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Join Quantexa's Product leaders on January 18th to talk Product & Ideation
Join our Product leaders for a webinar which will give insight into Quantexa vision and product ideation and show you how you can influence our path forwards. Agenda: Product vision and strategy with Dan Higgins, Chief Product Officer, will introduce our brand-new product vision and our path to category leadership in Decision Intelligence Introduction to Product at Quantexa with Adam Lawrance-Owen, VP Product, will explain what product management is all about and why it’s critical to the success of a software company, as well as how we do it at Quantexa Roadmap update with Ben Burns, Product Director, will discuss how product vision and strategy will drive a customer focused roadmap going forward Introduction to the Community Ideas Portal with Quantexa's Community team Q&A Join for live Q&A 💬 You can also submit questions in advance by leaving them in the comments below or sending them to community@quantexa.com RSVP here (login required): Quantexa Vision & Product Ideation “The Voice of the Customer is one of the most important inputs into our product process and helps us evaluate the development needed to best serve our customer base and target markets. The access that the Ideas Portal provides to direct customer feedback and thinking is incredibly valuable as part of the shaping of Quantexa's Product in both the short and longer term.” This event is open to customers and partners only.
Quantexa's AI Roundup - 2023
In July 2023, Quantexa announced a significant investment into its Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities (Quantexa Bringing Total Investment in AI R&D to over $250M by 2027). Since this announcement, there has been significant advancement in the AI space, and growth in some of the core AI capabilities at Quantexa. Alongside the significant growth of the NLP capability, Quantexa’s Analytical Innovation team have completed the MVPs of their three flagship products which are now released under experimental. These tools use Quantexa networks to uncover insights: the Entity Resolution AI suite; Q-Knowledge Graph and Shell Company Detection. In this round up post, we introduce the three products and demonstrate how they can add value to your Quantexa deployment. The Entity Resolution (ER) AI Suite The ER AI suite provides a series of tools for analysing the outputs of Quantexa’s ER product and provides suggestions for improving the configurations powering the ER using AI. In particular, the tool can detect overlinking and underlinking in Quantexa Entities and their root causes. The overlinking detection tool is powered by machine learning with features based on the qualities of the Entity’s constituent record-compound graph (read more about using the Entity Quality Overlinking tool for the first time). These graph-based features include the use of several complex graph algorithms (e.g., the Stoer-Wagner algorithm) to find shapes which are indicative of overlinking. Such shapes include ‘bridges’ in the network which incorrectly link Entities together, as well as graphs with very long paths. Statistical techniques can then be applied to determine what compounds or data points may be leading to this overlinking. The underlinking tool uses sophisticated graph algorithms to find ‘Super-Entities’ – Entities which should be formed of several existing Entities. This helps the user to identify template changes to merge such entities together in future ER runs. Q-Knowledge Graph Q-Knowledge Graph is a series of tools for analysing large-scale Quantexa Entity and Document graphs. It scales to billions of nodes and edges and uses sophisticated optimisation techniques to provide extremely fast implementations of core graph transformations and algorithms (including page rank). Not only does the tool provide access to commonly used graph algorithms out of the box (for example, PageRank) – it also provides a connection to common graph learning libraries such as PyG. This enables several use cases across Risk, KYC and MDM and has already been deployed for transactional use cases in a global bank. It will also be a core back-end component of a number of upcoming Quantexa AI products. Shell Company Detection The Shell company detection tool uses machine learning to identify shell companies, using characteristics of the local ego-networks of the companies. The model uses a combination of structural features (e.g., links to known shell directors); temporal features (e.g., patterns of director resignation) and static features (including the size of the corresponding corporate registry Document). For more information, see What can Network structure tell us about risk? The current model is built specifically for the UK and Singapore and can encapsulate some behaviours specific to shells in these jurisdictions. Models focused on other jurisdictions are coming this year. Upcoming AI releases The NLP team at Quantexa are also developing a machine learning pipeline called Text2Networks for working with unstructured data, which will be available in the next major release of Quantexa. The Text2Networks pipeline is a highly-configurable pipeline of ML models for mapping any unstructured textual data into a graph. The pipeline detects, labels and organizes people, places, and things in the real world – the supported Entity types include People, Locations, Companies and Geo-political organizations. With text2networks integrated into the core Quantexa product, our users will be able to incorporate any textual data source that is important for their business. Concrete example could include global news, intelligence reports, and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). There are several tools in development, including further tooling within the ER quality suite and Q-Knowledge Graph, as well as other risk models such as the SME detection tool which will be coming in later releases of Quantexa. To keep up with the latest releases, be sure to follow our Release Announcements topic.
