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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

While data science and machine learning are related, they are very different fields. In a nutshell, data science brings structure to big data while machine learning focuses on learning from the data itself. What is data science? This post will dive deeper into the nuances of each field.

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Great Data Scientists Don’t Just Think Outside the Box, They Redefine the Box

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

Almost all of AI’s recent progress is through one type, in which some input data (A) is used to quickly generate some simple response (B). While the use cases are limited today , the creativity at which data scientists are leveraging Big Data and existing Machine Learning and Deep Learning technologies is staggering.

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The Third Modern Data Management Summit: Making Data Work!

Reltio

The third Modern Data Management annual summit ( #DataDriven19 ) held on February 26-27 2019 attracted more than 400 business and IT professionals getting together in San Francisco to witness the future of data management, share success stories and learn best practices. This year’s theme was “ Organize Master Data.

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10 everyday machine learning use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

Marketers use ML for lead generation, data analytics, online searches and search engine optimization (SEO). ML algorithms and data science are how recommendation engines at sites like Amazon, Netflix and StitchFix make recommendations based on a user’s taste, browsing and shopping cart history.

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Anomaly detection in machine learning: Finding outliers for optimization of business functions

IBM Big Data Hub

Anomalies are not inherently bad, but being aware of them, and having data to put them in context, is integral to understanding and protecting your business. The challenge for IT departments working in data science is making sense of expanding and ever-changing data points.

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Getting ready for artificial general intelligence with examples

IBM Big Data Hub

Building an in-house team with AI, deep learning , machine learning (ML) and data science skills is a strategic move. Most importantly, no matter the strength of AI (weak or strong), data scientists, AI engineers, computer scientists and ML specialists are essential for developing and deploying these systems.