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Find out how analytics, from data mining to cognitive computing, is changing the way we do business

Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Ian JonesDecember 15, 2016 2

No data scientist? No analytics platform? No problem.

“Analytics” and “data scientist” aren’t new terms, but they are trending buzzwords. The popularity of these concepts has created a false impression: Analytics are mysterious abstractions that can only be decoded if you have a white lab coat and an advanced degree in computer science. The reality couldn’t be more different.

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics | Data for Good

doctor looking at clinical data on tablet

Patrick HomerDecember 13, 2016 0

Clinical research data sharing promises new cures and treatments

Clinical research generates extensive amounts of data, yet most of it is siloed or generally unavailable to a larger pool of willing potential researchers. If this data were liberated to the masses, we would venture into a world of endless possibilities where the search for new cures and treatments could

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Health Care

Analytics

Juan MonteroNovember 21, 2016 1

How do you feel about analytics?

People say that the world has changed, but I think it'd be more accurate to say that people that have changed the world. Social media, big data, big analytics, internet of things … whether you're an executive, a data scientist, or a student, when you hear these buzzwords, you have

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Analytics

Kim DarnofallNovember 16, 2016 0

Event inspires students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers

There are no limitations for what you can accomplish. That’s the message Keith Poston from the Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences imparted to 300 middle and high school students, teachers and parents assembled this week at the museum for the fourth STEM Career Showcase for Students

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Education

Analytics | Data for Good

Mark LambrechtNovember 1, 2016 0

Using real-world data from real-life patients

What would happen if we could ask any type of scientific or clinical question about patients, and then go out and find the data to answer our questions? With "real-world data," we can do just that. Real-world data is all medicinal product data that comes from real-life patients. In contrast,

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Health Care

Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Visualization

Suzanne ClaytonOctober 26, 2016 0

Digital transformation = increased expectations for media & entertainment

Consumers want content 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all around the world. It's a tall order for media & entertainment (M&E) companies and a 180 degree shift from days past. How do they provide enough content to meet demand? Audiences are binge watching over-the-top (OTT) programming, creating

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Sports & Entertainment

Analytics | Data for Good | Data Management

David DowningOctober 21, 2016 0

How mature is your decision-making strategy?

In recent healthcare blogs I’ve looked at the need to drive more value from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and how this relies upon the ability to make decisions based on robust, data-driven insights. But what value will these decisions have if they're not founded on a mature data

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Health Care

Analytics

Carl FarrellOctober 17, 2016 0

Always Open

Open. The very word evokes a sense of happiness and possibility. When you’re hungry at an odd hour and everything around you seems to be closed, that lone neon sign glowing in a restaurant window is a most welcome relief. When a shop or service you’ve longed for finally builds

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Analytics

John GreenOctober 14, 2016 0

Not your father’s IT Department

Today’s IT department isn’t your grandfather’s IT department. It’s not even your father’s IT department. When people talk about Information Technology Departments of the past, it's usually broken into three distinct periods: The Mainframe; PCs; the Internet/post PC. The IT department was seen as the hardware support arm of an

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Georgia MarianiOctober 11, 2016 0

ESSA – accountability, indicators and analytics to drive informed decision making

Last December, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law to ensure opportunity for all students in the United States. As part of this federal legislation, states now have the flexibility to design their own accountability systems following certain parameters outlined in ESSA. These accountability systems include academic and non-academic indicators. By

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Education

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