Elevating Data Management: Unveiling the Pillars of a Trusted Data Foundation with Quantexa
Hi Community! We are all well aware that data teams are faced with increasingly complex business challenges and not being able to make the most of their data makes it very hard to reach strategic, tactical and operational goals set by their organizations. The solution to that is building a truly trusted data foundation. As part of Quantexa’s ongoing commitment to providing best-in-class Data Management solutions to address the latter, the team at Quantexa has had a brainstorm of what aspects are crucial when choosing one, and what we – as a team – are focusing on when building our solutions. Let’s go through some of the main components. 1. Quick multi-source data ingestion: A common challenge is the complexity and time required to get data in the platform. To address that, we apply intelligent data cleansing and enrichment processes and accelerate data onboarding with low-code, schema-agnostic, scalable, high-performance data preparation and ingestion for both internal and external data sources. 2. Truly accurate data matching through Entity Resolution: Without a holistic view of your data, it’s impossible to make informed decisions. Our AI-powered Entity Resolution uses transparent and tunable models that are designed to address common problems associated with traditional matching methods such as data availability and quality issues with proven 99% accuracy. 3. Quality scoring and corrections: Even with the best matching engines, there is always going to be a need for a Data steward’s input: monitoring and continuous data quality enhancement. We provide tools to review the quality score of each entity down to understanding exactly what contributed to a score, quickly identifying source system issues to address. There is also an easy way to correct the data, e.g. merge entities, without needing to adjust the source data, which is incredibly valuable both for immediate use in your analytics and also for any consuming system. 4. The use of Graph Analytics: Connecting data in a meaningful way is a crucial, but the next step is to really uncover the relationships you need for the business problem you are solving. For that our users are able to use advanced Graph Analytics technology to uncover the intricate networks of real-world connections and relationships between entities – building even complex corporate hierarchies or family relationships. Take a look at our video, where , Solutions Lead, shows examples of these capabilities in the Quantexa platform. Find this article interesting? Check out these related posts: Join our Data Management User Group to connect with peers on this topic and share knowledge and expertise on all things data management.
5 Key Insights from the Webinar Bringing Knowledge Graphs to Life
Here are five key insights in case you missed the recent Quantexa webinar, Bringing Knowledge Graphs to Life 1. Introducing Knowledge Graphs The webinar gave a comprehensive introduction to knowledge graphs and why they’re hot right now. , , , and delved into how knowledge graphs, enabled through improved technology, bring a profound representation of entities and their relationships at scale, fostering great opportunities for impactful analysis and visualization. Knowledge graphs are applied in different ways, for graph analytics, semantic encoding, and delivering context to Large Language Models (LLMs) in AI. 2. Advantages and Challenges of knowledge graphs While there are numerous advantages of knowledge graphs, there are challenges on the journey. Depending on where and how data is sourced, knowledge graphs can be incomplete. The team emphasized the critical necessity of data quality and efficient entity resolution, because any failures diminish the ability to extract accurate and novel insights. Also, as knowledge graphs are normally very large, that compounds the need for accurate entities given the storage and compute investment, but also brings challenges of interacting with, visualizing and analyzing graph information, as Aaron noted, important for data scientists. 3. Is a Graph Database Needed? The panel noted the perceived intersection of knowledge graphs with graph databases, a domain well-marketed by graph database vendors. Ben remarked on how graph databases efficiently store and query knowledge graph data, but as knowledge graphs adapt with your organization’s data and needs, it’s important not to lock information away and be constrained by a single database. Ana highlighted how knowledge graphs can and should work across your organization’s data platforms and software. Aaron noted how data scientists, who thrive on iterative ad-hoc investigation and batch processing, benefit from direct access to knowledge graph structures. 