IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 19, 2025

Governing data better using bulk Data Quality Rule run in IBM Knowledge Catalog Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash Grouping of Data Quality Rules yes, you got it right! But how does itwork? Just like in the real world where we group objects or people based on similar characteristics, data quality rules are also grouped based on common attributes. This feature has been recently introduced as a part of I BM Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D).

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 17, 2025

A CVPR EARTHVISION Data Challenge by Embed2Scale Modern compression methods redefine the way we handle and analyze satellite imagery. In this article, we introduce the 2025 CVPR EARTHVISION Data Challenge an initiative by the Horizon Europe Embed2Scale consortium to advance neural compression for Earth Observation data. EvalAI Challenge portal , accessible via: [link] Background: Neural Compression for Earth Observation For a comprehensive review of the topic, please read our latest publicatio

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 10, 2025

Introduction Turning human language into SQL queries (NL2SQL) is incredibly useful, but how can we ensure the queries are correct? To achieve this, we need a technique or process that validates the generated SQL queries. One approach is LangGraph Reflection , which helps validate and improve AI-generated SQL queries, ensuring they are both accurate and efficient.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 21, 2025

All the best for 2025! This blog looks back on a demo which I created for SC24 last November to show InstructLab workflows running on an IBM LSF cluster. Lets begin with a bit of background. Id like to thank Michael Spriggs, STSM, IBM LSF for his contributions to thisblog. When I think of tuning, I envision an expert mechanic trying to extract the most from an engine.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 13, 2025

By Santhosh Kumar Neerumalla , Niels Korschinsky & Christian Hoeboer Introduction This blogpost describes how to manage and orchestrate high volume Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) loads using a serverless process based on Code Engine. Serverless promises a lightweight setup and minimal maintenance effort. It is a cloud-native approach, and it suits a small team that does not want to host, maintain, and operate a Kubernetes cluster alonewith all the resulting responsibilities (and costs).

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 2, 2025

Transforming Healthcare Billing: Leveraging AI to Support Providers, Patients, Payers, and Prior Authorization Workflows By Cara Mulrooney and AnnaPiskun Introduction The U.S. Healthcare system faces persistent challenges due to its heavy reliance on manual processes and fragmented communication. These inefficiencies affect providers, patients, and payers alike.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 2, 2025

Introduction Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash In todays data-driven world, organizations face the challenge of making sense of vast, complex datasets. While aggregated data offers a high-level view, the real value often lies in uncovering granular insights through microsegment analysis. Recently introduced as part of I BM Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) , automated microsegment creation enables businesses to analyze specific subsets of data dynamically, unlocking patterns that dr

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IBM Data Science in Practice

DECEMBER 16, 2024

DISCLAIMER: Parts of this blog have been written with the help of aLLM. CLAIMED logo Grid computing can feel complex, but what if you only needed to focus on implementing a single function? With the CLAIMED grid wrapper , its that simple. CLAIMED takes care of all the complexity of orchestration, containerization, and task coordination so you can focus on writing just the grid_process function.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Co-authored by C aroline Scanlan , Rakshith Dasenahalli Lingaraju and Richard Williams. One of the biggest challenges in healthcare for years has been that patient data is scattered across different siloed systems that don’t communicate. While electronic health records (EHRs) are common now, the issue of interoperability  — different systems sharing and understanding data easily — hasn’t been fully resolved.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) has been with us in a mainstream way now for over two years. Some businesses have moved through the hype cycle quickly, and after doing some experimenting, have found ways to operationalize GenAI and Large Language Models (LLMs). Others have been waiting for the dust to settle to see where the low hanging fruit can be found. We are more generally move toward the plateau of productivity.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This blog is about how to configure Single Sign-on(SSO) on IBM SPSS Analytic Server. To know more about IBM SPSS Analytic Server [link] IBM SPSS ANALYTIC SERVER enables IBM SPSS Modeler to use big data as a source for predictive modelling. Together they can provide an integrated predictive analytics platform, using data from Hadoop distributions and Spark applications.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is one of the most popular Large Language Models use cases. Nearly every organization has a messy/lengthy/confusing corpus of documents they would like to get insights and answers from. However, can we trust the RAG approach in all cases? Let’s review the RAG process, and dive into the latest way to gain confidence in the model selection process and trust in your solution’s answers.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

