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Predictive Analytics: Not Just for Blue Sky Projects, But can Successfully Impact Daily Business Problems Too

By Dick Weisinger

Predictive Analytics is the combination of big data, analytics and forecasting algorithms.  The algorithms make predictions based on models that use real-time, historical and third-party information.  The predictions help businesses more accurately plan for business conditions, consumer sentiment, and market…

Cloud Services: Cloud Computing Saves, but Optimizing Cloud Usage Could Save Much More

By Dick Weisinger

As cloud usage grows. people are saving money over their on-premises solutions, but they’re also becoming very aware that they could be saving even more if they were only able to more effectively use cloud services.  Many cloud users know that…

Business Intelligence: Modern BI and Analytics Sector Growing 8 Times Faster Than Total BI Market

By Dick Weisinger

The worldwide Business Intelligence and Analytics software market will grow to $18.3 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.3 percent from 2016, according to Gartner.  By 2020, it is expected to reach $22.8 billion. It’s the piece within the BI market…

Artificial Intelligence (AI): DeepMind Leapfrogs from Playing Games to Optimizing UK’s Countrywide Power Grid

By Dick Weisinger

DeepMind is a technology from a UK-based technology startup that Google acquired in 2014.  DeepMind tries to combine machine learning and system neuroscience into general algorithms that can be used for learning. Initially DeepMind was developed and prototyped simply to…

SaaS Pricing: AI and Improved Software Favor Usage-Pricing Over Seat-Based Pricing

By Dick Weisinger

There is increasing demand for usage-based or consumption-based SaaS software pricing.  Usage-based pricing lets users see their exact usage and typically provides a much affordable path for businesses that how software needs that are limited or infrequently occurring. Laurie Wurster,…