Over the past several years, the global Data Science community has watched the rise and steady penetration of such concepts as neural networks, Deep Learning, and back propagation. As research in Artificial Intelligence continues to evolve, an increasing interest in Neural Networks and Deep Learning has caught the fancy of worldwide business owners and operators. […]
A Smart Database for a New Age of Enterprise Apps
Do you remember what it was like the first time you got your hands on an iPhone? When you realized that all the things that you used to have to do on separate devices now could be accomplished on one single device? Well, the minds behind LogicBlox would like you to feel the same way […]
Natural Language Processing Poised to Have a Big Impact on the Data Economy
The stakes are large in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) market: It’s the high ground in the battle for control of the data economy and the key to turning silicon into gold, according to a report issued this quarter from market intelligence firm Tractica. Report authors Bruce Daley, the Principal Analyst, and Clint Wheelock, the […]
Smart Data Plus Deep Reasoning Equals Business Value from Data Analysis
Coherent Knowledge would like businesses that want to make more effective use of the knowledge they capture and distribute to become more familiar with Rulelog. That is the logic underlying knowledge representation languages such as Vulcan’s Silk and the rule language used by its own Ergo Suite semantic rules and reasoning platform. Smart Data is […]
Data Science Education at Rutgers: A Business-Oriented Approach
Most students who study Data Science probably don’t want to become academics. They want to become working professionals who apply their analytical skills to solving real business problems. The professional master’s degree offered at Rutgers University, a Master of Business and Science in Analytics and Data Science, emphasizes both business studies and Data Science education […]
Streaming Analytics: Predictions of the Future
Streaming Analytics provides real-time optimization of the customer experience, improves quality of service, network performance, and creates new revenue streams for the enterprise. Netflix uses streaming analytics to provide greater efficiency, forecast changes more effectively, and save money by allowing the company to implement new processes in real time. Netflix has over 75 million customers […]
Time to Build the Foundation to Improve Spend Analytics for Strategic Sourcing
Tamr first brought its data unification technology to the market as a general purpose solution to help companies in their quest to become truly data- and analytics-driven enterprises, providing a next-generation means for them to clean and connect disparate data in an automated and scalable way. When DATAVERSITY® spoke to Tamr co-founder Andy Palmer in […]
Deep Learning is Big Learning
If you have ever used eBay, Amazon or some other big retailer to shop online you are familiar with typing in a search description such as “Women’s Flip Flops” Or “Men’s Neck Ties” and seeing a sleuth of search results. Then you select or deselect options and your search results get narrower and narrower. You […]
The Future of Machine Learning: Trends, Observations, and Forecasts
The fundamental assumption in Machine Learning is that analytical solutions can be built by studying past data models. Machine Learning supports that kind of data analysis that learns from previous data models, trends, patterns, and builds automated, algorithmic systems based on that study. This article takes a realistic look at where that data technology is […]
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Advances in Natural Language Processing
Do you use Siri on your iPhone, Amazon Echo or the automated voice response system to check your account balances? Have you seen the Nationwide commercial “Impersonal” that shows a customer speaking into his smartphone microphone the word “representative” to be connected to a customer service representative. The automated system does not recognize his request. […]