Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Last month, we discussed data leadership.) This month, we’re talking about lifelong learning. In the Data Management space, what drives us to learn […]
The Reskilling Revolution: Enterprise and Education Must Work Hand in Hand
We are on the brink of a “reskilling revolution,” according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The new jobs emerging in the global economy will require a different set of skills, more in tune with the digital era. As a result, the demand for workers with specialist data education and skills, like data scientists and data […]
Learning Plan: Modeling Data as Graphs
DATAVERSITY Online Training – Professional Education at Your Convenience Learning Plan Price: $599Individual Course Price: $169Learning Plan CEUs: 6.0 hours In the Modeling Data as Graphs Learning Plan, instructor Thomas Frisendal introduces Graph Data Architectures and Graph Data Modeling issues. He does so by taking you into specific scenarios for graph technology application. In this […]
Tales of A Common Vocabulary, Data Quality, and Machine Learning, Oh My!
Order in the court! Order in the court! The case being heard is a serious one. The defendant—the Chief Data Architect of VeraVisionFake Inc.—is accused of having ignored the need to establish a valid and sound common data vocabulary in her organization. She is up against The Common Vocabulary Value regulatory agency, whose mission is […]
“What is…?”: Build Your Own Bundle
DATAVERSITY Online Training – Professional Education at Your Convenience Individual Course Price: $49 Purchase 2-5 Courses: 10% discount Purchase 6-10 Courses: 15% discount Purchase 11+ Courses: 20% discount The “What is…?” series of introductory data courses are designed to be short, informational trainings that give a topic-focused overview for the non-data professional. This option enables […]
Data Science in Life
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. Early last Spring, I was texted by a neighbor friend who asked if I’d be willing to chat with her regarding the pending college choice of her daughter. A top student at our suburban Chicago high school, the young woman had plans to become a physician, and […]
The Seven Personality Traits Needed for Success in Data and Tech
Click to learn more about author Mathias Golombek. Success in tech isn’t simply defined by the revolutionary entrepreneur behind the business. If you look at many of the best-known visionaries, such as Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs, there are certain traits that they all have which are necessary for being successful. So this […]
The Tech Pro Evolution Revolution: From the Server Room to the Board Room
Click to learn more about author Leon Adato. Tech pros are busy – whether we’re catching up with new systems, trying to stay ahead of workloads, or figuring out how the next leap in technology will affect our careers. Added to everything: roles such as SysAdmin and NetAdmin are de-siloing. Increasingly, some of us are also […]
A Deep Dive into Deep Learning in 2019
Click to learn more about author Herman Morgan. If there is any one area in Data Science that has led to the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the last few years it is deep learning. It has been around for a while but what makes it so buzzing topic in […]
The University of the Future: Five Ways to Use Data and Analytics to Start Your Online Degree Program
Click to learn more about author Eric Spear. The face of the higher-education student is changing. In the past, the majority of college students were fresh out of high school or another undergraduate program, but 2018 statistics show that 74% of American undergrads are considered “nontraditional” students. With nontraditional students comes the need for higher-education […]