4. Practical Implementation of knowledge graphs Knowledge graphs can be implemented across a wide spectrum of industries ranging from drug discovery to telecommunications and supply chains, and into functions like risk modeling, fraud detection, sales and marketing opportunities. Whatever the use case, it’s only a hop, skip and a jump from mainstream “tabular thinking” to “thinking graph,” given the elevation of expanded relationship information, i.e., edges, across entities, i.e. nodes. 5. Transformational Effects of knowledge graphs The panelists shared how knowledge graph technology had revolutionized their respective roles before and during their time at Quantexa. Ana pointed to the innovation opportunities leading to increased work satisfaction. Ben too appreciated how knowledge graphs unraveled unique solutions and allowed them to tackle complex problems. Steve pondered how the evolution of computational knowledge can drive change and unlock value across decision-making, science and engineering. This webinar is well worth watching to learn about the increasingly prominent role of knowledge graphs in data analysis, AI and decision-making. View the full webinar recording at Bringing Knowledge Graphs to Life Explore QKnowledgeGraph capability in the Quantexa DocumentationAnnouncing the new Quantexa Product Roadmap and Ideas Portal 🚀
We’re excited to introduce the new Product Roadmap and Ideas Portal, designed to enrich your ideation experience and deepen your involvement in our product development process. This portal gives you a direct view of our product roadmap and the chance to share your feedback so that together, we can shape the future of our offerings. The new Product Roadmap and Ideas Portal is built to: Share our overall vision and give you the ability to provide feedback directly on our roadmap initiatives 🛣️ Give you insight into our strategic direction to help inspire your ideas 💡 What you can do with the Product Roadmap & Ideas Portal Explore the initiatives our Product Team is considering, working on, or has launched for early access or general availability and let us know which items are most important to you. Submit new ideas related to roadmap initiatives or brand-new ideas unrelated to anything on the roadmap directly to our Product Team. How does it work? Log in to your Community account and subscribe to the Product Roadmap & Ideas Portal page, where we'll provide updates. Come back as often as you like to see what's new on the roadmap, leave feedback, and join in on conversations with our team. You'll also have the opportunity to join product research sessions. Read the full announcement and explore the Product Roadmap and Ideas Portal (login required): NEW: Product Roadmap & Ideas Portal - Quantexa Community Explore the Quantexa Platform roadmap and share feedback on the features that matter most to you.ER Accelerate – a low-code and UI-driven approach to Quantexa’s Entity resolution
Following Jamie Hutton’s (CTO, Quantexa) announcement at Quancon last Tuesday, we are excited to spill the beans on ER Accelerate and Quantexa’s journey to simplification so far. Here is a quick Q&A with @Jamie Q: What is ER Accelerate all about? A: Simply put, ER Accelerate is all about enabling our customers to unlock the power of our best-in-class Entity Resolution capability in a much easier and quicker way. We’ve been investing heavily in simplifying the process of deploying, onboarding data, and configuring our platform and ER Accelerate marks a major milestone in our efforts to increase and speed up the adoption of Quantexa. And you’ll be seeing this simplification across the other key areas of our platform in the near future as well. Q: What is new in ER Accelerate? A: The most exciting difference with ER Accelerate is that a user will be able to deploy the solution, configure their data model and entity resolution, execute a batch ER run, and view the results – all without having to write any code! This will enable our customers to get up and running and start delivering value from our product much more quickly. To do this, we’ve bundled new or existing platform components that simplify the process of data ingest (Data Fusion UI) and Entity Resolution (Resolver) into one package and paired that with the ability to view and explore entities (Entity Explorer powered by Entity Store) and assess their quality (Quality Scoring). Q: You mentioned that ER Accelerate is going to be released via an Early Access Program (EAP) for now. What does that mean to our customers and partners? A: The reason we are going through an EAP is that we want to put our users’ needs to the forefront. During the EAP, which will take about 3 to 4 months, participants will be trying out the product with our guidance and we will be collecting feedback for inclusion in the product development process. This means when we bring ER Accelerate to general availability, it will be well tested in real-life use cases and enriched with functionality that our users need. Find out more about ER Accelerate here.📣 Announcing Our Upcoming Webinar: Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks 📣
