Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I’ve been blogging on Business Intelligence/Analytics/Data Science for 12 years. And I’ve been recruiting analytics candidates from top colleges for my consulting firms for even longer. Those who read my blogs know I’m pretty opinionated about what I look for in new grads, preferring students committed to […]
Essential Open Source Big Data Tools
Click to learn more about author Paul Bates. The analysis of Big Data is a phenomenon that has gained considerable momentum in the past decade. The transition into the information age has made the analysis and visualization of Big Data vital to the success of any business. Data visualization tools enable researchers to gain insight into […]
Four Open Source Tools to Start Your Analytics Journey
Click to learn more about author Mark Hensley. As an adjunct instructor at University of Redlands, I teach several courses in the fields of business and technology. In that capacity I get to meet a lot of bright young people with a keen interest in data and Analytics. Unfortunately, the little financial resources most students […]
Data Science Collaboration: How to Centralize Data Science to Power Organizations
Domino Data Lab provides a Data Science platform that empowers organizations to drive their business through the use of predictive models. The platform accelerates breakthrough research and increases collaboration and productivity of data scientists. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco. Organizations can use Domino Data Lab on-premises or in […]
Evidence or Politics – the Skeptic Seeks Answers with R
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I’m often asked about the skillsets of top analytics professionals/Data Scientists. My response is always a deep background in statistics and Machine Learning in addition to strong capabilities in Data Management and computation. On the less technical side is knowledge of the business (or other) environment plus […]
RPI’s and R: Evaluating Performance of NCAA Athletic Conferences
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. It’s Fall championship time for NCAA D1 college sports. On Sunday 12/3, college football announced its final four to commence New Year’s day, and other championship tournaments such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball are currently in progress. A major challenge before the start of […]
SAS, R, and Python for Analytics
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I did a short consulting gig last year with a company that was building an analytic app driven largely from a web-based data repository. The data were stored as a collection of SAS data sets which “customers” would subset by uploading SAS data step and proc SQL […]
20 Reasons Why Big Data Analytics is the Best Career Move
Click to learn more about author Anil Parmar. An estimated 2.7 million job postings for Data Analytics and Science are predicted in the United States by 2020. More and more companies are recognizing the importance of Big Data as a source to gain insights and make informed decisions. And Data Analytic specialists who can define Big […]
Big Data and Citizen Data Scientists: Knowledge, Skill, and Wisdom Revisited
Click to learn more about author Ian Rowlands. It’s been a while since I posted. It’s been a busy summer as we’ve been working on launching our latest product. However, I’ve also taken some time to experiment with some of the tools that Citizen Data Scientists (CDS, for short) might be working with, to get more […]
Pragmatic Polyglot Data Analysis
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. Yesterday was a pretty fast-paced day for me in New York. In the morning I took a walk from my midtown hotel to the Koch Queensboro Bridge (Simon and Garfunkel fans will know it as the 59th St Bridge) where I ducked speedy bicyclists crossing over and […]