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Send us a textIn the latest episode of: "Stories from the Field", Host Wennie Allen, IBM Data and AI, sits down with Elenita Elinon, leader of the Quantitative Research Analytics at JP Morgan Chase, recognized and awarded as one of the top 40 Women Leaders in Data and AI for her work with risk and fraud. Elenita shares her experiences, challenges, and lessons learned.Explore more about the IBM Women Leaders in AI initiative.Learn more about JPMC and their work with the IBM Data and AI Elite Team.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text This week host Al Martin invites Shadi Copty, who is the Executive Director for AI Tools & Runtimes at IBM. In this episode he talks about automation, tools and multiple IBM AI technologies. Check us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- StitcherShow notes: 00:00 - Check out "Making Data Simple" on YouTube and SoundCloud.00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:40 - Connect with Shadi Copty on LinkedIn.04:20 What is Data Science?08:00 What is Watson Studio?21:45 What is OpenScale?Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a text This week's guest is Jorge Castanon, a Sr. Data Scientist for Watson Studio at IBM. Host Al Martin and Jorge discuss some typical data problems currently plaguing the industry, and how Watson Studio makes dealing with those problems that much easier. Get ready for an in-depth, technical conversation with two industry experts.Show Note00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:41 - Connect with Jorge Castanon on LinkedIn and Twitter05:42 - Check out the machine learning hub here.09:53 - Unsure what customer churn is? Find out in this article.20:00 - AI is not magic. Read an article discussion the topic here.24:34 - Learn about SPSS Modeler here.35:46 - Check out coursera here.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textAugmented reality will change the way we experience data. But, what will this new reality look and feel like, and how can we take advantage of it to make better decisions? Tune in to this episode of Making Data Simple to learn about augmented reality data visualization from Ben Resnick and Alfredo Ruiz, members of the IBM Immersive Insights team.   Shownotes00.10 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)00.25 Connect with Benjamin Resnick on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/benjamin-resnick-7b602b7b), view his online profile (http://benjaminresnick.com/), see his medium account (https://medium.com/@benjaminresnick) or email him at resnick@us.ibm.com00.45 Connect with Alfredo Ruiz on Twitter (@alfredoruizc), LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alfredoruizc), view his profile (http://www.aruizdesign.com/), see his medium account (https://medium.com/@alfredo.ruiz/) or email him at alfredo.ruiz@us.ibm.com01.40 Learn more about the Blue Unicorn Initiative at http://www.blueunicorn.nl/02.30 Connect with Rob Thomas on Twitter (@robdthomas) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/robertdthomas) and read more of his work on his blog https://www.robdthomas.com/02.40 Connect with Jay Griffin in LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-griffin-43094711)02.45 Watch Elon Musks video at http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-first-principles-2015-103.50 See Visualizing High Dimensional Data in Augmented Reality at http://bit.ly/2xkdZpS04.20 See image of Daenerys looking at the map of Westeros at http://bit.ly/2yLdY1k21.20 See Benjamin and Alfredo's award nominations here:Information is Beautiful Award https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/2189-ibm-immersive-insights  Driven by Design:https://drivenxdesign.com/next17/project.asp?id=1612822.10 Find The Fourth Transformation by Robert Scoble at http://amzn.to/2iV2JtR22.30 Find Ready Player One by Ernest Cline at http://amzn.to/2xlgjwO23.00 Find Made in America by Sam Walton at http://amzn.to/2gzl5A2Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textThis week, host Al Martin welcomes Rakesh Ranjan, the director of emerging technologies at IBM Data and AI. He also works on next gen-solutions at IBM and is involved with academia and research. Join us for a look at what's next in data and AI.  Check us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- Stitcher Show Notes00:00 - Check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud.00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:40 - Connect with Rakesh Ranjan on LinkedIn and Twitter.09:30 - What is Db2 Augmented Data Explorer?18:55 - What is ICP for Data?30:00 - What is IBM Academic Initiative?Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textHow did companies like Facebook and Airbnb get so big so fast? What can we learn from them? Why is data so important for growth? Nancy Hensley, Director of Strategy & Growth for IBM Hybrid Cloud, has the answers in this episode of Making Data Simple. Learn how you can use growth hacking strategies to build your business and why growth hacking isn't just for startups.Show Notes00:25 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)00:36 Connect with Nancy Hensley on Twitter (@nancykoppdw) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/nancyhensley)03:30 Explore The Growth Hacker: The next VP of Marketing by Andrew Chen here: http://bit.ly/104Xa0r 03:55 Read Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis & Morgan Brown here: http://growthhacker.com/04:55 Visit the Jagermeister website for more information on their company and product: https://www.jagermeister.com/en-CA (must be legal age)22:15 Find Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal here: http://amzn.to/2geOTlp31:50 Find Rework by Jason Fried here: http://amzn.to/2xIU08BWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textWelcome to a new Making Data Simple series, Stories from the Field with Wennie Allen, IBM Data and AI. This series will focus on practical use cases of big data and A.I., enabling shared experiences and perspectives.  You can expect these field highlights every fourth episode of Making Data Simple.In this episode, Wennie talks to Brittany Bogle about her perspective as a professional data scientist. Informed by her experiences helping business clients adopt AI, Brittany shares real-life problems organizations face when implementing an AI and machine learning (ML) solution.Listen for some delightful surprises and insights in dealing with big data and real-time requirements in fraud detection, prediction and prevention. Discover why AI/ML success is a team sport. Finally, are you looking to build or expand your data science team? Consider some criteria and guidelines that will improve your team’s effectiveness.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textIn this episode of Making Data Simple we hear insights from IBM Machine Learning Hub data scientists Jorge A. Castañón and Óscar Lara-Yejas as they discuss what machine learning is and is not. They also answer the most controversial question today: Will machines take our jobs? Listen to find out!Show Notes00:25 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)02:10 Connect with Jorge A. Castañón on Twitter (@castanan) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/jorgecasta)02:45 Connect with Óscar Lara-Yejas on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/óscar-lara-yejas-36700058)10:10 Tweet to Ginni Rometty @GinniRometty and read more about her here: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/ginni/11:00 Listen to "Machine Learning" by Business Daily here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p050db6316:45 Watch Neo Yokio on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/browse31:50 Find Michael Lewis "The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds" here: http://amzn.to/2yr5Dgv35:55 Find "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins here: http://amzn.to/2wi4pmT36:25 Find Ian Goodfellow's "Deep Learning" here: http://amzn.to/2hwZWKrWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textThis week host Al Martin welcomes Greg Bonnette, who is Vice President of Data & Analytics Strategy at Ironside. He comes on the show to discuss more in depth about his role engaging with clients, striving to find appropriate business solutions to their data problems. Discover typical industry issues and hear how Greg overcomes, in this week's episode.Check us out on: - YouTube - Apple Podcasts - Google Play Music - Spotify - TuneIn - Stitcher Show Notes00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.   00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.   00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:40 - Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and Twitter.04:25 – What is Ironside?21:27 - Learn about Watson Machine Learning and A.I. Modelling.41:39 - Learn about Daniel Kahneman and his book, Thinking Fast or Slow.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textHow do you provide answers to clients prior to them asking? What do you do with an abundance of client data?In this episode of Making Data Simple, Tracy Bolot, Director of Digital Client Support for Analytics at IBM, talks about how to maximize teamwork and strengths to enrich your clients' experience.Show Notes00:15 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)00:30 Connect with Tracy Bolot on LinkedIn(linkedin.com/in/tracy-bolot-992a6b4a)01:30 Link to Global Elite?04:00 Lean more about the Informix Software13:40 Check out Turbotax 27:20 Click here to learn more about information sharing and governance at IBM Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.