How to Build a High-Performance Analytics Team

When most people think of analytics, they tend to picture a rigidly left-brained data scientist more at home with computer programming than creativity. But analytics leader and author John K. Thompson challenges such a notion. During his keynote presentation at DATAVERSITY’s Enterprise Analytics Online event, he proposed instead that the members of an analytics team can be…

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Demystifying Advanced Analytics: Which Approach Should Marketers Take?

“Advanced analytics” has been the new buzzword on every organization’s mind for the past several years. Recent advancements in machine learning have promised to optimize every arm of an organization – from marketing and sales to supply-chain operations.  For some, investments in advanced analytics have been worth the hype. Those who succeed can gain a…

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Fundamentals of Data Virtualization

Organizations are increasingly employing innovative technology called “data virtualization” (DV) to tackle high volumes of data from varied sources. Data virtualization is widely used in enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and sales force automation (SFA) systems to collect and aggregate multi-source data. From multi-sourced data acquisition to advanced analytics, this technology seems…

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What Will 2024 Bring to Advance Analytics?

As the amount of data continues to grow, so does the potential for advanced analytics to make sense of it all. In 2024, tremendous progress will be made in analytics, according to our merry band of prognosticators. It’s hard to avoid the siren call of generative AI. But as the calendar flips over in two…

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KNIME Unveils Latest Release of Its Open-Source Analytics Platform

According to a new press release, KNIME, a software company dedicated to user-friendly data handling, has unveiled KNIME Analytics Platform 5.2, the latest iteration of its open-source platform. The release boasts substantial improvements to the user interface, driven by community feedback, making it more accessible for both novices and experienced users. The KNIME AI Assistant…

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Kinetica Launches Native Large Language Model

According to a new press release, Kinetica, a leader in real-time analytics, has unveiled a native large language model (LLM) integrated with its innovative architecture, enabling users to perform real-time, natural language-based data analysis without the need for external API calls. Unlike public LLMs, Kinetica’s solution prioritizes data privacy and security by keeping data within…

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