Navigating the Evolution: Transitioning from Traditional Analytics to AI

In this contributed article, Corne Nagel, Lead Data Scientist at IKASI, provides key considerations for embarking on an AI initiative and discuss how by embracing AI, organizations can unveil hidden patterns, anticipate trends, and unlock a realm of possibilities that traditional analytics could never fully capture. He also shares how businesses across industries are leveraging this dynamic shift to achieve hyper personalization down to the individual level to significantly improve the customer experience and achieve unmatched ROI.

Sony AI Big Data Industry Predictions for 2024

Our friends over at Sony AI have prepared a special set of compelling technology predictions for the year ahead. The Sony AI team is comprised of researchers and leaders with backgrounds in deep reinforcement learning, data science, law, privacy and security, and more. They each offer different perspectives on topics related to AI ethics and policy, the use of AI to augment creativity and scientific research, emerging AI training methods, and more. From the company’s point of view 2024 should be quite a year! Enjoy these special perspectives from one of our industry’s best known movers and shakers.

Heard on the Street – 2/1/2024

Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

The Critical Role of Data in Solving Society’s Biggest Problems

In this contributed article, Charles Sword, Chief Revenue Officer at UpMetrics, discusses why foundations and impact investors have been dropping the ball with respect to data analytics and how they should work with the nonprofits they fund to maximize the impact they are making and effectively convey stories which illustrate that impact.

How Data Silos Hinder Big Data Analytics and How to Overcome Them

In this contributed article, IT Professional Subhadip Kumar draws attention to the significant roadblock that data silos present in the realm of Big Data initiatives. In today’s data-driven landscape, the seamless flow and integration of information are paramount for deriving meaningful insights. Unfortunately, data silos pose a formidable challenge to the success of Big Data endeavors.

How Generative AI Can Help Lower Data Risk in  Enterprises 

In this contributed article, Sid Banerjee, CEO of SG Analytics, discusses how generative AI has become widely popular. However, its adoption comes with a degree of ethical data risk. It has become more vital than ever for businesses to prioritize the use of generative AI responsibility while ensuring an accurate, empowering, and sustainable environment. There is also a growing need for ethical implications to lower data risks in enterprises.

Heard on the Street – 1/25/2024

Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

New OneStream Research Finds 80% of Financial Decision-Makers Believe AI Will Increase Productivity

OneStream, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) solutions for advancing financial close, consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting, announced the results of its global “AI-Driven Finance“ survey, revealing the majority (80%) of financial decision-makers believe AI will increase productivity in the office of finance.

The insideBIGDATA IMPACT 50 List for Q1 2024

The team here at insideBIGDATA is deeply entrenched in keeping the pulse of the big data ecosystem of companies from around the globe. We’re in close contact with the movers and shakers making waves in the technology areas of big data, data science, machine learning, AI and deep learning. Our in-box is filled each day with new announcements, commentaries, and insights about what’s driving the success of our industry so we’re in a unique position to publish our quarterly IMPACT 50 List.

Big Data Industry Predictions for 2024

Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s annual technology predictions round-up! The big data industry has significant inertia moving into 2024. In order to give our valued readers a pulse on important new trends leading into next year, we here at insideBIGDATA heard from all our friends across the vendor ecosystem to get their insights, reflections and predictions for what may be coming. We were very encouraged to hear such exciting perspectives.