Imagine you’ve invited your boss over for a dinner party to try to show off your culinary skills (and perhaps get a promotion). The stakes are high, so you search the web and find the most revered chicken parmesan recipe around. At the grocery store, it is immediately clear that some ingredients are much more […]

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Braving the global pandemic for the past two years has changed online transactions for consumers and businesses alike. As a result, the digitization of customer online activity with retailers and other businesses has become the preferred way to engage. According to my company’s Global Insights Report, there has been a 25% annual increase in online consumer […]

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Without effective and comprehensive validation, a data warehouse becomes a data swamp.  With the accelerating adoption of Snowflake as the cloud data warehouse of choice, the need for autonomously validating data has become critical.  While existing Data Quality solutions provide the ability to validate Snowflake data, these solutions rely on a rule-based approach that is […]

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The 2021 tech world was as busy as it has ever been, thanks to the continued challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. And this is particularly true for conversational AI. From insurance to retail, businesses are doubling down on their technology investments and broader digital transformation efforts as they try to adapt to the expectations […]

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Risks often dominate our discussions about the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), but we also have an ethical obligation to look at the opportunities. In my second article about AI ethics, I argue there is a way to link the two.  “Our future is a race between the growing power of technology and the wisdom with […]

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Disconnects between development, operations, data engineers, and data science teams might be holding your organization back from extracting value from its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) processes. In short, you may be missing the most essential ingredient of a successful MLOps environment: collaboration. For instance, your data scientists might be using tools like JupyterHub or […]

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Although algorithmic decision-making has become increasingly vital for many businesses, there are growing concerns related to transparency and fairness. To put it mildly, the concern is warranted. Not only has there been documentation of racial bias in facial recognition systems, but algorithmic decision-making has also played a role in denying minorities home loans, prioritizing men during hiring, […]

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The semantic layer concept within the data stack is not new but is an increasingly popular topic of conversation. I predict that in 2022, we’ll see mainstream awareness of the semantic layer, especially as enterprises begin to see real-world examples of its benefits.  The fact that industry leaders are discussing the need for a semantic […]

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Next in our blog series exploring interesting analytics use cases, we examine how machine learning algorithms dictate the music we listen to every day.  In 2019, the music streaming market was valued at $12,831.2 million – a figure that’s expected to nearly double by 2027. Music streaming has become the most popular medium for music consumption, significantly outperforming […]

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Ambient computing is a broad term that describes an environment of smart devices, data, AI decisions, and human activity that enables computer actions alongside everyday life, without the need for direct human commands or intervention. Ambient computing represents an unparalleled opportunity to enhance almost every sphere of society – from the professional to the personal. And in […]

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In the era of globalized markets, burgeoning international trade, complex financial systems, ever-evolving compliance and regulatory landscapes, and rapid technology advancement, white-collar crime has unfortunately seen a significant uptick in scale, variety, and sophistication. Whereas white-collar crime used to conjure images of high-flying executives stealing from company coffers, the modern landscape is much more complex, […]

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Data Science is a diverse field with an array of career and job options out there to pursue. The modern economy is dependent on data and data analysis so, naturally, data scientists are in high demand and enjoy good salary and job security prospects. With that in mind, below are 11 intriguing roles for data […]

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