Tag: Industries

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Brigitte Majewski. A Giant In Trouble: Revlon Considers A Sale Cosmetic giant Revlon is exploring the sale of all or some of its business amid lackluster sales and a crushing debt of $3 billion.  The iconic company’s 2016 acquisition of brand Elizabeth Arden apparently isn’t rescuing it from the Sephora and DTCs of the world.  Revlon’s tale is cautionary for leaders in all industries: don’t rest on your laurels (or, in this case, your lashes). A Pioneer In Influencer Marketing An R&D innovator who saw its first successes with revamped nail polish formulas, Revlon also ... Read More

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: . The healthcare AI stream at the AI Summit in London during June provided a fascinating look at how AI is being used to solve real healthcare problems. Consider some of the meta challenges of healthcare: overwhelming amounts of poorly connected data; the unpredictable nature of sickness and wellness; longer life expectancy; and costs. Now consider some of the strengths of AI: disparate data analysis and prediction and the automation of mundane, redundant tasks. There is perhaps no other field where AI could have such a significant positive impact on outcomes. Two cases discussed at ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: leonardo mattes. Recommender systems are applied in a variety of industries such as e-commerce, streaming services and others. There are two major techniques used in Recommender systems,  collaborative filtering and Content-based filtering. This article presents five  “Jupyter” NoteBooks which construct a large scale recommender system based on a collaborative filter using  Spark FrameWork SVD, and another using Amazon Sage Maker  AutoEncode. The dataset used has more than  28 million user ratings. In this article the  final results of the two techniques are shown and compared and Spark SVD brings better results.  ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Steve Perks. In a world of fast, convenient, personalized service, customers expect businesses to go the extra mile to meet their expectations. How can organizations establish closer relationships, especially in crowded markets? With industry disruptors nipping at their heels, established companies are looking for fresh ways to strengthen relationships with new and existing customers. In highly competitive sectors such as energy, telecommunications and financial services, the pressure to attract and retain customers is particularly acute. Companies in these industries have been flanked on all fronts. Customers expect higher quality services at more competitive prices, while agile ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Emily Jacobs. Businesses are relying on business intelligence more than ever, but how are the recent innovations from AI impacting this sector? As a technology-driven process business intelligence could garner much autonomy from AI if put to use properly.Of course, business intelligence serves a much higher purpose than handing out numbers to users. Instead, it works to guide high-level management and end-users. Primarily it should guide people through making business decisions. Some have a concern that AI may hinder that decision making by creating such a narrow view of big data analysis. For now, ... Read More

Feed: All Oracle Press Releases. SINSA, the largest home improvement retailer in Nicaragua, has tapped Oracle Retail as the foundation to deliver superior customer experiences and propel growth. In business for nearly 30 years, the family-owned retailer operates 24 retail stores and wholesale properties, offering 65,000+ SKUs in 15 categories of home improvement products and services for the remodeling, construction, decoration and electrical industries. By adopting Oracle Retail technology, the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) retailer can now provide improved customer service through better inventory control. “Innovation is at the core of our DNA and SINSA is constantly looking at how we can ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: David Annis. Across all industries, organizations are adopting a cloud-first strategy. What does it mean to be cloud-first? Broadly speaking, cloud first means using shared infrastructure instead of building and hosting your own private storage facility, systems, etc. Benefits of adopting a cloud-first strategy include cost savings and productivity improvements. However, what a cloud-first strategy looks like may differ from organization to organization or use case to use case. If you want to adopt a cloud-first strategy that involves an analytical solution, the goal will include getting your analytics in the cloud. Here are five common ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Jim Harris. Read: 5 ways to become data-driven Business models within many industries are evolving as more organizations incorporate data-driven decision making in the move toward becoming a data-driven business. David Loshin has blogged about the differences among three different data-driven business models that he calls completely data-driven (transforming information into monetizable assets), data-infused (using information to drive business process optimization) and data-informed (adapting new information to fit existing business models). Katrina Wakefield recently pondered if it’s possible for a business, especially one formed long before the era of big data and advanced analytics, to learn to be ... Read More

Feed: Neo4j Graph Database Platform. Author: David Penick. Last week in our five-part series on AI and graph technology, we examined knowledge graphs, which offer context for decision support.This week we continue giving you a glimpse into how a graph technology platform like Neo4j enhances AI with context with a look at how graphs offer greater efficiency of processing, and how graph-accelerated machine learning uses graphs to optimize models and speed up processes. Graph-Accelerated Machine Learning: Context for Efficiency Current machine learning methods often rely on data stored in tables. Machine learning on such data is resource-intensive at best. More than half of ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Kate Leggett. Salesforce continues its fast and furious acquisition spree by picking up ClickSoftware for $1.53B to beef up its field service capabilities. Field Service is a rapidly growing area in CRM. Growth is fueled by the demand for (1) differentiated customer experiences which extends to a field worker showing up at a customer or a work site, (2) growing use of contingent labor for field service, (3) management of a growing mobile workforce (think insurance adjusters, health care workers in addition to field techs), (4) need for proactive and predictive maintenance of connected devices ... Read More