Predictive Analytics – How to get stuff out of your Crystal Ball from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording, click HERE>> About the Webinar Everyone wants to leverage data. The optimal implementation of analytics is an organization-wide set of capabilities. These are called advantageous organizational analytic capabilities in that a clear ROI is demonstrable […]
Lowering the Barrier to Big Data Analytics
Click to learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Introducing the Big Data & Brews video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, CEO of Datameer. The series will touch on hot topics within the business of Machine Learning, Big Data, Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Modern BI, NoSQL and Next Generation Technologies. In today’s video […]
The Tech Industry Is in the Middle of a Data Engineering Talent Shortage
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “A new study, The State of Data Engineering released today by Stitch, an ETL service; and Galvanize, a learning community for technology, reveals a shortage in data engineering talent. There are only 6,500 self-reported data engineers on LinkedIn, but the San Francisco Bay area alone has […]
SAS Improves Business Productivity with SAS Viya
by Angela Guess A new press release out of SAS reports, “Businesses and IT departments are now contending with a wide variety of analytics languages, tools and skills. They are clamoring for a cohesive analytics infrastructure that is easy to manage and govern, yet allows them to use the language or tool of their choice. […]
Identifying and Deleting “Empty” Columns in R data.frames
Click here to learn more about Steve Miller. Toward the end of last month’s blog on SAS, R, Python, and WPS, I mentioned a current project challenge of identifying and eliminating “mostly” null columns from wide SAS data sets. As the team discovered, such columns can impose a significant drag on performance. My take is that while […]
Designing Effective Interviews for Spotting a Real Data Scientist
The Data Scientist has been called the sexiest job of the 21st Century and thus has started attracting many young, ambitious contenders for this high-paying and “glamorous” post. However, there is a growing concern among employers and business leaders that candidates are getting enticed by just the “title” without building the proper mindset and skills […]
Women in Technology: More Diversity Needed in Computer Science Studies
The bi-annual Women in Technology Leadership Round Table was held at UC Berkeley in June, a few months after its organizers, Virginia Smith and Dr. Gitanjali Swamy, issued the report, Women In Tech: Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition. The report, which appeared after the Women in Technology inaugural Round Table in November, provided a […]
Waterline Data Unveils Universal Data Catalog to Empower Citizen Data Scientists
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Waterline Data, The Smart Data Catalog Company, continues to clear the hurdles impeding Hadoop adoption in the enterprise by announcing today the immediate availability of Smart Data Catalog 3.0, the latest version of the industry’s most comprehensive data catalog available. Waterline Data allows organizations to replace […]
An Overview of University and Non-Traditional Programs in Data Science Education
In 2011, McKinsey Global Institute forecast an enormous shortage of Data Science and Analytics professionals by 2018. Academia responded by developing a host of Data Science education programs, primarily allowing graduates with mathematical and technical backgrounds to earn a master’s degree. Since the first programs started, they have now spread to dozens of universities, and […]
The Life of a Data Scientist
The worldwide demand for qualified Data Scientists continues to grow and one of the most common queries in many an industry insider’s mind is so, what is it that a Data Scientist does? When lay persons within an industry try to grasp the essence of a Data Scientist’s life, the confusion that boggles everyone is […]