The word community has become a buzzword across the globe. Businesses have realized the power of community-led growth and are heavily invested in building and continuously giving to the audience. At Analytics Vidhya, the community has been at the forefront since its inception with aim of building the best AI ML ecosystem any company can offer. With a Leading community knowledge portal, our ecosystem is magnifying at a 3x speed. Keeping the community in mind, we are happy to announce that we have launched a webinar series: The DataHour.

Presenting Artificial Intelligence for the Unified Front Office, a webinar series exploring how brands can use AI to increase revenue, reduce costs, and manage risk. The series will begin with an introduction to AI, and subsequently lay out practical, powerful ways to incorporate AI into the most important front office functions: Marketing, Advertising, Research, Care, and Engagement. This is a 6-part webinar series. Register once and attend as many as you'd like.

Across North America, CIOs and CTOs have begun to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) pilot projects. While some leaders have already moved to production deployments, many others have yet to advance beyond the initial consideration phase. Having the required AI knowledge and skills is a key factor, according to recent market studies. The biggest pain point that emerged from the Gartner 2018 CIO survey was the lack of specialized skills in AI, with 47 percent of CIOs reporting that they needed new skills for their AI projects. As such, IT talent development and knowledge transfer will be one of the biggest barriers to AI adoption going forward.