by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “BlueData®, provider of the leading Big-Data-as-a-Service (BDaaS) software platform, today announced BlueData EPIC™ version 3.0. This major new release provides increased scalability, enhanced networking, significant security and performance optimizations, and new functionality for distributed data science operations. With BlueData EPIC 3.0, enterprises can quickly and easily […]
Alteryx Acquires Yhat to Accelerate Data Science Model Deployment
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Alteryx, Inc., a leader in self-service data analytics, today announced it has acquired Yhat, Inc., a data science software company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Yhat specializes in providing data scientists and analysts with self-service data science tools for developing, managing and deploying machine learning models […]
Limitations of Predictive Analytics: Lessons for Data Scientists
The evolving technology of Predictive Analytics is opening new possibilities for predicting future events by studying past performance. Now that Big Data enables Data Scientists to review massive amounts of data, users can hope that the degree of accuracy in future predictions will only rise. Yet, actual field tests reveal a different story. The element […]
New MapR Quick Start Solution Accelerates Deep Learning Application Deployments
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “MapR Technologies, provider of the Converged Data Platform that enables organizations to create intelligent applications that fully integrate analytics with operational processes in real time, today announced at Strata London a new Quick Start Solution (QSS) focusing on deep learning applications. The MapR Distributed Deep Learning QSS […]
Zillow Launches $1 Million Zestimate Competition for Data Scientists
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Zillow, the leading real estate information and home-related marketplace, today has launched Zillow® Prize, an award of $1 million to the first person or team who can most improve the Zestimate® algorithm, Zillow’s proprietary home valuation tool. Zillow Prize calls for data scientists, engineers and visionaries to […]
IBM Extends Data Science Collaborative Workspace to the Private Cloud
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “IBM today announced the availability of a collaborative workspace for private clouds geared towards organizations and data scientists working with sensitive data. Using Data Science Experience Local, data scientists are now able to more easily and quickly collaborate on analytic models and deliver insights that developers can […]
Data Science and Deep Learning Application Leaders Form GPU Open Analytics Initiative
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Continuum Analytics, H2O.ai, and MapD Technologies have announced the formation of the GPU Open Analytics Initiative (GOAI) to create common data frameworks enabling developers and statistical researchers to accelerate data science on GPUs. GOAI will foster the development of a data science ecosystem on GPUs by […]
DI&A Slides: The Role of a Data Scientist (Interview with a CDS)
DI&A Slides: The Role of a Data Scientist (Interview with a CDS) from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar What does a Data Scientist actually do? Much of the discussion has focused on the difficulties associated with hiring and retaining Data Scientists. What is less clear, […]
DI&A Webinar: The Role of a Data Scientist (Interview with a CDS)
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar What does a Data Scientist actually do? Much of the discussion has focused on the difficulties associated with hiring and retaining Data Scientists. What is less clear, is what these resources actually do that is so valuable to an organization. In this […]
Data Science Could Boost Global Prepaid Market by USD $70 Billion
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “A new report by Juvo, the pioneer in mobile Identity Scoring, reveals that data-science driven mobile financial services will significantly impact the global pre-paid market, increasing operator revenues by as much as USD $70 billion. The report, Data Science: Driving Mobile Operator Digital Transformation, demonstrates how establishing […]