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by Angela Guess James Kobielus of InfoWorld reports, “In the pecking order of big data sexiness, production applications and exploratory data science sandboxes get all the attention. That’s why, if you’re not a big data pro, you’ve probably ignored the critical role of big data in the ‘landing area’ of your data management and...
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by Angela Guess Cade Metz of Wired reports, “In the nine years since Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook out of his Harvard dorm room — Monday marks the anniversary of the service — it has evolved into more than just the world’s most popular social network. Zuckerberg and company have also built one of the...
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by Angela Guess Chris Boorman of B2B Marketing recently shared his predictions for what will happen in the world of data next year. Among his predictions: “ Cloud becomes the new black. Salesforce.com seems to do no wrong as they continue to eradicate on-premise CRM and build out the Force.com platform. Workday seems to be on top...
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by Angela Guess Gil Press of Forbes reports, “In a week when tech vendors traditionally go on a news hiatus, the people who actually do big data came to the fore. InformationWeek reported on the gathering of nearly three dozen data scientists from academia and business at the Chief Data Scientist Summit in Chicago. The sexiest part of...
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by Angela Guess LinkedIn is searching for a Technical Program Manager of Data Science in Mountain View, CA. According to the post, “The role of Technical Program manager supports a challenging and crucial piece of growing LinkedIn: Managing, coordinating and scaling our data analytic projects to support the staggering growth of our next generation...
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by Angela Guess Bradley Voytek recently discussed the significance that Big Data is having on modern science and information, noting that science is becoming, in a way, semi-automated. He writes, “A lot of great pieces have been written about the relatively recent surge in interest in big data and data science, but in this piece I...
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by Angela Guess Steve Kolowich of Inside Higher Ed reports that though the need for data-savvy researchers is only going up, the ability of universities to train data scientists is not. He writes, “The ability to work well with data is understood to be an increasingly crucial skill as universities aim to preserve, sort...
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by Angela Guess Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering has launched a new Master of Science degree in analytics. The program was started after IBM suggested the degree and offered $40,000 in seed money. The inaugural class will begin next September. The article states, “The impetus is an overwhelming demand for analytics expertise spurred...
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by Angela Guess Data modeling competition company Kaggle has raised $11 million in Series A funding. According to the article, “Kaggle’s platforms allows for the posting of questions to some 17,000 participating PhD-level data scientists around the globe, with scientists then competing to come up with the best answers. Competitions can be public or...
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by Angela Guess Computerworld recently profiled the role of today’s Data Scientist, what they call a “hot career.” IBM VP Anjul Bhambhri explains, “Successful data scientists can handle information complexity, influence both the business and IT organizations, and pursue their own research. They provide the most value when they are learning what the data...
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