Enterprise spending on data center hardware and software dropped by 6% in 2020. (Pixabay)

Synergy Research Group finds that enterprises are continuing to spend heavily on cloud infrastructure. This spending grew by 35% in 2020 to reach almost $130 billion. Meanwhile enterprise spending on data center hardware and software dropped by 6% to under $90 billion.

“This continued a decade-long trend of…

Reza Oftadeh and his team have full theoretical proof that their model can find and extract the most prominent features of a set of data using machine-learning algorithms simultaneously in one pass. | Image: Getty Images

Whenever a scientific experiment is conducted, the results are turned into numbers, often producing huge datasets. In order to reduce the size of the data, computer programmers use algorithms that can find and extract the…

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Daniel Guiterrez | March 1, 2021
Inside Big Data

With the impending loss of the cookie and changing nature of tracking user IDs, what does the future of targeting look like? Moving forward, advertisers must reference and merge a plethora of user attributes to make…

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Data literacy has become an in-demand skill for many workers. To get started, leaders should know what it means and establish a common language for learning.

Data literacy — the ability of a company’s employees to understand and work with data to the appropriate degree — can be a stepping stone or a stumbling block when it comes to building a data-driven company.…

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To stay competitive in today’s fast changing market, companies are collecting even larger volumes of data hoping to spot the next big growth opportunity or operational advantage. For marketers, data collected through customer interactions, web analytics, transactions, inventory movement and even support desks can help…

The estimated prevalence of cerebral palsy ranges from one to four cases per 1,000 children. Motor disability in childhood is very common with children who are affected by cerebral palsy. The good news is that assistive technology and innovations can help children and families cope with the symptoms of the medical condition. Tech innovations constantly evolve, producing devices, gadgets…

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A gift usually is given to you neatly wrapped. Data, however, is rarely a gift that is prepared with similar care. Here are some concepts on how to keep ML models in production with balanced data.

Datasets are inherently messy, and with such disorder IT professionals must inspect datasets to maintain data quality. Increasingly, models power business operations, so IT teams are…