Data analytics and AI
This glossary contains definitions related to customer data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization and operational business intelligence. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to Hadoop and other software tools used in big data analytics. Other definitions are related to the strategies that business intelligence professionals, data scientists, statisticians and data analysts use to make data-driven decisions.
Algorithms
Terms related to procedures or formulas for solving a problem by conducting a sequence of specified actions. In computing, algorithms in the form of mathematical instructions play an important part in search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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What is data analytics (DA)?
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
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What is data as a service (DaaS)?
Data as a service (DaaS) is an information provision and distribution model in which data files -- including text, images, sounds and videos -- are made available to customers over a network, typically the internet.
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What is a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)?
A UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit value used to uniquely identify an object or entity on the internet.
Artificial intelligence
Terms related to artificial intelligence (AI), including definitions about machine learning and words and phrases about training data, algorithms, natural language processing, neural networks and automation.
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What is digital trust?
Digital trust is the confidence users have in the ability of people, technology and processes to create a secure digital environment.
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What is natural language processing (NLP)?
Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of a computer program to understand human language as it's spoken and written -- referred to as natural language.
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Agentic AI explained: Key concepts and enterprise use cases
Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that are capable of autonomous action and decision-making.
Data and data management
Terms related to data, including definitions about data warehousing and words and phrases about data management.
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What is a chief data officer (CDO)?
A chief data officer (CDO) in many organizations is a C-level executive whose position has evolved into a range of strategic data management responsibilities, including data governance, data quality and data strategy.
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What is customer data integration (CDI)?
Customer data integration (CDI) is the process of defining, consolidating and managing customer information across an organization's business units and systems to achieve a "single version of the truth" for customer data.
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What is a data governance policy?
A data governance policy is a documented set of guidelines for ensuring an organization's data and information assets are managed consistently and used properly.
Database management
Terms related to databases, including definitions about relational databases and words and phrases about database management.
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What is customer data integration (CDI)?
Customer data integration (CDI) is the process of defining, consolidating and managing customer information across an organization's business units and systems to achieve a "single version of the truth" for customer data.
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What is data analytics (DA)?
Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.
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What is an entity relationship diagram (ERD)?
An entity relationship diagram (ERD), also known as an entity relationship model, is a graphical representation that depicts relationships among people, objects, places, concepts or events in an information technology (IT) system.