Big data vendor MapR faces possible shutdown; IBM adds AI to Db2; customer data mining tips

AI, Analytics and Big Data Digest Artificial intelligence, BI and data management content from TechTarget | June 6, 2019 FEATURED ITEM MapR's future in jeopardy as layoffs, shutdown loom Jack Vaughan, Senior News Writer In a notice to California's labor department, Hadoop vendor MapR Technologies said it's desperately seeking funding to avert a mid-June shutdown after poor sales of its big data platform led an expected new financial backer to pull out. (SearchDataManagement.com) Advertisement NEWS   IBM Db2 update aims to simplify database use with AI IBM's new Db2 database release adds a host of AI-powered enhancements, including a range of automated error reporting capabilities and tools to make it easier to create AI algorithms. (SearchDataManagement.com)   Human rights advocate talks GDPR, AI and data privacy laws In a Q&A, human rights advocate and tech exec Bjørn Stormorken discusses the importance of data privacy laws, and why stronger laws and more data literacy are needed as AI use grows. (SearchEnterpriseAI.com)   6 tips for effective customer data mining and analytics Digging into customer analytics can improve sales opportunities for companies. But that has to be balanced against data privacy concerns, and there also are other hurdles to get over. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   Recycled AI data finds uses in employee engagement efforts By reusing the data collected for AI algorithms and the insights they generate, enterprises can boost employee performance and improve business processes, panelists at MIT say. (SearchEnterpriseAI.com) EXPERT ADVICE   How training can help overcome the data scientist shortage The shortage of skilled data scientists is leading companies like Schneider Electric to look internally for employees who might make good ones and then invest in training them. (SearchEnterpriseAI.com)   Key features to create a SQL Server audit trail in databases SQL Server offers a set of built-in auditing tools that can help make the process of tracking logins, data access privileges and other database activities easier for DBAs. (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.