Working With Retail Numbers: How Retailers Can Benefit From Big Data

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Retailers have access to a lot of data, but it does not mean much unless they know what strategy to utilize when working with the numbers. They also have to know how to take that data and make it work for them, so that they can get an edge on the competition. Finally, they must be able to accurately use a model that will give them the information that they need.

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What Is Cloud-Native and Why Does it Matter for CI

Article | July 18, 2022

Continuous intelligence (CI) relies on the real-time analysis of streaming data to produce actionable insights in milliseconds to seconds. Such capabilities have applications throughout a business. In today’s dynamic marketplace, new CI applications that use data from various sources at any given time might be needed on very short notice.The challenge is how to have the flexibility to rapidly develop and deploy new CI applications to meet fast-changing business requirements. A common approach employed today is to use a dynamic architecture that delivers access to data, processing power, and analytics capabilities on demand. In the future, solutions also will likely incorporate artificial intelligence applications to complement the benefits of traditional analytics. Increasingly, cloud-native is the architecture of choice to build and deploy AI-embedded CI applications. A cloud-native approach offers benefits to both the business and developers. Cloud-native applications or services are loosely coupled with explicitly described dependencies.

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Why Microsoft Should Spinoff Its Cloud Business

Article | November 29, 2022

Microsoft currently features old-school solutions that are growing relatively slowly (Office and Windows) and new cloud solutions that are growing tremendously (Dynamics 365 and Azure). If the company stays in its current form, Microsoft stock will keep steadily advancing. But because the company’s total top and bottom lines are never going to increase much more than 30% or 35% per year, the shares are never going to deliver truly huge returns. But that would change if the company was to spin off its rapidly growing cloud businesses. In such a scenario, the current owners of Microsoft stock would receive shares in a cutting edge cloud services company (let’s call it Azure), and shares in a company focused on providing old, mostly PC-based software to businesses and consumers.

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Intelligence Giant Upgrading its Cloud Technology

Article | July 11, 2022

With the huge amounts of data in all fields, a future in the cloud is imperative to help deal with this explosion of data, especially in the field of intelligence technology. This is the reason why the US Central Intelligence Agency is updating its cloud technology. The agency has recently released a draft request for proposal for its Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract.The C2E tens of billions contract will be a multi-award commercial cloud computing contract with a five-year base period and two five-year options for a period of performance of up to 15 years, according to nextgov.com.In a March 2019 presentation by the Directorate of Digital Innovation, a division of the CIA, the department outlined its vision for C2E. It would be broad and include infrastructure, platform and software cloud services supporting a broad range of users, with a variety of security clearances and a worldwide presence, as reported by techcrunch.com. The principal C2E Program objective is to acquire cloud computing services directly from commercial cloud service providers with established records for innovation and operational excellence in cloud service delivery for a large customer base,the department stated in the presentation.Apparently, the agency prefers to avoid all the attention that the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud procurement process got, and quietly go about its business.

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AWS tags US$235 million to expand its cloud infrastructure in Latin America

Article | February 10, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is raising its stake on cloud computing infrastructure in Latin America. Proof of this is that the IT company will use R$1 billion (around US$235 million) to expand its data center in Sao Paulo. These millions will be used for its Data Processing Center located in that part of Brazil. In addition, a portion of these US$235 million will also be used to increase the services it offers to both public and private parties.The move gives reason to suggest that AWS is upping the ante in the future of startups and tech in the region that rely on cloud services to develop their own products.It launched its cloud center in Brazil in 2011 but it’ll be getting some beefing up thanks to these funds. Moreover, AWS has two Edge networks in São Paulo and two in Rio de Janeiro. As well as one in each of the following cities: Bogotá (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Santiago (Chile).The objective of all of this is to be the region’s prime provider of cloud infrastructure and beat out its competition AKA, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft’s Azure.

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Immuta Integrates with Okta to Provide Secure Data Access Within Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Analytics Environments

