CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Most CIOs and IT staffers remain, at heart, technologists, with many proclaiming their interest in shiny new tech toys. They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. With technology and tech news now both pervasive and mainstream, many outside of IT — from veteran board members to college-age interns — are equally enthusiastic about bleeding-edge technol

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Crayon

AUGUST 22, 2023

Creating a culture of CI can feel like training for a marathon. It requires serious dedication and repetition (So. Much. Running). And for most, running 26.2 miles doesn’t happen on the first day. You’ve got to start somewhere with those first few miles. When it comes to competitive intelligence, starting somewhere often translates to new hire orientation.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 31, 2023

Artificial intelligence technology is radically changing the future of cybersecurity. Last year, global organizations spent over $15 billion on AI to bolster their cyber defenses. Smart companies realize that they can no longer overlook the importance of using AI to thwart hackers. After all, hackers themselves are turning to AI to commit their crimes.

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Chris Webb BI

AUGUST 27, 2023

Sometimes when you’re importing data from files using Power Query in either Power BI or Excel you may encounter the following error: DataFormat.Error: External table is not in the expected format What causes it? TL;DR it’s because you’re trying to load data from one type of file, probably Excel (I don’t think you can get this error with any other source but I’m not sure), and actually connecting to a different type of file.

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Aqute Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2023

Imagine a mine filled with precious intel on your competitors. Now, imagine not having to go very far at all to find it – because it’s right there, within your business. Where? Your sales team. Unleashing the power of sales as CI agents When it comes to competitor analysis and market research, we often overlook the closest source of first-hand competitor insights – our own sales teams.

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CIO

AUGUST 11, 2023

Natural language processing definition Natural language processing (NLP) is the branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that deals with training computers to understand, process, and generate language. Search engines, machine translation services, and voice assistants are all powered by the technology. While the term originally referred to a system’s ability to read, it’s since become a colloquialism for all computational linguistics.

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Crayon

AUGUST 17, 2023

Being a CI team of 1 in a saturated market is a tough job. Ideally, you'd like to keep tabs on every competitor, but you don't have nearly enough bandwidth to do that.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 9, 2023

By analyzing the revenue streams of a particular business, you can gain deep insights about the processes that the company uses to make money. In some cases, this can tell you where funds and time are being wasted, while others might learn that they’re missing out on opportunities to increase efficiency, or even uncover some segment of the market they should be emphasizing further with their sales efforts.

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Chris Webb BI

AUGUST 6, 2023

A few months ago a new option was added to the Sql.Database and Sql.Databases functions in Power Query in Power BI and Excel which allows Power Query queries that combine data from different SQL Server databases to fold. Here’s a simple example showing how to use it. On my local PC I have SQL Server installed and the Adventure Works DW 2017 and Contoso Retail DW sample databases: Both of these databases have date dimension tables called DimDate.

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Aqute Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2023

Any successful marketing campaign accomplishes two key objectives. First, it convinces consumers to support a brand. Second, but just as important, it encourages consumers to choose that brand over its competition. That’s why it’s important to carry out competitor analysis before determining your company’s marketing spend. Tracking your rivals’ successful marketing campaigns will give you insights on how to best execute your own.

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mention

AUGUST 25, 2023

What comes to your mind when you think of McDonald’s? The significant yellow arch? What about Starbucks? Do you instantly picture their green logo? Color significantly impacts how people behave, make decisions, and remember things. In fact, up to 90% of people’s initial impressions are based on color. In such a scenario, isn’t it wrong to only focus on the logo placement, visuals, and copy for social media marketing?

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CIO

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival. Most CEOs (72%) continue to prioritize digital investments, according to the 2022 CEO Outlook report from KPMG, in part due to concerns about emerging and disruptive technology, a top three risk to organizational growth. Executives know that if their businesses don’t continually evolve through digital transformation they risk being overtaken by competitors or shut down by startups th

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FedSavvy

AUGUST 21, 2023

COLSA is an information technology services company founded in 1980. COLSA specializes in providing engineering, IT, and programmatic solutions in the areas of defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, and aerospace. The company has over 1,300 employees and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. COLSA’s Primary Federal Customers and Contracts COLSA’s top federal customers by spending value are the U.S.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 27, 2023

In the fast-paced world of modern football, success on the field requires more than just raw talent and hard work. It demands a strategic approach that leverages every available advantage. This is where data collection steps onto the pitch, revolutionizing football performance analysis in unprecedented ways. The Evolution of Football Analysis From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Insights In the early days of football, coaches relied on gut feelings and personal observations to make decisions.

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Intelligence Node

AUGUST 18, 2023

Predictions and Insights for Industry Leaders While the luxury industry took a while to pivot to digital, the last two years have seen a big uptick in digital investments, including. The post How Brands are Innovating the Luxury Retail Experience appeared first on Blog.