We’re excited to announce our upcoming session based on the very popular article Tips & Tricks for Managing Large and Complex Networks by . In this session, Stacey will team up with , Head of Product Design, and , Head of AML Solutions, to delve into practical strategies and new functionalities that simplify the complexities of working with large-scale networks, ensuring you can harness their full potential. To make this webinar as relevant and valuable as possible, we want to hear from you! Submit your questions ahead of time to ensure we cover the topics that matter most to you. Get Involved: Share Your Questions: What specific challenges do you face when managing large or complex networks? Are there any network features you'd like more clarity on? Highlight Your Interests: Are there particular techniques or features from Stacey’s article that you'd like to explore further during the session? Let us know! How to Submit Your Questions & Topics: Comment Below: Drop your questions or areas of interest in the comments ⬇️ Suggestion Box: Alternatively, submit your thoughts via our Community Suggestion Box. Community Suggestion Box Help us make the Community better! Let us know if there is anything that would improve your experience on the Quantexa Community. What's Next: We'll be collecting your questions over the next few weeks, so don’t miss your chance to contribute! Stay tuned for the official session announcement and invitation. We can't wait to see you there!
Quantexa & Xander Talent - New Education Partnership
Driving the creation of COEs for customers and partners to enable them to leverage Decision Intelligence (DI) technology via accelerated learning programs and talent provision. Quantexa, a leader in Decision Intelligence (DI), and Xander Talent, a top digital talent consultancy, are excited to announce a strategic educational partnership. This collaboration marks a key milestone in driving industry innovation and talent development. Achieving unicorn status in early 2023, Quantexa is now enhancing its educational offerings to empower customers and partners, fostering self-sufficiency in the ever-evolving decision intelligence landscape. This partnership represents our commitment to providing cutting-edge educational resources and nurturing exceptional talent in the technology sector. Additionally, this new educational capability enhances our Quantexa Partner Program by adding a new partnership category, Quantexa Education Partner, for expanded knowledge share capabilities to partners. The Quantexa Academy is enhancing its educational programs through a partnership with Xander Talent. This collaboration is a key part of our continuous effort to strengthen partner support and increase customer self-sufficiency. It represents an important extension of the reach and effectiveness of Quantexa’s educational initiatives. We are excited to work with an innovative company like Xander Talent, confident that together, we will drive innovation for our customers and partners. Oliver Butler, Head of Education Services, Quantexa We are excited to partner with Xander to help us scale our strategic education initiatives. We see this partnership as a key contributor to driving customer and partner self-sufficiency and quickly mobilising decision intelligence centers of excellence. Christel Wolthoorn, CEO, Xander Talent Xander is thrilled to become a Quantexa Education Partner. This is a true partnership in every sense of the word, as Xander certified Academy Team Leads will be fully integrated into the Quantexa Academy program to work along Quantexa’s own Academy Team Leads and by doing so increase the value of the contribution that we make to the success of Quantexa’s customers and partners. Sheryl Wharff, VP Global Alliance Marketing, Quantexa We are thrilled to add Xander as our first Education Partner, expanding our Quantexa Partner Program announced in 2022. Providing new delivery methods, which enable our Quantexa Partners to learn to deliver our Decision Intelligence technology in a faster-time-to-value model, is the way we will further grow and expand our “Partner First” company objectives. 