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Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: mark-renton; Imagine that the big game is coming up this weekend. You’ve made plans for all your best buds to come over and watch it on your giant LED TV. But while you’re watching the news before work, you notice there’s a weird horizontal line across the center of the screen, and what are those white spots? You frantically shake the remote control as you turn the TV on and off, but nothing changes, and now there’s a crackling sound. This is not good. The TV needs to be ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: aliye-ozcan; Most businesses, whatever their business model, are concerned with compliance and profit.The business must comply with the law, regulations and conduct guidelines, and to be sustainable, must remain profitable. Financial stability comes with optimizing internal operations and the value chain while exercising organizational strengths amid changing market forces. To succeed in both areas, data related to the business must be understood, trusted and used. IBM Unified Governance and Integration solutions help businesses know, trust and use their data effectively. Combining business-ready data with IBM capabilities such as machine ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: doreen-dunn; Overview In the latest episode of "Making Data Simple," host Al Martin invites Jeff Jonas, CEO, founder and chief scientist at Senzing Inc. to discuss use cases of AI and big data. The discussion ranges from Jeff's personal achievements, his miraculous quadriplegic recovery, his completion of every global Ironman triathlon race, and the birth of his company Senzing Inc. Suit up for what is truly an engaging conversation.  Show notes 00:00 - Check out our YouTube channel. 00:10 - Connect with producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 ... Read More

Feed: Hadoop Dev. Author: JessicaLeeYau. Today (December 4, 2018), I am very excited to announce the first release of IBM Big Replicate for Backup v2.0, now available! Big Replicate is a replication technology that gives you LIVE DATA — consistent data everywhere, spanning platforms and locations, even for changing data at petabyte scale. Big Replicate enables data replication for Hadoop and cloud object stores with continuous data availability and consistency exceeding the most demanding enterprise SLAs. Big Replicate for Backup is an add-on to Big Replicate for Hadoop which provides backup and data restoration capabilities to your LIVE DATA environment ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: doreen-dunn; Overview On this episode of the Making Data Simple podcast, Al Martin sits down with Jean Bozman, vice president at Hurwitz & Associates, and Dan Kirsch, managing director at Hurwitz & Associates. Together, they discuss data optimization, compliance, governance, and security in industries including health, media and oil. Show notes 00:00 - Check out our YouTube channel. 00:10 - Connect with producer Liam Seston, on LinkedIn. 00:15 - Connect with producer Steve Moore, on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:24 - Connect with host Al Martin, on LinkedIn and Twitter ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: scott-hebner; Attempting an epic hike or road trip across unfamiliar territory without an expert guide, detailed map or plenty of supplies will certainly run the risk of failure.So why would you approach an investment in AI without the right strategy and a prescriptive approach? The urge to make the move to AI is strong and justifiable. According to research cited in MIT Sloan’s global study of AI early adopters, almost 85 percent believe AI will allow their companies to obtain or sustain a competitive advantage.In many cases, market leadership ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: doreen-dunn; Overview On the latest episode of Data Decoded, we make our predictions for 2019: top data trends, challenges and what chief data officers (CDOs) will need to do to keep up with the ever-changing data landscape. Hear from Michele Goetz, principal analyst at Forrester Research and Jay Limburn, IBM distinguished engineer and director of product management at IBM. 00.23 Follow William McKnight on Twitter & LinkedIn. 00.54 Re-listen to our episode on 2018 Data Trends and see if we were right! 01.10 Keep up with the latest data trends and directions at Think 2019! 01.43 Follow Michele Goetz ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: debi-tadd; If you don’t know what data you have, how can you manage it effectively and generate value from it?With continued growth and a series of fast-paced bank acquisitions and mergers, BBVA Compass’s data grew to over 2.5 petabytes (PB) of data. Much of the data was spread across shared network drives and various legacy and new systems with disparate classifications and structures. With these mergers, employees from the acquired companies that owned the data took up new roles elsewhere, leaving us at BBVA Compass with little understanding of ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: jennifer-clemente; IBM is well-known for its powerful legacy of design throughout the 1980s. But the company’s focus on design dimmed until Phil Gilbert stepped up to the plate in 2010 and instilled design thinking throughout the company, empowering a legion of designers. The focus on hiring talent, investing in design studios and putting an IBM stamp on design thinking has paid off with a stack of awards – including honorable mentions – for design across Hybrid Cloud products over the past year.IBM Analytics won four design awards in 2017 ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: doreen-dunn; Overview In episode 37 of the Making Data Simple podcast, Al Martin has a detailed conversation with Avijit Chatterjee, Chief Analytics Officer at IBM Morgan Stanley and Metlife. Together, the two discuss various use cases of AI transforming business processes along with tips for networking and time-management. Show Notes 00:00 - Be sure to check out our YouTube channel. 00:24 - Connect with Al Martin on Twitter and LinkedIn. 01:02 - Connect with Avijit Chatterjee on Twitter and LinkedIn. 04:33 - Interested more in human-computer interaction? 05:04 - ... Read More