Immuta, Okta | March 15, 2021

Immuta, the automated data governance organization, today declared another product integration with Okta, Inc., the main independent identity provider, intended to assist associations with working on personality the board and give secure data access inside multi-cloud and hybrid analytics conditions. Okta Ventures has likewise made an interest in Immuta to support proceeded with product innovation and joint go-to-advertise activities zeroed in on the quickly extending market for cloud-based analytics. The Immuta integration is accessible now in the Okta Integration Network. Intrigued associations can demand a demo from Immuta and become familiar with the arrangement. As indicated by Immuta's Data Engineering Survey: 2021 Impact Report, 75% of data groups intend to receive at any rate one cloud data platform in the following one-two years, with 52% wanting to embrace at least two stages, profiting by the interesting qualities of current cloud data warehouses and analytics stages. However, overseeing cloud-based or hybrid analytics designs can bring about a bunch of specialized and operational difficulties for DataOps and data engineering groups. Every data stage's bespoke confirmation, approval, and access control devices should be overseen independently, frequently bringing about copy duplicates of data, excess strategies, complex job libraries, and an increased danger of safety penetrates and data protection infringement. “Data-driven leaders are shifting to cloud and multi-cloud environments to tap the unique capabilities of different platforms, which creates complex data environments that can be extremely challenging to secure and protect,” said Matthew Carroll, CEO, Immuta. “When it comes to modern cloud analytics, every organization must not only authenticate their user base, but also enforce data governance policies to ensure each user has access only to authorized data. Through our integration with Okta, we are providing a single pane of glass to marry authentication, authorization, and data access controls to better protect and operationalize data.” About Immuta: Immuta was founded in 2015 based on a mission within the U.S. Intelligence Community to accelerate self-service access to and control of sensitive data. The Immuta Automated Data Governance platform today powers compliant BI, analytics and data science for the world’s most data-driven organizations. DataOps and data engineering teams rely on Immuta to deliver governed data to more users, faster, by dynamically adapting data views for each user based on intelligent data policies and Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). Immuta’s automated, scalable, cloud-native approach makes it easy to catalog data, build security and governance policies, foster self-service access and collaboration, and audit data use. Selected by Fast Company as one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, Immuta is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in College Park, MD and Columbus, OH.

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NICE Partners with NTT DATA Germany to Transform Business Through Powerful Cloud, Analytics

NTT DATA, NICE | November 09, 2020

NIC today declared a key association with NTT DATA Germany a main Business-and IT-arrangement supplier. The point of the organization is to mutually give a wide arrangement of customer experience solutions for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in view of the consolidated qualities of the two accomplices. As a key accomplice in the EMEA district, NTT DATA will sell and support the whole NICE arrangement suite, including CXone, NICE Nexidia Analytics and NICE Robotic Automation. Klaus-Dieter Schulze, Senior Vice President Advisory Services at NTT DATA, said, “NICE's solutions portfolio strongly aligns with our vision of cutting-edge innovation in the fields of Customer Experience and Automation. We believe it drives real value to organizations and makes a difference in the lives of their customers. We are very pleased to have established this partnership with NICE.” John O’Hara, President, NICE EMEA, said, “This pandemic has proven the importance of solutions that drive agility in adapting to dynamic environments, ensuring continuity as well as exceptional customer and employee experiences. We are delighted to extend the power of our solutions in the DACH market by collaborating with NTT DATA and believe it will open up the full potential of excellent customer experience solutions to companies in the region. I am confident that together we will enable organizations of all sizes and across sectors to transform their business through our powerful cloud, analytics and robotics solutions.” About NICE NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the world’s leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. About NTT DATA NTT DATA – a part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. NTT DATA enables clients, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50countries.

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Sigma Computing Powers Community-Driven Analytics and Business Intelligence with Major Updates to Cloud Solution

