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			            - By George  Firican
- February 8, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new class on recognizing fake or distorted data, why data science needs transparency, and the basics of the blockchain distributed database.
                    
			            - By Lindsay  Stares
- February 7, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Marketing is evolving from communication to the masses to communication to the one. By using a recommendation engine, you can determine the next best step for each customer journey and use that to increase customer loyalty and revenue.
                    
			            - By Troy  Hiltbrand
- February 3, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Learn the basic concepts behind predictive analytics, 14 challenges facing predictive analytics, and 5 ways to improve unstructured data security.
                    
			            - By Lindsay  Stares
- February 2, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    To get full business value from big data and other new data sources, many organizations use a data lake atop Hadoop to capture, process, and manage diverse data at scale for business analytics.
                    
			            - By Philip  Russom
- February 2, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations are using many strategies to gain bottom-line value from big data and data science. Three major trends stood out in TDWI's recent research.
                    
			            - By Fern  Halper
- February 2, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Explore the digital divide between countries at different income levels, understand Internet growth in America, and find out how long it takes to read terms and conditions for smartphone apps.
                    
			            - By Lindsay  Stares
- February 1, 2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As enterprises look to put their best foot forward in 2017, many are increasingly turning to text analysis to improve customer experiences and business processes.
                    
			            - By Terry  Lawlor
- February 1, 2017