Category: Big Data Applications

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: Glenn Sanders. Much is written about robot systems, but what about the components that comprise these machines? Key technologies include the robot arms, grippers, actuators, sensors, vision systems, power systems, and controllers. The robotics market is experiencing a strong growth trend in conjunction with the surge of automation, smart manufacturing, and e-commerce fulfillment. This is driving demand for all robotic components. Let’s take a look at some of the technologies and key companies in this space. (Source: ABB Robotics) Robot Arms and Actuators Robot arms are built from multiple rigid frames moved by actuators at ... Read More

Feed: Domo Blog. Author: Scott Resch. Ask Tony Scott to sum up his professional life and he’ll tell you he’s been both the luckiest guy in the world and the unluckiest guy in the world. Odd answer coming from a man who’s held the highest IT post at Microsoft, The Walt Disney Group and even the U.S. government, right? Not once you hear him out. “When being recruited, I was always told, ‘Everything’s great here, there’s no crisis, life’s good, you’re really going to enjoy this job,’” said Scott, a Domo Executive Advisory Board member. “But in each and every ... Read More

Feed: Blue Medora. Author: Nate Coppinger. This is part one of a three-part blog series on Log Management for Google Stackdriver with BindPlane Proper Log Management Whether you’re a multi-billion-dollar tech firm or a small startup, sorting your data in a usable and logical manner can prove to be a major challenge. No matter the size of your company, you are going to have individuals within your organization that only need access to specific data and information. Providing them with anything extra ends up slowing down workflows and creates digital clutter. When you first begin ingesting data with Google Stackdriver ... Read More

Feed: Domo Blog. Author: Scott Resch. A digitally transformed organization is one that is “alive and awake to everything that is going on around it” and knows how to leverage connections to take advantage of its place within a complex ecosystem.  That is one of the key points made in the inaugural episode of Domo Connects, a podcast that explores matters related to digital transformation and organizational optimization through compelling conversations with some of the brightest minds in business. In the episode, I speak with Peter Sole, Helen Mumford-Sole and Julie Rufo of digital transformation insight provider Mumford Sole Partners ... Read More

Feed: Domo Blog. Author: Josh James. When we launched Domopalooza back in 2015, we wanted to change the BI conference experience to align with our focus on changing the conversation around BI. Given that the week-long event attracts an increasingly passionate community of customers who are building data-driven businesses, there’s no doubt that this conversation is one that gets more interesting by the year. For that reason, I cannot wait for Domopalooza 2020, which will take place March 17-20 in Salt Lake City and again serve as a showcase for how the Domo Business Cloud is the solution for companies ... Read More

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: Mark Beccue. One of the core benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) is its ability to remove humans from specific tasks and decisions. But if something goes wrong, who or what assumes responsibility? Who or what is culpable? What punishment would represent an effective deterrent? With no clear-cut answers, the looming governance of the accountability gap represents one of the greatest potential market barriers to the growth of AI. The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett’s legendary book-turned-movie, The Maltese Falcon, is widely considered one of the greatest pieces of detective literature. The story is confusing – it ... Read More

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: sherrilhanson. Mobility as a service (MaaS) programs provide on-demand access to four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles to more efficiently and cost-effectively travel in urbanized areas. According to a new report from Tractica, MaaS is providing greater accessibility at similar or lower cost to owning a vehicle, empowering people to give up or delay vehicle purchases and rely on shared vehicles for their commute and leisure travel needs.The global population is moving into and near cities, with the majority of people now living in urban areas. This closer proximity between where people live, work, and play is ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Conor Knowles, Tableau. January 13, 2020— This post originally appeared on www.tableau.com/about/blog. Powering self-service analytics at MercadoLibreMercadoLibre hosts the largest online commerce platform in Latin America with 3.3 million sellers and 267 million users. The e-commerce giant leverages Tableau and the Alation Data Catalog to create a seamless process of data discovery and analysis with the goal of enabling all of its 7,000 employees with self-service analytics. MercadoLibre’s journey to democratizing data began five years ago. At the time, MercadoLibre had a traditional BI model where users would make a request of the BI team and then ... Read More

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: Mark Beccue. In late 2016, Adobe announced that Sensei, the company’s AI technology, would begin to power and assist in some of its Digital Media applications, such as Photoshop and Illustrator. While that was only 3 short years ago, in the dawning of the AI era, Sensei’s role makes Adobe one of the pioneers of machine learning- and deep learning-powered AI. What started in 2016 as narrow AI technology aimed at narrow use cases has become an AI engine that, according to Tatiana Mejia, group Product Marketing manager for Sensei, now powers dozens of different ... Read More

Feed: Feed | Tractica. Author: sherrilhanson. The global collaborative robotics (cobot) market is experiencing a strong growth trend that is being driven by factors such as efficiency, quality, and automation of production. According to Tractica, cobots are being adopted in companies large and small, looking to assuage labor shortages and meet the demand for high mix/low volume production.The benefits of lower costs, increased safety, greater flexibility, rapid setup, and easier training are driving factors for global cobot demand. Traditional robot makers are moving to meet this demand by adapting existing robots or developing and offering new cobots. This trend is ... Read More