“Context: Better understanding something by taking into account the things around it,” said Jeff Jonas during his Wednesday afternoon keynote at the 23rd annual Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2019 Conference (co-presented with DAMA International) from March 17-22, 2019 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA. Context is the key that allows data professionals, and […]
The State of Data Education: Bringing IT and the Business Together
There’s something missing in the way that many higher education institutions educate students about the intersection between technology and business. The problem: they often don’t. There just isn’t enough focus on getting those people who are studying the science – and art – of working with data to also work in tandem with business peers […]
2019: A New Year of Space Research and Analyzing Data
Click to learn more about author Carie Lemack. A new year is a new opportunity to analyze and apply data. The new year will ring in new opportunities to become more conversant in how we use data in our everyday lives. It will be a renewed and expanded year of education: a year of connection between […]
Fine Arts Majors in the Data Center: Do You Really Need an IT Degree?
Click to learn more about author Leon Adato. Computer science and information technology professions are (unsurprisingly) on the rise: according to the United States Department of Labor, employment opportunities for computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations, and will add about 557,100 […]
Press Release: Now Accepting Speaking Proposals for the 2019 Enterprise Data World Conference
June 27, 2018 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International opened the Call for Presentations today for the 23rdannual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW), which will be held March 17-22, 2019, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass. Proposals must be received by Aug. 17 in order to be considered. For more event details and […]
Despite Investment in Deep Learning, AI Talent Pool is Shallow
Click to learn more about author Ben Lorica. Despite some claims that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is over-hyped, companies continue to invest in Deep Learning to improve their own products and services and make employees’ jobs easier. In order to truly reap the benefits of all AI has to offer, organizations need highly skilled engineers and […]
IT and Data Education Predictions: Democratizing Tech Skills
In five to ten years, said Johan den Haan, the CTO in charge of R&D and Cloud Operations at Mendix, the number of computer scientists and data professionals using 3gl programming languages (Java, BASIC, C+) “will not” grow that much. Instead, this limited number of them will focus on creating the engines and compilers, and […]
DATAVERSITY Celebrates Data Education Month in March
March 1, 2018 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC today announced the start of Data Education Month, an annual celebration of all things in Data Management. Throughout the month of March, DATAVERSITY will be offering special discounts and free educational resources geared toward anyone working with data. Visit the Data Education Month homepage for details about how […]
Reviving the Data-Centric Areas of Houston and Florida
Click to learn more about author Carie Lemack. Never has nature done more to elevate the importance of data and Data Management, albeit as a result of the power of Mother Nature, because of the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey (in Houston) and Hurricane Irma (in Florida). Never has a city been so dependent on data, never […]
Data Science Education: An Overview of Academic Programs in the USA
When the 2011 McKinsey report estimated that 2018 will witness a severe shortage of about “140,000 to 190,000 data analytics experts” in the US industry, the universities began to wake up to the need for new and improved US academic programs in Data Science Education. Moreover, in a 2012 blog post titled Big Data and Data […]