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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

In the years since author Michael Lewis popularized sabermetrics in his 2003 book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game , sports analytics has evolved considerably beyond baseball. One of the key things we were looking at was what were the most important metrics and how can they be communicated effectively,” he says.

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Ocelot, an engagement platform aimed at college students, raises $117M in its first outside funding

TechCrunch

Engagement has become one of the most important metrics in our digital world because it’s become all too easy for people to lean back, or be totally turned off, in situations where an online/digital experience is either too busy, too complicated or they simply get too distracted by something else.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

The 2000s: Spending spree September 2003: Autonomy completes its purchase of video management software vendor Virage and rebuilds the company’s software on its own IDOL (Intelligent Data Operating Layer) unstructured data management platform. Lynch is among them, for “failure to meet agreed performance goals, including financial metrics.”

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

Apiumhub

We are delighted to announce the release of our new book “ Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture ”. VYou app , for making me innovate and implement new software architecture metrics. Since 2003, she and her teams have been using domain-driven design (DDD) to achieve this goal.

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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

The technology made its debut at the Australian Open in 2003 and Wimbledon in 2007, and it provides the foundation for electronic line calling for the sport. One of the key things that we were looking at was what were the most important metrics and how can they be communicated effectively,” Capel-Davies says.

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

TechCrunch

In 2003, FreshBooks’ co-founder Mike McDerment was running a small design agency. After relaunching its accounting platform, FreshBooks has raised another $43 million. As in the case of many startups, FreshBooks was started to solve a pain point for one of its founders. ” Image Credits: FreshBooks.

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What Choice’s CIO sees in a cloud-native approach to sustainability

CIO

We started our cloud journey back in 2003 with the first-ever cloud-based property management system. And then at the back end of this, how to drive accountability, leveraging the metrics you’re gathering and what goals you’re going to set. We see ourselves as a mix of technology, hospitality and franchising.