OCTOBER 4, 2024

If you’ve dabbled in data replication with CDC (Change Data Capture), you know the basics — capturing changes and keeping data synchronized. But beneath the surface lies a feature that doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves: Shared Scrape. Think of it as the backstage manager, silently ensuring that all your data subscriptions work in perfect harmony.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Background IBM’s Watsonx Assistant , a powerful AI-driven conversational agent, offers robust capabilities for building intelligent chatbots that can enhance user engagement and streamline customer service. On the other hand, Flutter, an open-source UI software development kit by Google, has gained significant traction for its ability to craft natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JUNE 13, 2024

This blog (cowritten with Harshavardhan Changappa ) is about how to configure Single Sign on between spss modeler client and modeler server on windows IBM SPSS Modeler utilizes Kerberos for Single Sign-On ( SSO ). Kerberos serves as a fundamental element of Windows Active Directory( AD ) infrastructure. Specifically for Windows: To Know more about IBM SPSS Modeler: [link] The client computer operates on Windows and is integrated into an Active Directory domain.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Introduction Hook Imagine spending countless hours debugging a data corruption issue, only to find the problem where you least expected it. We faced this exact scenario when multibyte characters in our PostgreSQL database were corrupted during bulk loads using Java’s CopyManager API. Background Handling multibyte characters correctly is essential in global applications.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JUNE 10, 2024

Co-authored by Rakshith Dasenahalli Lingaraju and Richard Williams. Introduction In the field of genomics, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a true game-changer. Among the various AI technologies, generative AI stands out for its potential to revolutionize genomics research through its various applications. IBM’s watsonx platform is at the forefront of this transformation, offering robust capabilities that enable healthcare and life sciences industries to harness the full power of AI in g

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JUNE 7, 2024

Co-authored by C aroline Scanlan , and Rakshith Dasenahalli Lingaraju. In the healthcare and life sciences sectors, responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) efficiently and accurately is crucial for securing new businesses and advancing medical innovations. Traditional methods of preparing RFP responses can be inefficiently time-consuming, resource-intensive, and prone to human error and inconsistencies.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JUNE 6, 2024

Introduction Decision optimization plays a crucial role in production planning, helping companies maximize profits while adhering to various constraints. In this article, we will demonstrate how to use watsonx.ai’s Prompt Lab module to generate decision optimization code for a simple linear programming problem involving telephone production. We will then run the generated code in the Decision Optimization module in the watsonx.ai platform to view the results.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MAY 23, 2024

IBM® watsonx.ai is a next-generation enterprise studio for AI builders, bringing new generative AI capabilities powered by foundation models , in addition to machine learning capabilities. With watsonx.ai, businesses can effectively train, deploy, validate, and govern AI models with confidence and at scale across their enterprise. There are several main components in watsonx.ai: Foundation models: Clients have access to IBM-trained foundation models, IBM selected open source models, and third-pa

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MAY 21, 2024

watsonx.governance has been touted as t he most comprehensive AI Governance tool as it covers multiple types of AI Governance requirements all in a single platform. But what does that mean? AI Governance is an overloaded term, and different organizations claim to support AI Governance “end to end” while actually only covering a subset of required functionality.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

APRIL 26, 2024

Photo by Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash In the era of digital transformation, enterprises are increasingly relying on the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock valuable insights from their vast repositories of data. Within this landscape, Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) emerges as a pivotal platform. CP4D offers a robust data fabric architecture that ensures the trust and governance necessary for AI-driven decision-making.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

APRIL 12, 2024

No Stress Refresh with IBM Data Replication for Db2LUW Engine: Keeping Your Data Current with Less Hassle The Start Line: How IBM Data Replication for DB2LUW Engine Handles Data Refreshes. At the heart of replicating data between our database systems lies the challenge of effectively managing data refresh process. IBM Data replication For DB2LUW, hereafter referred as IDR for DB2, introduces a dynamic and intelligent approach to navigating this challenge, ensuring that data refreshes are both ef

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IBM Data Science in Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

Image Retrieval with IBM watsonx.data and Milvus (Vector) Database : A Deep Dive into Similarity Search What is Milvus? Milvus is an open-source vector database specifically designed for efficient similarity search across large datasets. Unlike traditional relational databases, Milvus excels at storing and searching high-dimensional vectors, which are mathematical representations that capture the essence of an image.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

