What the Cloudera-Hortonworks merger means for Hadoop users; AI needs more understanding; IBM updates Cognos Analytics

AI, Analytics and Big Data Digest Artificial intelligence, BI and data management content from TechTarget | Oct. 4, 2018 FEATURED ITEM Cloudera-Hortonworks merger narrows options for Hadoop users By Jack Vaughan, Senior News Writer Hadoop users will have fewer technology choices as former big data rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks unite in a merger, but the combined company may be more competitive with cloud leaders AWS and Google. (SearchDataManagement.com) Advertisement NEWS   Current state of AI is poorly understood by the public Current applications of AI revolve around machine learning. But academic researcher Zachary Lipton says that's not the message you get from most media coverage of AI. (SearchEnterpriseAI.com)   Oracle's adaptive intelligence strategy pervades applications From IT to HCM to sales, AI and machine learning capabilities have been added to a variety of Oracle's offerings through Oracle AI Apps. Melissa Boxer says there's more to come. (SearchOracle.com)   IBM pushes automation, NLP in Cognos Analytics 11.1 update Cognos Analytics's newest features include an AI assistant that responds to queries in natural language, predictive analytics capabilities and tools for better data storytelling. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   Big data platform broadens its place in analytics architectures Big data platforms stumbled a bit getting out of the prototyping stage. A view from the Strata Data Conference in New York sees broader use in the offing, as discussed in this podcast. (SearchDataManagement.com) EXPERT ADVICE   What-if business planning simulation at its predictive best Simulating timely and accurate business scenarios can be an essential competitive weapon for predicting the performance, pitfalls and benefits of strategic initiatives. Here's why. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   How to attach databases to custom SQL Server containers Deploying SQL Server in Docker containers for production applications typically requires custom containers. Follow these guidelines on how to attach databases to them. (SearchSQLServer.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Information Management Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.