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Growth Acceleration Partners | January 4, 2019

Big Data & Analytics, Digital Transformation

We’ve all heard the phrase “data is the new oil” to describe the exponential growth of big data platforms and analytics as key mechanisms of digital transformation. For many organizations, the importance of becoming data-literate — capable of communicating data and analytics in ways that spur innovation, enhance customer experience, increase revenue, and fulfill the more traditional role of risk mitigation — has become a fundamental business asset.

Darryl Worsham | December 14, 2018

Machine Learning & AI

In our last blog post, we looked at ways that artificial intelligence is helping transform the financial services industry. In this blog post, we continue with the AI theme but turn our attention to what AI means for the C-Suite. More than ever, businesses are pressing on ways that AI can bring real tangible benefits to […]

Darryl Worsham | December 7, 2018

Machine Learning & AI

In our last blog post, we looked at the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in recruitment. In this blog post, we stay with the artificial intelligence theme and look particularly at ways that AI is helping transform the financial services industry. Fraud and Money Laundering While cybercrime, fraud and money laundering make great […]

Rodolfo Acuna | November 29, 2018

Machine Learning & AI

AI is disrupting a lot of industries and business sectors, and recruitment is no exception. In this blog post, we turn our attention to the advantages and disadvantages of AI in recruitment. The Advantages of AI in Recruitment Maybe you’re responsible for the HR department in your company or maybe you don’t have enough resources […]

Roy Cruz | November 16, 2018

Machine Learning & AI

In our last blog post, we looked at how big data and analytics can help the environment. In this blog post, we turn our attention to a form of artificial intelligence called Deep Learning. We look at what Deep Learning is, explore how it works, explain how it’s different from machine learning, what makes it […]

Growth Acceleration Partners | November 15, 2018

Events

Last month, the grocery and CPG industries came together in Las Vegas for Groceryshop, a spinoff of the Shoptalk retail conference. Content focused on the intersection of food retail and tech, with buzzworthy sessions diving into robotics, personalization, and in-store experience. One clear takeaway from the event was that when it comes to adopting new technologies, the $650 billion grocery industry is rapidly playing catch-up.

Growth Acceleration Partners | November 11, 2018

UI/UI/UX Design, UI/UX Design & UI Development, UX UI/UI/UX Design

Five years ago, Mission Data built a brand new SaaS platform for Asphalt Institute, a U.S.-based international trade organization promoting quality management for construction materials laboratories.

Sergio Morales | November 9, 2018

Data as a Product

In our last few blog posts, we’ve looked at data quality, why it’s important and explored some of the steps you can take to help you improve the quality of your data. In this blog post, we continue with the data theme, specifically, we look at how big data and analytics can be deployed to […]

Darryl Worsham | October 19, 2018

Machine Learning & AI

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement around the current AI boom we’re experiencing in the tech world. There’s no doubt about it: artificial intelligence is bringing lots of new opportunities to the market in the form of analytics, devops automation or even driverless automobiles. These opportunities do come with some ethical challenges […]

Growth Acceleration Partners | October 12, 2018

Events, Thought Leadership

The headlines filter into our inboxes daily: “Blockchain Will Save Retail.” “Why You Desperately Need to Hire a Data Scientist.” “Brick-and-mortar is Dead!” To cut through the noise and hear which digital solutions operators are actually investing in and planning to investigate, Mission Data recently hosted an Innovation Forum at FSTEC 2018 titled “Store of the Future: Beyond the Hype.”