Many enterprises have contracts sitting in various repositories, file shares and servers with key terms and data buried in their text or in contract management software which act as one of the former. Statements of work, indemnifications, assignment terms, revenue recognition policies, auto-renewals, and unknown incentives are few examples of contract information that add risk … [Read more...] about How Contract Analytics Can Provide Valuable Insights from Contracts
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How Machine Learning Will Unlock Big Data’s Full Potential
Over the next two years, 75% of companies report that they will invest in technology that collects big data. The big data industry has quickly solidified itself as a growing and increasingly essential part of the business environment. But big data cannot help a company by itself; someone or something must analyze the data to get anything out of it. Manual data analysis takes … [Read more...] about How Machine Learning Will Unlock Big Data’s Full Potential
Big Data Makes For Exceptional Machine Learning
The year 2015 will be remembered for various tech developments, particularly with regard to the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. Along with these two developments, researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer security are concerned about what lies ahead for 2016, particularly within the realm of machine learning through the mining of big … [Read more...] about Big Data Makes For Exceptional Machine Learning
How Big Data Will Shape the IT Industry in 2016
Accurately predicting how Internet trends and future technology will play out is no easy task. This year alone there has been an increase in cyber threats and hacks, new software from Windows and the introduction of smart watches, and of course, a spike in big data. As technology advances, so does its growth for possibilities. Below are six sure-fire predictions made by … [Read more...] about How Big Data Will Shape the IT Industry in 2016
Introduction to Apache Spark with Examples and Use Cases
I first heard of Spark in late 2013 when I became interested in Scala, the language in which Spark is written. Some time later, I did a fun data science project trying to predict survival on the Titanic. This turned out to be a great way to get further introduced to Spark concepts and programming. I highly recommend it for any aspiring Spark developers looking for a place to … [Read more...] about Introduction to Apache Spark with Examples and Use Cases