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When it comes to uplift modeling, traditional performance metrics commonly used for other machine learning tasks may fall short.
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When it comes to uplift modeling, traditional performance metrics commonly used for other machine learning tasks may fall short.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/turning-your-data-swamp-into-gold-a-developers-guide-to-nlp-on-legacy-logs.
A practical NLP pipeline for cleaning legacy maintenance logs using normalization, TF-IDF, and cosine similarity to detect fraud and improve data quality.
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The NLP Cleaning Pipeline is a tool to clean, vectorize, and analyze unstructured "free-text" logs. It uses Python 3.9+ and Scikit-Learn for vectorization and similarity metrics. The pipeline uses Unicode normalization, the Thesaurus, and case folding to remove noise.

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How governments monetize digital data to drive innovation, trust, transparency and economic value.
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Government data is not merely a by-product of governance, it's a strategic asset, writes Frida Ghitis. Ghitis: Government cannot be a data broker, but it should be the custodian of the value of the information it possesses.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-partner-data-became-my-toughest-engineering-problem.
Your partner portal isn't broken; your definitions are. How fixing "data lineage" cut deal registration time from 4.5 days to under 2.
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Partner systems slow down when data definitions drift. Real stability returns only when the model is cleaned up and workflows align around a single, consistent structure.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/pbix-is-not-going-away-but-powerbi-will-never-work-the-same-again.
PowerBI is shifting from "PBIX" to "PBIR". This article explains what actually changes, who benefits and how teams should prepare for the future without panic.
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"PBIX" packaged PowerBI reports into a single binary file, which worked well for individual authors but struggled at scale. "PBIR" replaces that model with a structured, project-based format that makes report changes explicit, improves collaboration and enables better governance. This shift doesn’t require immediate rewrites, but it does change how teams should think about building and managing Power BI reports long term.

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AI and IoT are transforming fire protection maintenance with predictive monitoring, fewer failures, and smarter, self-maintaining buildings.
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Fire protection is shifting from manual inspections to AI-powered preventative maintenance. With IoT sensors, predictive analytics, and digital tools, fire systems can now detect failures early, reduce false alarms, automate reporting, and improve compliance. Buildings are moving toward self-monitoring, self-testing fire safety systems that keep people safer while reducing operational risks and maintenance costs.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-more-vars-and-sis-are-embedding-melissa-into-their-enterprise-solutions.
Partner with Melissa to empower VARs and SIs with accurate data, seamless integrations, and scalable verification tools for smarter, faster client solutions.
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Melissa helps VARs and SIs deliver faster, more accurate, and compliant solutions through powerful verification APIs, global datasets, and plug-and-play integrations. Partners reduce rework, strengthen customer trust, and gain a competitive edge with scalable tools for identity, address, email, and phone validation across major platforms like Salesforce and Dynamics 365.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/big-data-as-the-new-compass-of-competition.
Big Data Analytics has evolved into the modern organization’s most powerful compass.
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Big Data Analytics has evolved into the modern organization’s most powerful compass, turning raw, complex, ever-flowing information into clear, actionable insight. Big Data has reshaped industries, customer engagement, risk management, and strategic innovation.