BI & Analytics
Big Data and analytics go hand-in-hand. New and improved tools allow vast data sets to be finessed, and previously unmanageable data structures to be tamed.

Lessons from the Basketball Court for Data Management
A data management plan in a company is not something that can be implemented in isolation by one department or a team in your organisation, it is rather a collective effort – similar to how different players perform in a basketball court. From the smallest schoolyard to the biggest pro

Picks on AI trends from Data Natives 2019
A sneak-peek into a few AI trends we picked for you from Data Natives 2019 – Europe’s coolest Data Science gathering. We are about to enter 2020, a new decade in which Artificial Intelligence is expected to dominate almost all aspects of our lives- the way we live, the way

Five Predictions for Supply Chains in 2020
The year 2019 seemed to be the year of unpredictability, not the least of which was the seemingly ever-changing foreign trade policy of major world economies. Interestingly, it’s that same unpredictable nature of foreign trade policy that serves as a springboard for supply chain predictions for 2020. Here are the

Automated Knowledge in 2020: What to expect from AI & Machine Learning
The year 2019 will be remembered in the software world as the year when containerization, cloud native architectures, and Machine Learning broke out into the mainstream. As we approach the end of the decade, it’s time to look forward to the year 2020 and make some predictions about where these

Bridging the CDO talent gap: Top Three skills a CDO needs
Here is a look at what a CDO means to your organization and what are the skills you need to hunt for while hiring them. The last decade alone has seen exponential growth in organizational data. Whether by accident or design, the amount of data available to every business has

Here is how IBM’s Data Scientists look at the Data-Driven Future
An aspiration to create a data-driven future has resulted in massive data lakes, where even the most experienced data scientists can drown in. Today, it’s all about what you do with that data that determines your success. And IBM has the recipe for this. Read on. “Without data, you simply can’t

Five Ways to Make Better Data-Driven Decisions in 2020
Is your organization data-driven? Across industries, data has become a core component of most modern businesses. Here is how budgets and corporate planning reflect this trend. A McKinsey study found that 36% of companies say data has had an impact on industry-wide competition, while 32% report actively changing their long-term

Not All Pregnancies Count: The Data Gap on Maternal Health and Jails
Data Science is a remarkable field that enables researchers to improve the quality of life for humanity. However, officials have failed to use the technology to benefit one of the nation’s most at-risk groups – incarcerated women. Researchers are taking a closer look at typically overlooked jailhouse pregnancies in a

A Data Scientist’s relationship with building Predictive Models
If you’re a Data Scientist, you’ve likely spent months earnestly developing and then deploying a single predictive model. The truth is that once your model is built – that’s only half the battle won. A quarter of a Data Scientist’s working life often goes something like this: You met with

Three Trends in E-commerce Payments to be Concerned About
With ecommerce sales skyrocketing, the options for online transactions are manifold. But what are the problems that come with these many choices to pay? Find out. Global e-commerce sales hit $29 trillion in 2017 according to data released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) early this