From personal apps to big data mining and real-time interactive maps of outbreaks, the effort to revolutionize the public’s understanding of influenza has been extremely tech-driven. Read more »
A mixture of big data, improved algorithms, increasingly cheaper storage, and cloud-hosted options has fueled a surge in new data mining and machine learning products. Read more »
It’s easier to gather and easier to analyze than ever before but data scientists and researchers often have a difficult time overcoming the much more powerful forces fighting against them. Read more »
Predictive analytics methods are extremely useful when dealing with the likes of fraudulent activity, imminent hardware failures, or credit risk. But these analytics algorithms are still somewhat limited. Here’s what IT… Read more »
Microsoft’s been in the machine learning game for almost 15 years, announcing a revamped offering last month. What does Redmond’s Machine Learning history tell us about the market’s future? Read more »
The week in analytics news this past week did not disappoint. There were announcements aplenty, around data visualization favorites on new platforms; support for Hadoop 2.0 and YARN; new products; as… Read more »
To take full advantage of what modeling and analytics can offer for effective planning and execution and integrate data into every decision process, businesses must put flexible tools directly into the… Read more »
Years ago, I consulted to a company called Visible Path (later acquired by Hoover’s in 2008), that had built a social network analysis capability, figuring out who in a larger enterprise might… Read more »