AI’s Energy Challenge

Have you ever wondered what limits the growth of AI?  In the past, the answer seemed straightforward: hardware and GPUs. Larger models needed faster chips, more GPUs, and increasingly powerful compute capacity. Much of the industry’s attention focused on semiconductor supply chains and getting more powerful GPUs deployed faster to meet the growing need of AI.

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For decades, analytics has lived with an uncomfortable tradeoff. If you want state-of-the-art accuracy, you must accept complexity and opacity. If you want interpretability, you must settle for weaker performance. In her keynote at the 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference, Cynthia Rudin argued that this tradeoff is not only unnecessary - it is often simply wrong.

Data puns were flying during the first keynote address on the opening day of the 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, MD. Popularly known as the “Data Whisperer,” opening keynote speaker Scott Taylor took the stage early in the morning to deliver a lively talk about how today’s data analysts can best convey the importance of their work to members of their organizations’ C-suites.

Success in any field isn’t just about talent – it’s about adaptability. My journey into data analytics wasn’t straightforward, but each step, from journalism to IT, shaped my ability to analyze and communicate insights. Certifications, like the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), became a key part of that growth, not as a magic bullet but as a structured way to refine my skills and prove my expertise.

The Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) credential is about stepping into a role in which analytics serves as the bridge between decision-makers and data. In defense-focused operations research, where outcomes can shape missions and policy, this kind of expertise matters.

The INFORMS Analytics Society, in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Adelphi University, announced the winners of the 2025 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award (IAAA) at the 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference in Indianapolis. IAAA recognizes novel applications of analytics that have had a significant impact on organizations and society.

For analytics professionals, the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report revisions offer more than a headline. It serves as a valuable reminder of the responsibilities we carry when working with data in high-stakes environments – especially when our work becomes entangled with public narratives, political decisions or major economic consequences.

AI-Driven Databases

Modern enterprises rely on SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases as the backbone of decision-support systems in finance, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Yet, keeping these databases performing optimally has long been a labor-intensive challenge.

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Trust … but Verify

If you are new to using AI large language models (LLMs), you may be struggling with how to harness the power of generative pretrained transformers (GPTs), which are LLMs that have been trained via deep learning so that they can generate text that seems to have been written by a human. Actually, they have been trained on massive data sets of both code and text.

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Picture This: Blending Data Visualization with Human Intuition to Optimize Outcomes

In today’s information-rich world, the constant generation of raw data can just as easily be a liability as an asset. Each click, interaction, and transaction an organization solicits leaves behind a data footprint. To prevent that endless flow of data from collapsing into indistinguishable clutter is a challenge all organizations face.

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From Software-as-a-Service to Outcome-as-a-Service: Enter the Value-Driven Revolution

SaaS sells access to software, but customers still bear the burden of delivering ROI. Outcome-as-a-Service ties vendor payment to measurable results, combining AI, automation, and embedded expertise to deliver outcomes.

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Why Data Science Projects Fail: Conclusion

The final installment of a 10-part series discusses human involvement in data science is substantial in every step of the process and materially significant, requiring the development and application of many “soft skills” that necessarily facilitate successful execution and completion of data science projects.

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Executive Recruiting: The Modern Search for Top Talent

Executive recruiting has always involved judgment and intuition, but new technology is changing the landscape. Although search platforms and applicant tracking systems expand reach and accelerate screening, they also filter out top potential by amplifying surface-level signals: titles, keywords and linear career paths. This creates noise and obscures deeper indicators of leadership quality.

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