TDWI Articles


How Do Machines Learn?

Machine learning is a hot topic today and businesses around the world are using it to gain a competitive advantage. It is not a magical technology, rather the application of time-tested statistical practices to common business processes.

Data Digest: Finding Data Sources, Understanding Cybercriminals, Managing IoT Network Access

Read about finding useful data sources, how understanding cybercriminals can help you protect your system, and how to secure and manage IoT devices on your enterprise network.

Stop Flying Blind and Find Influencers with Analytics

Without tools to measure social influence, we can't select the right influencer for a particular effort or campaign. Start-up Hypr Brands says it brings prescriptive clarity and analytics insight to influencer marketing.

Data Digest: Increasing Big Data Access, Making Money or Cutting Costs, Analytics Primer

How broad access to big data increases insights, using big data to make money versus save money, and an advanced analytics overview, including techniques and tools.

Analysts Don't See Great Value in New Data Types

According to new survey, data from research firm Clutch, most users of BI data analytics tools find traditional data types more valuable than new data sources. Is this really a surprise?

Data Digest: Geospatial Visualizations, Part-Time Data Management, Data Journalism Impact

Today learn how geospatial data is more easily understood through visualizations, how very small businesses can manage their data effectively, and how journalists are turning to visualizations to deliver data stories.

Self-Service Data Access: The Foundation for Emerging Analytics

New practices such as self-service data prep, exploration, and discovery don't work well (or at all) without new ways of making data more accessible.

Data Stories: Look, Visualizations in the Sky!

Data visualizations can show us places and things we can’t experience personally. These websites allow you to explore satellites passing overhead, known exoplanets, and nearby stars.

Data Digest: Governance Benefits, Detecting Malware, Limitations of Big Data

How a strong governance program can help your enterprise, how to detect and prevent sophisticated malware attacks, and how to understand and work with the limitations of big data.

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