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Cloudera to Offer Webinar on Pervasive Analytics
On Thursday, November 6, Cloudera is offering a webinar at 10:00 a.m. PST titled, “Pervasive Analytics.” Join Cloudera on this webinar to learn what pervasive analytics means and how data is being used. Saint Peter’s is a member of Cloudera’s Academic Partnership, which provides the master’s program in data science with industry-leading resources. Click here […]
Ebola and Big Data
Amit, a student enrolled in the master’s program in data science, recently shared an article from The Economist about how data from mobile phones can be used by epidemiologists to trace the spread of Ebola. Read the complete article here.
Big Data and Analytics are Dominating the Conversation in the Tech Field
Ben Kerschberg, a contributor for Forbes, recently shared an article of the top six must-read technology articles. The recommended articles are focused on Big Data and data analytics. Click here to see all of Kerschberg’s suggestions.
ISO Releases New Tool for Measuring Risk with Data Analytics
ISO, a leading source of information about property/casualty insurance risk, recently released the next generation of its Risk Analyzer Personal Auto Environmental Module. Read the complete article to learn more about ISO’s commitment to investing in predictive modeling and analytic solutions.
What does the NFL, NHL and NBA have in Common? Cloud Analytics
Amit, a student enrolled in the master’s program at Saint Peter’s University, shared an article about analytics and cloud computing from Forbes. The article demonstrates that the NFL, NHL and NBA use cloud analytics to integrate Big Data about player performance, games, ticket sales and attendance in order to identify factors that affect the league’s […]
Data Driven NYC
Check out some of the latest videos from Data Driven NYC. Data Driven NYC is a community of tech enthusiasts who are passionate about Big Data, data technologies and data-driven products and businesses. Click here to watch the discussions from the most recent events.
IBM SlamTracker for Grand Slam Events
Natasha, a student who will begin the program in data science at Saint Peter’s in the spring, shared this recent article about the IBM SlamTracker, which is a useful tool for tennis analytics fans. Read the complete article from Doug Henschen at InformationWeek.
Data Analytics in Fantasy Football
John, a student in the Saint Peter’s data science program, is currently working on a sports analytics project and identified two interesting articles about analytics and fantasy football. Click here to read, “Use These Predictive Analytics Insights When Drafting Your Fantasy Football Team,” from Medalogix. Click here to read, “Fantasy Football is Teaching Data Fluency […]
IBM Big Data Hub Podcasts
Check out IBM Big Data Hub Podcasts on iTunes. Listen and learn more about the emergence of big data and the development of technology to make it applicable in a wide variety of spaces.
Careers in Big Data
Ian Ide of Mashable recently explored the increase in demand for data scientists and engineers, which has grown by 300% in 2013. Read more about what a data scientist is and how they are relevant to a growing number of industries.