SLIDESHOW: 10 top technology trends that will impact organisations in 2019 by Mathias Golombek via @infomgmt

Machine learning, data-centricity, self-service BI and distributed ledger technology will be among the top technology trends driving innovation and digital transformation this year.

A great presentation that will give you a good indication of what is coming and you should be thinking about.

8 trends that will impact data management strategies in 2019 by Satyen Sangani and Aaron Kalb via @infomgmt

As organisations continued to see data volumes explode and an increasing number of employees need access to critical information, data cataloguing considerations shifted from being a department level concern to an enterprise critical issue.

A great list of trends in this article.

WEBINAR: Data Prep & Automated ML: Better Predictions For Consensus - 22 January 2019

Data Prep & Automated ML: Better Predictions For Consensus Join us for the latest DSC Webinar on January 22nd, 2019

Financed smartphones are a magnet for identity theft, leaving retailers in the digital and telecommunication industry vulnerable to fraud. Consensus, a Target-owned subsidiary, has developed a highly accurate solution to identify fraud at the point-of-sale before it happens. In this latest Data Science Central webinar, you will learn how Consensus put together agile processes on a cloud analytic solution leveraging Trifacta data preparation and DataRobot automated machine learning to prevent fraud. Attendees will learn: How Consensus developed an AWS cloud-based solution The role of data preparation in supplying accurate data for machine learning models How automated machine learning can drive more accurate predictions Consensus’s time-saving ROI from building models, deploying them on AWS, and the improvement in accuracy and recall Speakers: David McNamara, Lead Product Specialist -- Trifacta Harrison Lynch, Sr. Director of PM -- Consensus Corporation Rajiv Shah, Data Scientist -- DataRobot Hosted by: Bill Vorhies, Editorial Director -- Data Science Central   Title:  Data Prep For Data Ops: How To Select & Deploy Date:  Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 Time:  9 AM - 10 AM PST

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Mastering the 12 agile software development principles by Anthony Coggine via @infomgmt

We explore the 12 core principles of agile software development outlined in the Agile Manifesto to help you make sense of the sometimes esoteric text.

Interesting thoughts and well worth a read to check you are following all of the principles.

Firm Led by Google Veterans Uses A.I. to ‘Nudge’ Workers Toward Happiness by Daisuke Wakabayashi via @nytimes

Three former Google employees are pitching an AI system designed to increase employee satisfaction at work.

A great use of AI and ML that will hopefully provide the right nudges in order to make people do the right thing to motivate their staff.

WEBINAR: Accelerating Machine Learning on Databricks - 15 January 2019

[Webinar] Accelerating Machine Learning on Databricks Thursday, January 15 at 10am PT We all know it: the potential for Machine Learning practitioners to make a breakthrough and drive positive outcomes is unprecedented. But how do you take advantage of the myriad of data and ML tools now available at your fingertips? How do you streamline processes, speed up discovery, share knowledge, and scale up implementations for real-life scenarios? In this webinar, we will cover some of the latest innovations brought into the Databricks Unified Analytics Platform for Machine Learning. We'll show you how to: Get started quickly using the Databricks Runtime 5.0 for Machine Learning Track, tune, and manage models, from experimentation to production with MLflow Scale up deep learning training workloads from a single machine to large clusters for the most demanding applications using the new HorovodRunner Featured Speakers Adam Conway, VP Machine Learning, Databricks Hossein Falaki, Software Engineer, Databricks

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7 master data management certifications that will pay off by Thor Olavsrud via @CIOonline

Individuals with expertise in master data management (MDM) are essential to helping organisations get the most out of their data and comply with regulations. Here are the MDM certifications that will give your career an edge.

Something to think about if MDM is an area you want to move into.