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Data Mining
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ALSO CALLED: Datamining, Analytics, Data Dredging, Database Analytics, Datamine, and Data-mining
DEFINITION: Data mining is sorting through data to identify patterns and establish relationships. Data mining parameters include: - Association - looking for patterns where one event is connected to another event
- Sequence or path analysis - looking for patterns where one event leads to another later
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TechNet Webcast: Mastering Time Series Prediction with SQL Server 2008 Data Mining
| sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST:
In the new release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining, Microsoft has introduced some important enhancements to our support in this area, making powerful analysis both more effective and easier to use.
Posted: 11 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TechNet Webcast: Preparing Data for Use with SQL Server Data Mining
| sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST:
This webcast is a very practical introduction to some of the important topics that you should understand when preparing your data for a data mining project with Microsoft SQL Server.
Posted: 11 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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On-Demand Web Seminar: Guide to Choosing a Column-Based Database
| sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
VIDEOCAST:
In this videocast, the speakers will be discussing database architecture and the process of data mining that ultimately is the source of business intelligence.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2008
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Crimeware: The calm before the storm
| sponsored by FireEye
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Check out this expert videocast and learn more about recognizing the early signs of attack surveillance and find out what you can do to keep your company's confidential data off the Web.
Posted: 27 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 27 Aug 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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DATA MINING DEFINITION (continued):
event Classification - looking for new patterns (May result in a change in the way the data is organized but that's ok)Clustering - finding and visually documenting groups of facts not previously knownForecasting - discovering patterns in data that can lead to reasonable predictions about the future (This area of data mining is known as predictive analytics.)Data mining techniques are used in a many research areas, including mathematics, cybernetics,
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