Real-time analytics: 4 success stories

For companies seeking value from data as it flows into data systems, real-time analytics is the way to go. This emerging discipline blends technology and processes to help enterprises improve internal workflows or to provide insight into customer activities and marketplace trends as they unfold. Real-time analytics strategies provide business agility, whether they are outfitted…

IBM retrains Watson AI for IT operations

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has a new assignment for Watson, the company’s AI software: working in IT. Best known for its roles as an advisor to oncologists and sometime quiz show contestant, Watson is now being pressed into service diagnosing and solving enterprise IT infrastructure problems, making it one of a growing number of tools…

12 tips for machine learning training

To make decisions more quickly and accurately, enterprises are increasingly turning to machine learning, arguably today’s most practical application of AI. Machine learning systems apply algorithms to data to glean insights into that data without explicit programming: It’s about using data to answer questions. As such, companies are applying machine learning to a wide array…

7 ways to root out IT staff incompetence

Every IT leader wants to run an organization that’s renowned for its performance, precision and speed. Unfortunately, those noble goals can often be derailed by poor performers within the IT ranks. The sticky part is uncovering this often hidden issue and dealing with it without becoming every staff member’s worst enemy. Whether it’s an employee…