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

IBM Big Data Hub

Anomaly detection simply means defining “normal” patterns and metrics—based on business functions and goals—and identifying data points that fall outside of an operation’s normal behavior. The challenge for IT departments working in data science is making sense of expanding and ever-changing data points.

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Don’t Follow the Money; Follow the Customer!

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

eBay: One of the world’s most valuable retailer has no inventory. For example, Amazon is vertically integrating the grocery industry with their recent acquisition of Whole Foods. for examples of how Amazon is leveraging customer insights to vertically integrate the grocery industry. Check out “ What is Digital Transformation ?”

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Why Twilio’s $3.2B acquisition of Segment may not be enough

Reltio

For example, while email addresses are helpful for marketing teams who communicate largely through this channel, email addresses are not the de facto starting point for human connection, which salespeople, relationship managers, store associates, call center reps, loyalty teams or delivery teams care about. . 3) RELATIONSHIPS MATTER.

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How to Take Your Business to The Next Level with Data Intelligence

erwin

Aside from these, these data intelligence tools also provide healthcare institutions with an encompassing view of the hospital and care critical data that hospitals can use to improve the quality and level of service and increase their economic efficiency. How Business Benefits from Data Intelligence.

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Is 2018 the Tipping Point in Digital Transformation?

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

For example, digital competitors with niche products and agile delivery offerings are forcing organizations to unbundle profitable product and service offerings. Think about how Amazon’s market capitalization towers above that of other retailers or how the iPhone regularly captures over 90+ percent of ALL the smartphone industry profits.

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Connected Customer 360 Profiles for Retail & Luxury Brands

Reltio

3 Things Data Innovators at Retail & Luxury Brands Have in Common. Retail and luxury brand leaders may use different terms to describe customers, including “clients” or “guests.” According to Accenture , 71% of retail executives believe digital demographics are expanding the number of ways they deliver products and services.

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