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Machine learning<\/a> integration depends entirely on the stability of the process and the improvement that can be achieved by analyzing vast amounts of ever-changing data and making the necessary adjustments. Writing small, standalone data science<\/a> scripts<\/a> in Python<\/a> to incorporate machine learning is possible even for small businesses that may have only a few employees with the necessary proficiency in mathematics and programming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, embedding machine learning and data science scripts into the daily workflow of large numbers of employees requires the resources to maintain a production-grade infrastructure. Small business can experiment using commercially available platforms like BigML as a way of validating the improvement potential in order to make informed choices about the return on investment from building their internal competencies in this area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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