Fundamentals of Data Preparation

Data is often called the raw material of the information age, and it does share characteristics with the resources that power other industries. For example, imagine trying to make a car out of unrefined iron ore. A lot of processing happens between the mine and the factory. Data is no different. In its “raw” form,…

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Data Visualization in the Era of AI/ML

How will data visualization evolve in the era of AI/ML? While AI is rapidly evolving, it is ironic that business users are still using “dumb” dashboards. The challenge is to move beyond these unintelligent dashboards to a genuinely transformative visual analytics solution that harnesses the power of AI/ML. While some vendors offer a ChatGPT-like querying…

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The 10 Most Important Cloud Trends For 2024

Forrester’s top 10 cloud trends for 2024 report is out. No one will be surprised that AI figures prominently. Yet there are other fundamental shifts in play — the rise of the intelligent edge, increased cloud compliance complexity, and (finally!) mature multicloud networking offerings. Tracking these trends was a collective effort with all of my…

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AI Is Now A Core Capability Of BI Platforms

Scientists estimate that insects account for 80% of all animal life on Earth. It’s no wonder that you can’t walk even one foot into a forest without stepping on something crawling or being overwhelmed with buzzing and biting insects. While I am not ready to say that AI-based functionality accounts for 80% of a typical…

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Fundamentals of Descriptive Analytics

In descriptive analytics, data aggregation, and data mining techniques are used to collect and review the historical data of a business to gauge the past performance. The most common example of descriptive analytics is the reports that a user gets from Google Analytics tools. A web server’s summarized performance reports may help the user analyze…

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Bring Data To The Other 80% Of Business Intelligence Users

Many of us remember the old days of enterprise business intelligence (BI) delivery where all requests for new or changed queries, reports, and dashboards had to go through a centralized IT team of BI and data professionals. Today, enterprise BI users enjoy some level of self-service from modern BI platforms with rich semantic layers, graphical…

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What Is PMML and Why Is It Important?

You may not be an analytics expert and you may find terms like PMML integration somewhat daunting. But, in reality, the concept is not complex, and the value is outstanding. So, what is PMML integration? PMML stands for “predictive model markup language.” It is an interchange format that provides a method by which analytical applications and…

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Forrester’s AI Webinar Series: Navigate The Choppy And Exciting Waters Of Enterprise AI

Navigate the choppy and exciting waters of AI with Forrester’s analysts. Forrester’s multi-episode webinar series on AI delves into the profound impact AI has – and will continue to have – on how data scientists and software engineers approach their work and how other job functions will have to adapt to new AI workflows, processes,…

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