Business in Real-Time Using Azure IoT and Cortana Intelligence Suite: Driving Your Digital Transformation

© Bob Familiar and Jeff Barnes 2017

Bob Familiar and Jeff Barnes, Business in Real-Time Using Azure IoT and Cortana Intelligence Suite, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2650-6_8

8. Advanced Analytics Using Machine Learning and R

Bob Familiar¹  and Jeff Barnes²

(1)Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

(2)Miami, Florida, USA

This chapter explores the exciting new world of Machine Learning and predictive analytics. Machine Learning is currently one of the most exciting technology topics in the IT industry today. With very good reason, as it being used across almost every major industry segment and vertical today.

We are truly living in exciting times as three major trends are converging in the IT industry:

• Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT)

• Cloud computing and inexpensive ...