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Five Ways Machine Learning Can Save Your Company From A Security Breach Meltdown
By Louis Columbus on April 6, 2018
$86B was spent on security in 2017, yet 66% of companies have still been breached an average of five or more times. Just 55% of CEOs say their organizations have experienced a breach, while 79% of CTOs acknowledge breaches have occurred. One in approximately four CEOs (24%) aren’t aware if their companies have even had a security […]
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10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of Amazon Prime’s Growth
By Louis Columbus on March 19, 2018
70% of Americans with incomes of $150,000 or more who shop online have Amazon Prime memberships. Amazon Prime international customers will grow at a 56% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2016 to 2018. Amazon shipped more than 5 billion items in 2017 with Prime worldwide. By 2022 there will be 56 million Amazon Prime […]
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10 Ways Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Marketing
By Louis Columbus on March 13, 2018
84% of marketing organizations are implementing or expanding AI and machine learning in 2018. 75% of enterprises using AI and machine learning enhance customer satisfaction by more than 10%. 3 in 4 organizations implementing AI and machine learning increase sales of new products and services by more than 10% according to Capgemini. Measuring marketing’s many contributions […]
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Roundup Of Machine Learning Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2018
By Louis Columbus on February 27, 2018
Machine learning patents grew at a 34% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) between 2013 and 2017, the third-fastest growing category of all patents granted. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that spending on AI and ML will grow from $12B in 2017 to $57.6B by 2021. Deloitte Global predicts the number of machine learning pilots and […]
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Machine Learning’s Greatest Potential Is Driving Revenue In The Enterprise
By Louis Columbus on February 11, 2018
Enterprise investments in machine learning will nearly double over the next three years, reaching 64% adoption by 2020. International Data Corporation (IDC) is forecasting spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will grow from $8B in 2016 to $47B by 2020.
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Data Scientist Is The Best Job In America According Glassdoor
By Louis Columbus on February 5, 2018
Data Scientist has been named the best job in America for three years running, with a median base salary of $110,000 and 4,524 job openings. DevOps Engineer is the second-best job in 2018, paying a median base salary of $105,000 and 3,369 job openings. There are 29,187 Software Engineering jobs available today. These and many […]
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2018 Will be A Breakout Year For Supply Chain Analytics
By Louis Columbus on January 29, 2018
While 94% of supply chain leaders say that digital transformation will fundamentally change supply chains in 2018, only 44% have a strategy ready. 66% of supply chain leaders say advanced supply chain analytics are critically important to their supply chain operations in the next 2 to 3 years. Forecast accuracy, demand patterns, product tracking traceability, […]
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10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective On Artificial Intelligence’s Growth
By Louis Columbus on January 19, 2018
There has been a 14X increase in the number of active AI startups since 2000. Investment into AI start-ups by venture capitalists has increased 6X since 2000. The share of jobs requiring AI skills has grown 4.5X since 2013. These and many other fascinating insights are from Stanford University’s inaugural AI Index (PDF, no opt-in, 101 pp.). Stanford has […]
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By 2020 83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud
By Louis Columbus on January 13, 2018
Digitally transforming enterprises (63%) is the leading factor driving greater public cloud computing engagement or adoption today. 66% of IT professionals say security is their most significant concern in adopting an enterprise cloud computing strategy. 50% of IT professionals believe artificial intelligence and machine learning are playing a role in cloud computing adoption today, growing […]
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Data Science And Machine Learning Jobs Most In-Demand On LinkedIn
By Louis Columbus on January 7, 2018
Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and Big Data Engineers rank among the top emerging jobs on LinkedIn. Data scientist roles have grown over 650% since 2012, but currently, 35,000 people in the US have data science skills, while hundreds of companies are hiring for those roles according to LinkedIn. There are currently 1,829 open Machine Learning […]
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