Click to learn more about author Brian Murphy. Unstructured data is growing faster than ever. In fact, according to prevailing research from most analyst firms, it is growing significantly faster than structured data. According to IDC, 80 percent of worldwide data will be unstructured by 2025. And, at the same time that the sheer volume […]
Without Improved Business Skills, a Dark Day is Coming for Data Scientists
Click here to learn more about Ted Kwartler. Each semester my Harvard University Extension class is about half business and half computer science students. As you may expect, the business pupils struggle with learning how to code. However, computer scientists feel hindered by business case studies and learning how to interact in a cross-functional group. […]
How Much Data Quality is Good Enough?
Ask the question “How much Data Quality is good enough?” and see some very puzzled and alarmed looks. Data Quality, comprising all activities making data fit for consumption, plays a fundamental role in trust, security, privacy, and competitiveness. Good Data Quality is critical because it fuels a surviving and thriving business. While it would be […]
What is Outlier Analysis and How Can It Improve Analysis?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. This article presents a brief explanation of Outliers, and how this type of analysis is used. What is Outlier Analysis? An outlier is an element of a data set that distinctly stands out from the rest of the data. In other words, outliers are those data points that […]
Five Essentials to Multi-Data Lake Management: Finalizing the Vision
Click to learn more about author John Felahi. In this second blog of a two-part series on Multi-Data Lake Management, we continue to best answer the question of: “How can I make everything work together today?” In Part One on this subject, “Five Essentials to Multi-Data Lake Management: Synchronizing Everything Together” we discussed coordinating all […]
Five Essentials to Multi-Data Lake Management: Synchronizing Everything Together
Click to learn more about author John Felahi. Data is the New OS “From a technology perspective, every employee should have access to the data that matters most to their jobs and should be empowered to share it with others across a business.” Multi-Data Lake Management is at the top of many minds at numerous […]
How to Tell a Great Story with Data
Click to learn more about author Bree Baich. Recently, a follower on Twitter reached out to share her frustration over the results of her data storytelling research. “We’ve been researching the topic like crazy, but I don’t seem to find an agreed upon definition for it.” I’ve spent my entire career in roles that required a […]