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Aqute Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2023

It doesn’t matter which industry or niche your business operates in, your company must outperform its rivals to thrive. When many companies target the same group of consumers, customer lists become a yardstick for success. This is even more relevant when it comes to companies in the B2B sector. If you’re trying to gather competitive intelligence , researching their customer lists is a worthwhile endeavor.

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mention

AUGUST 23, 2023

Are you concerned with the level of engagement and productivity of your employees? Are you finding it difficult to attract and retain top talent? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes,” chances are you could stand to make substantial improvements in company culture, and creating employee communication channels will go a long way toward accomplishing that goal.

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CIO

AUGUST 30, 2023

In my previous column in May, when I wrote about generative AI uses and the cybersecurity risks they could pose , CISOs noted that their organizations hadn’t deployed many (if any) generative AI-based solutions at scale. What a difference a few months makes. Now, generative AI use has infiltrated the enterprise with tools and platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT / DALL-E, Anthropic’s Claude.ai, Stable Diffusion, and others in ways both expected and unexpected.

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Domo

AUGUST 30, 2023

Toxic positivity? That seems a bit harsh when talking about data, especially given that most modern businesses aspire to be data-driven in both strategy and execution. Indeed, over the last decade or two, data has become almost universally regarded as a key corporate asset and an essential input to quality decision-making. That said, the rising importance of data as an asset has resulted in significant overheads being required in its protection.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 3, 2023

As the logistics sector continues to expand and evolve, blockchain technology is becoming an integral part of supply chain procedures. Its implementation offers numerous benefits and applications that streamline operations and enhance efficiency. Also, it enables the compilation of detailed information on container movement, providing real-time and transparent tracking throughout the supply chain.

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Dataversity

AUGUST 30, 2023

As one of the fastest-growing fields, technology continues to drive transformative changes across various industries, with new advancements emerging each year. Consequently, the demand for data analytics jobs is expected to surge in the near future, with a significant need for data science practitioners worldwide. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021) projects a 22% growth […] The post 10 Highest-Paying Data Analytics Jobs in 2023 appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights

While the proper governance of data is clearly critical to the success of any business intelligence organization, focusing on data governance alone is a huge mistake. Organizations continually fail to generate ROI on their governance initiatives because they are too narrow in scope. To be effective, Business Intelligence (BI) governance must cover both data and visualizations.

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Alpha Sense BI

AUGUST 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) in asset management has steadily grown over the past several years as even formerly slow adopters are seeing the value and necessity in using it. Today, financial ser vice s prof ession als, historically notori ou s for resisting AI in their work, are finally r ea lizing that AI tools don’t replace human intelligence—they enhance it.

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mention

AUGUST 21, 2023

If monitoring isn’t part of your marketing team’s routine yet, here are a few reasons why it plays a vital role in the success of many teams like yours. Applied methodically and rigorously, it provides invaluable data that contributes to insight-driven decision-making on a wide range of marketing issues: skillful management of a brand’s reputation, instant and useful competitive analysis, or close monitoring of the impact of marketing or PR campaigns.

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CIO

AUGUST 31, 2023

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor IFS has agreed to acquire Falkonry, the developer of an AI-based time-series data analytics tool, to boost its enterprise asset management (EAM) services portfolio. IFS has an eye on the growing number of connected machines in factories, and will add Falkonry’s self-learning Time Series AI Suite, which can help enterprises manage and maintain manufacturing equipment, to its existing enterprise simulation and AI-based scheduling and optimization

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Vable

AUGUST 21, 2023

One day we might need some historical context - this was first published in May 2020. At one point in time, we had to rapidly rethink the way we delivered library and information induction training. An online panel discussion hosted by City Legal Information Professionals ( CLIG ) investigated how library services were handling the challenges posed by COVID-19.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 23, 2023

Big data technology has rapidly changed the state of modern marketing. One of the biggest ways that brands are using big data is by optimizing their approach to trade show marketing. IBISWorld has shown that big data can be extremely beneficial for companies relying on trade shows. One of the benefits is that data analytics helps measure the ROI of trade show marketing more effectively.

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Dataversity

AUGUST 7, 2023

Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. This month we’re talking data literacy and change management. What is data literacy? Why is it important? What are the barriers? How do […] The post The Cool Kids Corner: Change Management for Data Literacy appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Alpha Sense BI

AUGUST 22, 2023

The future seems to already be written: life science and healthcare companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to gain a competitive edge and accelerate their research, development, and business operations. AI technologies offer companies across the industry the ability to analyze large volumes of data, make predictions, optimize processes, and discover new insights in ways that were previously impossible.

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