As data science continues to evolve, new tools and technologies are being developed to help individuals and organizations streamline their workflows, improve efficiency, and drive better results. One of the most powerful and innovative tools in this space is Metaflow, a Python library that makes it easy to build and manage data science workflows. In […]
Introducing the Data Analytics Fabric Concept
Organizations all over the world – both profit and nonprofit – are looking at leveraging data analytics for improved business performance. Findings from a McKinsey survey indicate that data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times as likely to retain customers, and 19 times more profitable [1]. Research by MIT found that digitally mature firms are 26% […]
Yes, Being a Citizen Data Scientist Can Help You Succeed
If your enterprise has nominated you for the role of a citizen data scientist, you must have the right tools and augmented analytics features to help you fulfill your role. Gartner has predicted that “90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.” This statement, coupled with […]
Fundamentals of Hyperautomation
Hyperautomation describes a mixture of advanced technologies – robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning – currently being used to make automated processes drastically more efficient and to augment humans. It encompasses a range of tools which can be automated, especially the more sophisticated aspects of automation, including analysis, discovery, design, measuring, monitoring, and reassessing. To function […]
Is Your Data Ready for Generative AI?
Generative AI (GenAI) is all the rage in the world today, thanks to the advent of tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E. To their credit, these innovations are extraordinary. They’ve put the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) into the hands of everyday users. However, these tools have also skewed our perceptions of what […]
Finding the Right Data Science Role: 4 Key Criteria
Landing a Data Science role is one thing, but joining an organization where you can truly thrive is quite another. As a Data Science talent strategy leader, I can share my perspective on what I believe solid organizations will have in place to foster an engaged and developing data science community. To anyone navigating today’s Data […]
10 Highest-Paying Data Analytics Jobs in 2023
As one of the fastest-growing fields, technology continues to drive transformative changes across various industries, with new advancements emerging each year. Consequently, the demand for data analytics jobs is expected to surge in the near future, with a significant need for data science practitioners worldwide. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021) projects a 22% growth […]
Smart Data Visualization Tells a Story Your Users Will Love
The Wharton School of Management reports that only half of an audience is convinced by a purely verbal presentation, but that number jumps to over two-thirds when visuals are added. Why is that? The answer is simple. Our brains grasp and respond to images, colors, and patterns and more quickly assimilate information. Presenting data with colors […]
Overcome Data Parsing Obstacles with the Power of Machine Learning
Web scraping is used for, among other things, getting the vast volumes of publicly available data needed for training algorithms for machine learning (ML). The relationship between data scraping and ML is, however, symbiotic rather than one-sided. On the other side is ML’s ability to improve the fundamental procedures underlying web data gathering, making it […]
Which Data Quality Issues Are Plaguing Data Engineers Today?
We’ve all generally heard that data quality issues can be catastrophic. But what does that look like for data teams, in terms of dollars and cents? And who is responsible for dealing with data quality issues? To get to the bottom of these questions and more, we conducted a survey of 100 survey respondents, at least 63 […]