The job responsibilities of a citizen data scientist include dealing with new data, using automated tools to process big data, and creating additional models to gain additional insights. Their primary job is not to make predictions directly from big data, or develop prescriptive analytics, but to build models and use tools that accomplish those goals. […]
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 […]
Becoming Data-Driven Without a Data Analyst
Data analysts are an important part of modern business, and this article will not argue otherwise. But it will argue that not every company, department, and team needs a data analyst to become data-driven. Before being hired as senior product manager of a data integration platform, I had little experience working directly with data tools. But I knew […]
Will My Career Benefit from Becoming a Citizen Data Scientist?
As a team member within a business environment, you may be familiar with the term “citizen data scientist.” This term has been around for some time and was popularized by Gartner, which defines a citizen data scientist as “a person who creates or generates models that leverage predictive or prescriptive analytics, but whose primary job function is outside […]
Fundamentals of Self-Service Machine Learning
The recent organizational push for self-service Business Intelligence has helped the next challenge for business users become an increasing need. How to tackle the issue of having Machine Learning (ML) models embedded in all major analytics platforms? On the one hand, embedded models offer greater freedom and control over data analysis; on the other hand, […]
Closing the Data Science Skills Gap at Your Organization
Click to learn more about author Itamar Ben Hamo. Data scientists are some of the most in-demand professionals on the market. A LinkedIn Workforce Report in 2018 found 151,000 unfilled data scientist jobs across the United States, with “acute” shortages in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. And the demand for data scientists […]
Four Technology Trends That Will Shape Data Analytics in 2021
Click to learn more about author Sam Mahalingam. The profile of data analytics has never been higher. Faced with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, governments around the world are typically relying on advanced statistical modeling to make sense of a barrage of constantly changing metrics. Data scientists are playing a critical role, advising decision-makers as […]
What Is Data Discovery?
Data discovery describes processes in understanding data sets on hand for data integration and/or data analysis. This step occurs in design and should combine technical search from tools with subject matter expertise, from people. During data discovery, a high-level view is taken in assessing data preparation, or data quality needs. Data discovery can be broken […]
Research Reveals Shortcomings in Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Data Literacy is a hot topic in business today. As businesses struggle to remain competitive and to do more with less, every enterprise is looking for a way to optimize resources to get the most out of every team member. To do that, the business management team must […]
What is Augmented Data Science and Why is it Important to My Business?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. If Data Science was once the sole domain of analysts and data scientists, Augmented Data Science represents the democratized view of this domain. With Augmented Data Science, the average business user can engage with advanced analytics tools that allow for Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) and leverage sophisticated analytical […]