Cognitive computing is effectively the development of ‘computer as brain’. Cognitive computing systems can handle complex, ambiguous situations, looking for ‘best’ rather than ‘right’ answers. In preparation for sessions at Analytics Experience in Rome, I caught up with Sue Feldman, co-founder of the Cognitive Computing Consortium, for a preview. How does cognitive
If you are a business manager in a European company that holds personal customer data, or one that holds data on European customers, it’s time to start sitting up and taking notice. GDPR is here, and you really can’t afford to ignore it any longer. GDPR—or General Data Protection Regulation,
Budgets, and the importance of balancing the books, are an ever-present issue in healthcare. With costs rising around the world, and budgets limited whether in insurance- or state-funded systems, care providers are under increased pressure to manage costs effectively. Big data analytics may just provide the means that they have
A blog about how analytics affects the culture of architecture, ethics and values. This little sticker was put on my screen as a farewell salute by a now former colleague on her last day in the office. Most organisations talk about how to build strong cultures or change the current
- its head coach leaves nothing to chance getting ready for World Cup of Ice Hockey As the final push of the summer, warm weather rolled in over Göteborg, and the Swedish national hockey team "3 Kronor" stepped inside the city’s ice castle Scandinavium to practice and get ready.
The scale and scope of IoT deployments in smart cities is a wonder to behold. Of course there is far more to smart cities than just IoT, from sustainable transport right through to connected citizens. But there are a number of cities that are leaping ahead in the way that
Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. I believe this quote by Thomas A. Edison captures the last few months very well. Over the summer, the EMEA team has explored the maturity of IoT amongst major European companies. Here in this
As IoT and Telematics become the cornerstone for our connected world the value of being connected humanly also increases. With the rapid technology development comes a disruption in society where collaborating around opportunities and risks becomes absolutely crucial in order to stay relevant. At SAS we are part of several
We know that strategy is a long term thing that changes rarely. For example, a company who produces an item, let say a car, has decided early on to do just this. Their strategy might be to manufacture exclusive cars, just to keep it simple. If we then look at
Artificial intelligence has been around for quite a while—research on it started in the 1950s, in fact. But it is only now that it is really moving beyond the pages of science fiction, and into the realms of not just reality, but usefulness. In part, this is because of recent
