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Quantexa raises $153M to build out AI-based big data tools to track risk and run investigations

TechCrunch

to bring big data intelligence to risk analysis and investigations. Quantexa’s machine learning system approaches that challenge as a classic big data problem — too much data for a human to parse on their own, but small work for AI algorithms processing huge amounts of that data for specific ends.

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Identifying budding big data talent in your company

O'Reilly Media - Data

Big data is often called one of the most important skill sets in the 21st century, and it’s experiencing enormous demand in the job market. Hiring data scientists and other big data professionals is a major challenge for large enterprises, leading many to shift their efforts to training existing staff. Statistics.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Making Big Data Better Than Ever

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The concept of Big Data is a relatively new one. It denotes the availability of vast volumes and sources of data, which were not available before. By itself, Big Data is powerful, and when combined with Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, the opportunities presented by this combination are just endless.

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It's time to establish big data standards

O'Reilly Media - Data

The deployment of big data tools is being held back by the lack of standards in a number of growth areas. Technologies for streaming, storing, and querying big data have matured to the point where the computer industry can usefully establish standards. The main standard with some applicability to big data is ANSI SQL.

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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

CIO

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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A Timeline of Big Data Analytics

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The world seems to run on big data nowadays. In fact, it’s sometimes difficult to remember a time when businesses weren’t intensely focused on big data analytics. It’s equally difficult to forget that big data is still relatively new to the mainstream. Rick Delgado. Codd of IBM.

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Core technologies and tools for AI, big data, and cloud computing

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Many companies are just beginning to address the interplay between their suite of AI, big data, and cloud technologies. I’ll also highlight some interesting uses cases and applications of data, analytics, and machine learning. Temporal data and time-series analytics. Data Platforms. Deep Learning.

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