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Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: bharath-chari; Imagine opening your mailbox and seeing a letter addressed to “current resident,” or having your financial institution’s AI powered digital assistant inform you that your replacement card is on its way to your old address.Most people would take this impersonal letter, throw it in the trash, and go about their day. Consumers would likely start associating the sender with junk mail. If the sender places little effort in getting to know them, why should they read their message? Having to call your bank to request the cancellation of ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: lauren-moran; In the years leading to 2020, public cloud databases were commonly seen as “dev/test” environments for applications living on-premises. And while this use case is important and should continue to be implemented across IT functions, businesses must expand more workloads into cloud to realize monetary and operational benefits. However, a common question permeating every public cloud discussion has held some businesses back: “How secure is public cloud?”Enterprise IT organizations will have sensitive data and workloads that require an on-premises server or a private cloud operating behind their firewall ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: satu-pitkänen; It’s common knowledge that if any business is going to survive, let alone thrive, they must adapt to change. The energy industry in particular has always been at the forefront of evolving its practices for a multitude of reasons. Vapo Oy is one of Finland’s leading energy suppliers, and they are taking a head-on approach to how they deal with change. Between critical factors of sustainability, climate change, government regulations, and the ever-changing landscape of technology, Vapo must stay on top of these issues and evolve accordingly. In ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: safal-jain; Data has grown exponentially over the last decade, to the extent where it is often referred to as a “natural resource,” and its rapid and uncontrolled growth has resulted in its poor management. This exploitation is a result of the theft or breach of data, as well as the limited controls and rights that people associated with this data can exercise. However, this has changed over the last few years. Now the data collected and used by organizations has become subject to laws that grant people permission to ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: kunju-kashalikar; From lost business to regulatory fines and remediation costs, data breaches have far reaching consequences. Plan ahead with IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog.Data breaches have far reaching consequences. They pose a significant financial cost in lost business, fines, and remediation, often averaging 3.92 million USD according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. Their impact on an organization's reputation spans many years. An organization's first step in protecting itself against breaches is identifying its personal data that needs to be safeguarded.  Personal data protection regulations require that entities which ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: carolina-walker; Blog Data breaches have far reaching consequences. They pose a significant financial cost in lost business, fines, and remediation, often averaging 3.92 million USD according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. Their impact on an organization's reputation spans many years. An organization's first step ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: dan-cheuvront; This story is part of Analytics Heroes, a series of profiles on leaders transforming the future of business analytics.Greeted with a warm smile and elegant poise, we meet Paula Curtis. A business analyst and project manager working with the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system in Atlanta, Georgia. Her role is no easy task because more than 50,000 students attend 103 sites, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, single-gender academies, charter schools, and an adult learning center. But data is her forte, and she conveys a calm confidence ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: dan-cheuvront; This story is part of Analytics Heroes, a series of profiles on leaders transforming the future of business analytics.After getting wired with a microphone pack, Zdenek Hanzal sits down in front of a camera crew ready to discuss his passion: analytics. A native to Czech Republic and currently living in Paris, France, Zdenek revels in his career as a Senior Analytics Architect who spends his days providing analytics solutions for L’Oreal, the world’s leading cosmetic company. For the last six years, he’s been a guiding member of the ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: kyle-weeks; How has the newer data science technology such as Watson Studio, Watson Machine Learning and Watson OpenScale been received by the business partner community?I mentioned in our previous blog that I was pleasantly surprised at how many IBM Business Partners have established a Data Science practice. The new data science technology has been very well received by our partner community. The partners closed out a very strong Q4 2019 demonstrating the value that they and their customers see in Watson Studio, Watson Machine Learning and Watson OpenScale. This ... Read More

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