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Bayesian networks and the future of data downtime RCAImage courtesy of Pixabay.As modern data pipelines increase in complexity, accurate and expedient Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is becoming essential to fixing production issues. Interest in RCA for data engineering has exploded as of late. Yet, the best tools and techniques available for the job remain nascent and unformalized. This article addresses the constraints of one popular technique, segmentation analysis.Capturing the structure of the modern data pipeline is key…

Amazon.com Inc is planning to roll out warning cards for software sold by its cloud-computing division, in light of ongoing concern that artificially intelligent systems can discriminate against different groups, the company said. Akin to lengthy nutrition labels, Amazon's so-called AI Service Cards will be public so its business customers can see the limitations of certain cloud services, such as facial recognition and audio transcription. The goal would be to prevent mistaken use of its technology, explain how its…