Insurance is a massive expense for many people. According to a report by the Association of British Insurers, the average cost for comprehensive car insurance across the U.K. is £460 per year. And for drivers under 25, the cost can jump even higher. Health insurance in the U.K. can be costly too – according to one report, the […]
Modern Data Integration Requires Hybrid Multicloud Data Fabric
Click to learn more about author Kendall Clark. What if data really is the fuel that powers engines of insight? Imagine a world exactly like ours in every way except for one key difference. Instead of the modern fossil fuel supply chain (i.e., Big Oil) being created before (or roughly coincident with) the mass production […]
Transparent Machine Learning: Key Steps and Tips for Getting Started
Click to learn more about author Deepak Dube. While machine learning is an involved science with complex models, what distinguishes transparent machine learning is that it explains itself – how it works, its predictions, its insights – so that the user understands and trusts the outcome. In this article, I explain what transparent machine learning […]
Safeguarding Data Assets: How to Prevent ML Vendors from Profiting from Your Data
Click to learn more about author Ryan Welsh. Almost any vendor doing machine learning (ML) is appropriating valued enterprise data for its own advantage; however, this is at the enterprise customer’s expense. Regardless of whether it’s a platform or an application using this technology, ML companies of all sizes want your data and are essentially using it […]
Human-Machine Collaboration: Building Trust with Augmented Intelligence
Click to learn more about author Deepak Dube. Gartner reports have popularized the term “augmented intelligence” in the past couple of years. In this article, I will explain what it entails. Let’s begin with how Gartner defines it: “Augmented intelligence is a design pattern for a human-centered partnership model of people and artificial intelligence (AI) working together […]
How to Leave Your BI Dashboards Behind and Discover Real Insights
Click to learn more about author Ajay Khanna. There is currently a massive insights gap caused by silos between business intelligence (BI) dashboards and machine learning (ML) and AI tools that is preventing organizations from capturing new business opportunities hidden in their data. According to a study from the Boston Consulting Group and MIT Sloan Management Review, […]
Will They Blend? Twitter Meets Azure – Sentiment Analysis via API
Click to learn more about author Craig Cullum. In the “Will They Blend?” blog series, we experiment with the most interesting blends of data and tools. Whether it’s mixing traditional sources with modern data lakes, open-source DevOps on the cloud with protected internal legacy tools, SQL with NoSQL, web-wisdom-of-the-crowd with in-house handwritten notes, or IoT […]
Four Reasons SaaS Analytics Is Exploding
Click to learn more about author Josh Good. Shifting to the cloud helped countless businesses keep the lights on in 2020, as widespread disruption gave them the means and motive to fully embrace Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) across their business. Cloud services are now serving as the foundation for how enterprises adopt products and services, including analytics […]
Driving an Organizational Culture Shift to Realize the Potential of AI in Life Sciences
Click to learn more about author Updesh Dosanjh. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are present in nearly every industry today. However, not all industries have readily embraced these technologies with open arms. Due to the nature of the business, the life sciences industry has historically been careful about its adoption of new technologies. […]
Six Questions About Synthetic Data
Click to learn more about author Dr. Sigal Shaked. What is synthetic data, and why are more and more companies turning to it as an alternative to the real thing? Here’s what you should know about the benefits and uses of synthetic data. What is the buzz about synthetic data? Organizations often lack enough data […]