IDG (International Data Group) predicts the use of unstructured Big Data will steadily grow at a rate of 62 percent annually. They also predict by the year 2022, 93 percent of all data being processed will be unstructured. The issue of processing unstructured Big Data is currently one of the most challenging problems facing Data […]
Don’t Fence Me In: Tensions on the Data Science Frontier
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Data scientists can be a stubborn, proud, and independent lot. In their hearts, they’re new-age prospects whose primary occupation is to uncover hidden veins of insight buried deep in data. Self-starting genius is a great thing, but it’s not what pays the bills. In the new […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Business Data Terminology
by Angela Guess Hannah Augur recently put together a guide in Dataconomy of some of the most basic business data terminology for non-tech execs and others new to the wide world of data. Her guide begins with “Algorithms: Mathematical formulas or statistical processes used to analyze data. These are used in software to process and […]
The Future of Analytics: Collaboration, Deep Learning, and Telling the Story
Dr. Athanasios (Thanos) Gentimis, Assistant Professor of Math and Analytics at Florida Polytechnic University sees the future of analytics as a team effort, where subject matter experts (SMEs) collaborate in teams with Data Scientists and each team member plays to his or her strengths. He also sees a reliance on Deep Learning for creation of […]
Press Release: DATAVERSITY Announces the Agenda for The 2016 Enterprise DATAVERSITY: Data Strategy and Analytics Forum
Today, DATAVERSITY Education, LLC released the agenda for the Enterprise DATAVERSITY: Data Strategy and Analytics Forum. The event will be held September 19-22, 2016, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Visit enterprisedataversity.com to review the full agenda, event details, speakers, and registration options. This year’s agenda focuses on achieving Business Strategy through Data Analytics. […]
Data Science Education at NCSU: Education with a Mission
The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is one of the oldest Data Science degrees in the country. The program began in 2007, with the school’s Institute for Advanced Analytics focused on supporting the success of its students. A presentation about the program at the school sets its ambitions […]
Infographic: Business Analytics v. Data Science
by Angela Guess The Kogod School of Business at American University recently put together an infographic comparing careers in business analytics with careers in Data Science. Phil Simon writes, “Not too long ago, The Harvard Business Review dubbed data scientist ‘the sexiest job of the 21st century.’ What’s more, McKinsey reported that the United States […]
Fighting Human Trafficking with Data Science
by Angela Guess Hannah Augur reports in Dataconomy.com, “Finding missing children and unraveling the complex web of human trafficking is no easy task. The relevant datasets are massive and often unstandardized. It can be difficult to find the right data at all, as it often disappears from websites and pages on a regular basis. When […]
Where are We with Machine Learning?
Learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Over the course of the next few months we will be releasing insights in Machine Learning, the Cloud, and Big Data in this new video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, CEO of Datameer. Here’s Stefan’s first short video blog on “Where are We with Machine Learning?.”
Chief Data Scientist Vitaly Gordon On the Future of the Career
by Angela Guess Jennifer Bi of Salesforce recently wrote in Business2Community, “Big Data has been a hot topic since the Information Age took the world by storm in the 21st century. What quickly followed was the birth of the ‘data scientist’ as an occupation to manage this influx of information, a job title our past […]