Analytics Needs Explanation: Helping Users to Understand Underlying Data and Processes

Jan 17, 2018 by Julian Ereth in Cutting-Edge Analytics

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A prerequisite for reasonable data-driven decision making is people who understand the origin and composition of data. 

The Ultimate Guide to Natural Language Generation: Definitions, Trends, and Products

Jan 17, 2018 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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This report defines natural language generation, explains how it works, evaluates the market, outlines use cases, and profiles vendors.

Joe Caserta: Exploring Modern Data Platforms

Jan 16, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this podcast, Wayne Eckerson and Joe Caserta discuss what constitutes a modern data platform. Caserta is President of a New York City-based consulting firm he founded in 2001 and a longtime data guy. In 2004, Joe teamed up with data warehousing legend, Ralph Kimball to write to write the book...

Operationalizing Data Science: 4 Keys to Success at Monsanto

Jan 16, 2018 by Stephen J. Smith in Predictive Analytics Trends

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Monsanto is one of the few that has begun to successfully operationalize their data science into an impactful business process. 

Dewayne Washington: Part II - Keys to IT Success

Jan 15, 2018 by Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this podcast, Dewayne Washington discusses the keys to IT success. Washington is a senior consultant with 20+ years of experience in BI and Analytics in over two dozen verticals. He is the former BI manager at Dallas/Fortworth International Airport and the current CIO at The Business of...