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Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Jorge Jaramillo. By Jorge Jaramillo, Managing Partner – handytec Data is constantly being collected and analyzed. In business, we typically analyze that data with charts, graphs, or lists to create actionable insights. However, there is one element missing with traditional data analysis, and that is the “where” element. This is when geoanalytics becomes relevant. Geoanalytics is the correlation between data and its physical location. This means that more insights on the data can be created, such as dynamic pricing and operational efficiency. How handytec Delivers Geoanalytics handytec is an Ecuadorian company specializing in providing customized big ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. The AWS Deep Learning AMIs (Amazon machine images) are now available in AWS GovCloud (US), Amazon’s isolated cloud region built for sensitive data and regulated workloads.Available in Ubuntu and Linux, the AMIs provide fully configured development environments to quickly build artificial intelligence (AI) applications using popular deep learning frameworks including TensorFlow, Apache MXNet and Gluon, PyTorch, Chainer, Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, Caffe, Caffe2, Theano, and Keras, and are optimized for high performance on Amazon EC2 instances. For developers who want a clean slate to set up custom builds of deep learning engines, ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. Today, AWS announced the winners of the 2018 AWS City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC.The City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge encourages cities, counties, universities, and organizations serving underserved populations to look to the cloud as they work to make the world a better place. From STEM-based collaboration to disaster recovery, this year’s winners have big plans for the cloud. We’re excited to announce the winners (drum roll please): Best Practices Award Large: DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority: DC Health Benefit Exchange ... Read More

Feed: Hortonworks Blog – Hortonworks. Author: Matt Spillar. Early last year we announced the Hortonworks Data Heroes initiative. It’s our way of recognizing the Data Visionaries, Data Scientists, Data Architects, HCC Community Champion, and Cognitive Honors awards to organizations transforming their businesses through Big Data. Hortonworks has over 1,300 total customers spanning every industry, each with a unique Big Data journey. Our Data Heroes program lets us highlight a few customers who are helping create radical change in their industries. WHO ARE THE DATA HEROES? A Data Visionary: who recognizes the potential of Big Data to transform their organization, and leads the business to turn that ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Mitra Sinha. Financial Services organizations regulated by SEC, CFTC, FINRA, IIROC, FCA etc. are required to retain business-related communication in a Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) or immutable state that makes it non-erasable and non-modifiable for a certain retention interval. The immutable storage requirement is not limited to financial organizations, but also applies to industries such as healthcare, insurance, media, public safety, and legal services. Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of immutable storage for Azure Storage Blobs to address this requirement. The feature is available in all Azure public regions. Through configurable policies, users ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Joanna Bieniek. 39 presenters, 39 presentations, 300 minutes of sharing knowledge and experience and 200 minutes of entertainment for over 800 attendees from business, government and academic circles. One SAS Team from Poland organised the 24th edition of the most important meeting of experts, practitioners and users of business analytics - SAS Forum Poland 2018. “Navigate Change with Analytics” was the motto of the conference that took place on May 21st, at the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. We live in a world of analytics, surrounded by data hidden in products and services we use every day. The analytic ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple - One source. Many perspectives.. Author: Baiju NT. In the last decade, Singapore has steadily acquired the tag of “go-to hub for all things digital”. A significant contributor to this is its data analytics startups. These companies contribute close to 1 Billion Singapore dollars annually to the island nation. So, if you’re looking for a great company to mine and analyze your data, look no further, here are some of the largest big data and AI startups based in Singapore. 1. Active.ai is a startup known very well in the Singapore banking industry for its ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Sandeep Raut. A few years ago, the impact of digitization was only established in top industries like Banking, Insurance, and Retail. Now times have changed – the recruitment industry is also adopting digital transformation. Everyone is a candidate at some point in their journey. Whether you are an employer or a candidate searching for a job, the digital transformation is helping the recruitment industry to implement smarter hiring strategies. Recruiters are the brand ambassadors of a company as they are the first people with whom a candidate interacts. But getting the right people with the ... Read More

Feed: Hortonworks Blog – Hortonworks. Author: Matt Spillar. We’re a few days away from DataWorks Summit San Jose (June 18-21)! We have a number of impressive speakers lined up for keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and talks in the expo theater. One of these speakers is Chris Wojdak from Symcor. Symcor was formed by 3 of the largest banks in Canada and has, for over 20 years, proven the ability to work effectively in a utility service structure. They are a leading business processing and client communications provider supporting major banks, telecommunications, insurance, and retail companies. The company delivers value-added solutions for ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple - One source. Many perspectives.. Author: Baiju NT. The blockchain is disrupting various areas of society and it is poised to provide solutions to challenges that we face today. From maintaining health records to real estate, the technology is making a social impact. International brands already investing in this technology, including IBM and Walmart. But these huge companies aren’t the only ones that recognize the technology’s potential. Some startups are embracing it to disrupt all sectors that deal with various data and transactions. The technology isn’t new. It’s been introduced in 2008. Today, however, blockchain ... Read More