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Learning to love data science, explorations of emerging technologies and platforms for predictive analytics, machine learning, digital manufacturing, and supply chain optimization, Mike Barlow

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Learning to love data science, explorations of emerging technologies and platforms for predictive analytics, machine learning, digital manufacturing, and supply chain optimization, Mike Barlow
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Learning to love data science
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
929474067
Responsibility statement
Mike Barlow
Sub title
explorations of emerging technologies and platforms for predictive analytics, machine learning, digital manufacturing, and supply chain optimization
Summary
Annotation, Until recently, many people thought big data was a passing fad. "Data science" was an enigmatic term. Today, big data is taken seriously, and data science is considered downright sexy. With this anthology of reports from award-winning journalist Mike Barlow, you ll appreciate how data science is fundamentally altering our world, for better and for worse.Barlow paints a picture of the emerging data space in broad strokes. From new techniques and tools to the use of data for social good, you ll find out how far data science reaches.With this anthology, you ll learn how: Analysts can now get results from their data queries in near real timeIndie manufacturers are blurring the lines between hardware and softwareCompanies try to balance their desire for rapid innovation with the need to tighten data securityAdvanced analytics and low-cost sensors are transforming equipment maintenance from a cost center to a profit centerCIOs have gradually evolved from order takers to business innovatorsNew analytics tools let businesses go beyond data analysis and straight to decision-makingMike Barlow is an award-winning journalist, author, and communications strategy consultant. Since launching his own firm, Cumulus Partners, he has represented major organizations in a number of industries."
Table Of Contents
The culture of big data analytics -- Data and social good -- Will big data make IT infrastructure sexy again? -- When hardware meets software -- Real-time big data analytics -- Big data and the evolving role of the CIO -- Building functional teams for the IoT economy -- Predictive maintenance: a world of zero unplanned downtime -- Can data security and rapid business innovation coexist? -- The last mile of analytics: making the leap from platforms to tools
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Exploring predictive analytics, machine learning, digital manufacturing, and supply chain optimization
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