A Geek’s Guide to Anomaly Detection

With so much unpredictability in today’s world, organizations are craving business as usual—datasets containing their typical patterns, processes running on a normal schedule, and operations running smoothly. But, what happens when there’s an unexpected change in those patterns, or an interruption in operations? This is where anomaly detection comes into play. 

Our guide to anomaly detection answers the following questions (and more!): 

• What is anomaly detection?
• When should I use anomaly detection, and when should I use other algorithms instead?
• Why do most anomaly detection algorithms require a human in the loop?