🤝Partnership Scope 💻💡 Scala & Spark Bootcamp Duration: 5 Days An instructor-led program designed to enable candidates with a background in programming to successfully complete the Scala and Spark Assessment, the pre-requisite entry point to the Data and Scoring Engineer Academies, within a 5-Day period. For further details about the Scala Prerequisite Assessment please see our Scala Prerequisite Assessment for Quantexa Certification Academies Article. 💻🏆 Data Engineer Velocity Program Duration: 30 Days This program is designed to enable candidates to successfully gain the Data Engineer Certification within a focused 30-Day period via a set of Velocity Workshops at key stages of the education program. 💡 Xander’s Talent Engine An additional partner enablement and customer self-sufficiency component of Xander’s business model is to provide a service that allows Xander’s top performing talents to be embedded within partner and customer teams – initially as consultants, and then, potentially, as full-time employees. In this way organisations can take advantage of Xander pre-certified Quantexa Data Engineers, Scoring Engineers, and Technical Business Analysts, to help them build out their Quantexa project teams. Resources Visit Xander Talent’s corporate website to explore their recruiting and training services that build skilled teams of digital talents tailored to your needs. Visit the article on the Quantexa Community website to learn more about the extensive range of training products offered by the Quantexa Academy. Visit Quantexa’s corporate website to learn how its class-leading Decision Intelligence Platform brings innovation and confidence in decision-making across various industries by utilizing contextual data.Welcome to Quantexa 2.6 & the best from the Community in February
February Top Picks: 📣 Welcome to Quantexa 2.6 | 2.6.0 Release Announcement 🔎 Resources for Investigators 📹 Quantexa Vision & Product Ideation - Recording 📊 Which session are you most looking forward to at QuanCon? - Poll Latest from the Community Library: 📖Realistic Synthetic Graph Generation 📖Using Graph Context at the Document Level 📖Entity Resolution Tooling List 📖Individual Score Tuning Guidance - member exclusive (login required) Upcoming events: 🗓️6th March: Community Connect 👋 🗓️12th Mar: QuanCon 2024 📆 13th Mar: Fight Slavery Training & Certification - Webinar Quantexa in-depth: 💬Kafka Data Ingest 🚀Idea: Allow users logged off for inactivity to log back on and return to the screen they had -member exclusive ✅Q&A: Edge Labels are not appearing for all entities in investigation portal - member exclusive ✅Q&A: Batch Resolver and Dynamic Resolver - member exclusive 🆕Check out our new Get Rewarded Topic including: 🏆February Community Member of the Month 🏅February Badge of the Month Community quick links: 🚀 Submit and vote for Ideas in our Ideas Portal 🗣️ Join one of our Specialist User Groups: FinCrime, Insurance, Data Management & **** 📚️ Browse blogs, articles and guides in our Community Library
Join Quantexa's Product leaders in February to talk Product & Ideation - APAC Session
This event will take place on 6th February at 10pm GMT which is 7th February at 6am SGT Join our Product leaders for a webinar which will give insight into Quantexa vision and product ideation and show you how you can influence our path forwards. Agenda: Product vision and strategy with Dan Higgins, Chief Product Officer, will introduce our brand-new product vision and our path to category leadership in Decision Intelligence Introduction to Product at Quantexa with Adam Lawrance-Owen, VP Product, will explain what product management is all about and why it’s critical to the success of a software company, as well as how we do it at Quantexa Roadmap update with Ben Burns, Product Director, will discuss how product vision and strategy will drive a customer focused roadmap going forward Introduction to the Community Ideas Portal with Quantexa's Community team Q&A Join for live Q&A 💬 You can also submit questions in advance by leaving them in the comments below or sending them to community@quantexa.com RSVP here (login required): Quantexa Vision & Product Ideation Join our Product leaders for a webinar which will give insight into Quantexa vision and product ideation and show you how you can influence our path forwards. This event is open to customers and partners only. Please Note: This event will take place on 6/2/2024 at 10pm GMT which is 7/2/2024 at 6am SGT
