Trends Report

A Machine Learning Primer For BT Professionals

Big Data And Machine Learning Make Sci-Fi-Like App Experiences Possible Now

September 8th, 2015
Mike Gualtieri, VP, Principal Analyst
Mike Gualtieri VP, Principal Analyst
Rowan Curran, Senior Analyst
Rowan Curran Senior Analyst
With contributors:
Brandon Purcell , Holger Kisker, Ph.D. , Sophia Christakis , Peter Harrison

Summary

Don't worry. You don't need a Ph.D. in computer science to use machine learning in your apps. Application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals can use machine learning to make their apps a whole lot smarter by continuously adapting the user experience, predicting outcomes, and revealing new insights. And you don't have to program machine-learning algorithms from scratch; AD&D pros just have to use them to build experiences that are efficient and engaging. Both commercial and open source tools are available to use machine learning to create models that can easily be embedded in applications. This report helps AD&D pros to understand machine learning, outlines use cases for new app experiences, and provides an overview of machine-learning tools that are available for AD&D pros to use right now.

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