AI has hit a fever pitch. Already on a mind-boggling growth trajectory with IDC forecasting the worldwide spend on AI systems to grow at a 28.4% CAGR from 2018 to 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged the amount […]
Software Usage Data: Efficient Collection for Actionable Insights
Click to learn more about author Victor DeMarines. How are your customers using your software? How effectively are you capturing revenue? How do you know? Clear insights about how software is being used can help software suppliers and device manufacturers address the common challenges of how to effectively price, deliver, and monetize their products. Usage data […]
Advances in Machine Learning
There is little doubt machine learning has become one of the most powerful technologies in the last decade. The emphasis on “learning” in machine learning allows computers to make better and better decisions, based on previous experiences. Advances in this technology have allowed for recent breakthroughs that promote faster and more efficient business intelligence, using […]
2021: Embracing Proactive Analytics for Unstructured Data
Click to learn more about author Martin Hansknecht. While technological advancements will be numerous in 2021, our prediction for revolutionary transformations is twofold: (I) industries will begin to mass-adopt internal, unstructured analytics, and (II) enterprises will prioritize bridging governance with analytics via in-place solutions. Nineteenth century English novelist Mary Ann Evans, pen name George Eliot, […]