Sigma | June 17, 2020

Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud-native analytics and business intelligence, is powering a community-driven approach to A&BI with the latest version of its solution. According to a Sigma research report released today, 79 percent of data experts and 64 percent of domain experts want to work together more closely on A&BI. Embedded analytics use cases, like application embedding, allow Sigma users to extend the value of their data by putting real-time and endorsed data analysis alongside a business workflow. Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud-native analytics and business intelligence (A&BI), is powering a community-driven approach to A&BI with the latest version of its solution. The new interactive dashboards transform the A&BI process by enabling seamless collaboration between business users and data experts and allowing the domain experts to align A&BI efforts with business needs. Sigma’s new Application Embedding capability allows dashboards to be embedded into applications with inherited access roles and permissions, extending the value of Sigma throughout the entire data ecosystem safely and securely. Every company wants to be data-driven, but that is just a pipe dream until data exploration, analysis, and business intelligence are accessible to everyone. - Rob Woollen, co-founder and CTO, Sigma Computing “At Sigma, we believe the organizations that derive the most value from A&BI solutions are the ones that use them to work iteratively across business and technical teams. Unlike other solutions, Sigma gives everyone, not just data teams, the ability to explore, model, visualize, and enrich their data in real-time, at cloud-scale, so that they can find the answers in their data that drive real competitive advantage more quickly.” Read more: Microsoft, SAS Announce Partnership to Integrate SAS' AI and Analytics with Azure According to a Sigma research report released today, 79 percent of data experts and 64 percent of domain experts want to work together more closely on A&BI, which requires a tool that balances power and ease-of-use so both groups are confident working in it. When combined with the Sigma Spreadsheet, interactive dashboards bridge the gap between data experts and domain experts, enabling them to easily collaborate on initiatives, better understand data, and communicate insights. Key features and functionality include: • More choices for managing data updating in real-time as underlying data and analysis change; • New customizable templates, themes, layouts and a dashboard builder; • Mobile responsiveness so dashboards and visualization can be viewed on any device; • Easily and securely share dashboards and visualizations with public and private links; • Ability to embed images, videos, and URLs; • Leverage parameters directly within dashboards and across multiple worksheets; • Data controls to dynamically update specific filters/parameters and connected analyses. Sigma’s dashboards give us a 360-degree understanding of our customers’ businesses so we can easily identify opportunities for new efficiencies and potential problems before they become issues. - Chris Lambert, CTO, Payload “Just about every company is trying to do more with less right now, which means we need to be making the best possible decision at any given moment. Sigma puts the data we need at our fingertips, guiding every decision we make and validating every recommendation we give to our customers.” Application Embedding Embedded analytics use cases, like application embedding, allow Sigma users to extend the value of their data by putting real-time and endorsed data analysis alongside a business workflow. This meets decision-makers where they are and eliminates the need for users to switch between applications to find data they need to make decisions. With our new application embedding capabilities, users can now embed dashboards and visualizations into custom applications and authenticate users through those applications. Embedded dashboards can also be customized for each user directly from Sigma, including specific views of data and the ability to change views of data in the dashboard or visualization. Read more: Nintex Expands Cloud Options for Organizations in Asia Pacific About Sigma: Sigma is the first analytics and business intelligence (A&BI) solution designed to run natively with cloud data warehouses (CDWs), giving teams direct, live, governed data access. Sigma maximizes the value of CDWs, eliminates the need to change data models as new questions arise, and transforms A&BI into an iterative process. The Sigma Spreadsheet empowers anyone to analyze data - without code or extracts - and make insight-driven decisions quickly, freeing data experts to focus on more innovative, fulfilling initiatives. Sigma powers a community-driven approach to A&BI and delivers on the self-service promise.

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Immuta Integrates with Okta to Provide Secure Data Access Within Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Analytics Environments

Immuta, Okta | March 15, 2021

Immuta, the automated data governance organization, today declared another product integration with Okta, Inc., the main independent identity provider, intended to assist associations with working on personality the board and give secure data access inside multi-cloud and hybrid analytics conditions. Okta Ventures has likewise made an interest in Immuta to support proceeded with product innovation and joint go-to-advertise activities zeroed in on the quickly extending market for cloud-based analytics. The Immuta integration is accessible now in the Okta Integration Network. Intrigued associations can demand a demo from Immuta and become familiar with the arrangement. As indicated by Immuta's Data Engineering Survey: 2021 Impact Report, 75% of data groups intend to receive at any rate one cloud data platform in the following one-two years, with 52% wanting to embrace at least two stages, profiting by the interesting qualities of current cloud data warehouses and analytics stages. However, overseeing cloud-based or hybrid analytics designs can bring about a bunch of specialized and operational difficulties for DataOps and data engineering groups. Every data stage's bespoke confirmation, approval, and access control devices should be overseen independently, frequently bringing about copy duplicates of data, excess strategies, complex job libraries, and an increased danger of safety penetrates and data protection infringement. “Data-driven leaders are shifting to cloud and multi-cloud environments to tap the unique capabilities of different platforms, which creates complex data environments that can be extremely challenging to secure and protect,” said Matthew Carroll, CEO, Immuta. “When it comes to modern cloud analytics, every organization must not only authenticate their user base, but also enforce data governance policies to ensure each user has access only to authorized data. Through our integration with Okta, we are providing a single pane of glass to marry authentication, authorization, and data access controls to better protect and operationalize data.” About Immuta: Immuta was founded in 2015 based on a mission within the U.S. Intelligence Community to accelerate self-service access to and control of sensitive data. The Immuta Automated Data Governance platform today powers compliant BI, analytics and data science for the world’s most data-driven organizations. DataOps and data engineering teams rely on Immuta to deliver governed data to more users, faster, by dynamically adapting data views for each user based on intelligent data policies and Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). Immuta’s automated, scalable, cloud-native approach makes it easy to catalog data, build security and governance policies, foster self-service access and collaboration, and audit data use. Selected by Fast Company as one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, Immuta is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in College Park, MD and Columbus, OH.