APRIL 3, 2024

Authors: Ankit Katba , Zeel Patel Nowadays organisations focus on giving a better experience to their customer via online services. They are now using AI to automate some of the manual tasks and to do that a chatbot is an important tool to have on their online platform. A lot of enterprise platforms are using IBM’s chatbot called watsonx Assistant which provides AI and LLM capabilities.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 7, 2024

Data Resilience Unleashed: A Comprehensive Guide to Multi-Site Active-Active Bucket Replication with MinIO — watsonx.data Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash Data replication is a crucial part of managing data in modern systems. It involves making copies of data and keeping them in different places to make sure the information stays accurate, the system stays strong, and people can always get to the important data.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 5, 2024

IBM watsonx Assistant is a well-known conversational AI for fast and friendly customer care. Developers/data scientists feel it challenging to provide the file upload facility within the web chat due to its unavailability as a direct feature in watsonx Assistant. In this article, we will explore a solution to enrich your web chat with file upload capabilities.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

MARCH 4, 2024

Last last year, we launched watsonx.governance on IBM Cloud with our introduction of the Essentials Cloud Plan. Today I am excited to announce our next major release that supports AI Anywhere. AI Anywhere means two things: Monitors any AI models Installs Anywhere In addition, we are pleased to announce powerful additional features for Governance Risk and Compliance featuring workflows with approvals and dashboards, supporting the management of AI.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 9, 2024

By Carolyn Saplicki , IBM Data Scientist Industries are constantly seeking innovative solutions to maximize efficiency, minimize downtime, and reduce costs. One groundbreaking technology that has emerged as a game-changer is asset performance management (APM) artificial intelligence (AI). However, embarking on the journey of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in your asset performance management strategy can be both exciting and daunting.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

JANUARY 9, 2024

How Maximo Visual Inspection empowers Image Segmentation Image segmentation (IS) is the process of locating objects and their boundaries in computer vision, more specifically, it assigns every pixel in an image to a class. IS can be broken down into two distinct types: Semantic segmentation: this type of segmentation groups together multiple objects of the same class as a single instance.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many consumers prefer to listen to digital text rather than read it in today’s digital environment, and Text-to-speech (TTS) technology can help you turn digital text into audio. IBM Watson Text to Speech is a service that converts text into natural-sounding speech in a range of languages , dialects, and voices using speech synthesis capabilities. This service also includes a number of settings for modifying the characteristics of speech synthesis such as speech rate and voice pitch.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Generative AI is dominating the headlines, and with it comes questions about AI Governance. The new and amplified risks of generative AI along with new regulations have meant enterprises have been looking for solutions to these challenges. And that is where watsonx.governance comes in. watsonx.governance is the next step in our watsonx story and brings aspects of trust and explainability, with new features to govern LLMs. watsonx.governance is the introduction of one unified platform to govern b

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Part 1: built-in metrics from basic UI navigation Overview In this article, we share our experience with IBM Turbonomic in Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) environments. Our experience focuses on using monitoring capabilities to help our development teams to analyze resource usage and identify performance and resource optimizations. What we have learned should be helpful to you as well.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Part 2: Advanced report-based monitoring Overview In part 1 of the article, we introduce some basic UI navigation to show the built-in metrics. We share our experience with IBM Turbonomic in Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) environments. Our experience focuses on using monitoring capabilities to help our development teams to analyze resource usage and identify performance and resource optimizations.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This article is co-authored with Annalise Sumpon. What is Image Segmentation? Image segmentation (IS) is the process of locating objects and their boundaries in computer vision, more specifically, it assigns every pixel in an image to a class. IS can be broken down into two distinct types: Semantic segmentation: this type of segmentation groups together multiple objects of the same class as a single instance.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Picture this: a world where every movement, gesture, and moment is meticulously observed and understood. In the realm of action detection, this futuristic dream is fast becoming a reality. As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, we find ourselves on the brink of a revolution that promises to transform the way we interact with the digital world.

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IBM Data Science in Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Carolyn Saplicki, Data Scientist I recently worked on a project that utilized panel data. Currently, many packages have been developed to handle panel data such as plm, fixest, and brms, among others. However, dynamite stands out by offering unique features that make it a unique for handling complex panel data. As dynamite is relatively new, there were few examples of its use outside of documentation.

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