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NICE Partners with NTT DATA Germany to Transform Business Through Powerful Cloud, Analytics

NTT DATA, NICE | November 09, 2020

NIC today declared a key association with NTT DATA Germany a main Business-and IT-arrangement supplier. The point of the organization is to mutually give a wide arrangement of customer experience solutions for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in view of the consolidated qualities of the two accomplices. As a key accomplice in the EMEA district, NTT DATA will sell and support the whole NICE arrangement suite, including CXone, NICE Nexidia Analytics and NICE Robotic Automation. Klaus-Dieter Schulze, Senior Vice President Advisory Services at NTT DATA, said, “NICE's solutions portfolio strongly aligns with our vision of cutting-edge innovation in the fields of Customer Experience and Automation. We believe it drives real value to organizations and makes a difference in the lives of their customers. We are very pleased to have established this partnership with NICE.” John O’Hara, President, NICE EMEA, said, “This pandemic has proven the importance of solutions that drive agility in adapting to dynamic environments, ensuring continuity as well as exceptional customer and employee experiences. We are delighted to extend the power of our solutions in the DACH market by collaborating with NTT DATA and believe it will open up the full potential of excellent customer experience solutions to companies in the region. I am confident that together we will enable organizations of all sizes and across sectors to transform their business through our powerful cloud, analytics and robotics solutions.” About NICE NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the world’s leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. About NTT DATA NTT DATA – a part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. NTT DATA enables clients, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50countries.

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Sigma Computing Powers Community-Driven Analytics and Business Intelligence with Major Updates to Cloud Solution

Sigma | June 17, 2020

Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud-native analytics and business intelligence, is powering a community-driven approach to A&BI with the latest version of its solution. According to a Sigma research report released today, 79 percent of data experts and 64 percent of domain experts want to work together more closely on A&BI. Embedded analytics use cases, like application embedding, allow Sigma users to extend the value of their data by putting real-time and endorsed data analysis alongside a business workflow. Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud-native analytics and business intelligence (A&BI), is powering a community-driven approach to A&BI with the latest version of its solution. The new interactive dashboards transform the A&BI process by enabling seamless collaboration between business users and data experts and allowing the domain experts to align A&BI efforts with business needs. Sigma’s new Application Embedding capability allows dashboards to be embedded into applications with inherited access roles and permissions, extending the value of Sigma throughout the entire data ecosystem safely and securely. Every company wants to be data-driven, but that is just a pipe dream until data exploration, analysis, and business intelligence are accessible to everyone. - Rob Woollen, co-founder and CTO, Sigma Computing “At Sigma, we believe the organizations that derive the most value from A&BI solutions are the ones that use them to work iteratively across business and technical teams. Unlike other solutions, Sigma gives everyone, not just data teams, the ability to explore, model, visualize, and enrich their data in real-time, at cloud-scale, so that they can find the answers in their data that drive real competitive advantage more quickly.” Read more: Microsoft, SAS Announce Partnership to Integrate SAS' AI and Analytics with Azure According to a Sigma research report released today, 79 percent of data experts and 64 percent of domain experts want to work together more closely on A&BI, which requires a tool that balances power and ease-of-use so both groups are confident working in it. When combined with the Sigma Spreadsheet, interactive dashboards bridge the gap between data experts and domain experts, enabling them to easily collaborate on initiatives, better understand data, and communicate insights. Key features and functionality include: • More choices for managing data updating in real-time as underlying data and analysis change; • New customizable templates, themes, layouts and a dashboard builder; • Mobile responsiveness so dashboards and visualization can be viewed on any device; • Easily and securely share dashboards and visualizations with public and private links; • Ability to embed images, videos, and URLs; • Leverage parameters directly within dashboards and across multiple worksheets; • Data controls to dynamically update specific filters/parameters and connected analyses. Sigma’s dashboards give us a 360-degree understanding of our customers’ businesses so we can easily identify opportunities for new efficiencies and potential problems before they become issues. - Chris Lambert, CTO, Payload “Just about every company is trying to do more with less right now, which means we need to be making the best possible decision at any given moment. Sigma puts the data we need at our fingertips, guiding every decision we make and validating every recommendation we give to our customers.” Application Embedding Embedded analytics use cases, like application embedding, allow Sigma users to extend the value of their data by putting real-time and endorsed data analysis alongside a business workflow. This meets decision-makers where they are and eliminates the need for users to switch between applications to find data they need to make decisions. With our new application embedding capabilities, users can now embed dashboards and visualizations into custom applications and authenticate users through those applications. Embedded dashboards can also be customized for each user directly from Sigma, including specific views of data and the ability to change views of data in the dashboard or visualization. Read more: Nintex Expands Cloud Options for Organizations in Asia Pacific About Sigma: Sigma is the first analytics and business intelligence (A&BI) solution designed to run natively with cloud data warehouses (CDWs), giving teams direct, live, governed data access. Sigma maximizes the value of CDWs, eliminates the need to change data models as new questions arise, and transforms A&BI into an iterative process. The Sigma Spreadsheet empowers anyone to analyze data - without code or extracts - and make insight-driven decisions quickly, freeing data experts to focus on more innovative, fulfilling initiatives. Sigma powers a community-driven approach to A&BI and delivers on the self-service promise.

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