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D&A and the Internet of Things: How Data is Driving a Connected World
In this special guest feature, Viral Chawda, Managing Director of Data Science & Innovation at KPMG, discusses how data and analytics is fueling the Internet of Things. Viral has worked with some of the largest global organizations helping them monetize data assets by aligning their strategic priorities to clearly defined and measurable outcomes. Over the […]
Implement Big Data Strategies Sans Big Headaches with CIOs On-Board
Have you heard about the CDOs and their rise to power! If yes, then you are rather following the advances of Big Data, closely enough. Termed as the Chief Data Officers, these individuals have grown in number over the years— surpassing 1,000 by the end of 2015. Most analysts predict another boom in their recruitment […]
5 Cloud, Big Data, and Networking Platforms to Kickstart Your Open Source Career
A decade ago, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst predicted that open source tools and platforms would become pervasive in IT. Fast-forward to today, and that prediction has come true, with profound implications for the employment market… Read more
Sexiest job of the century? Two data scientists tell us why
Movies to Mahabharata, he’s analysed them all S Anand’s passion for computing drove his Chemical Engineering professors to distraction at IIT Madras, and when he moved on to IIM Bangalore, after a brief stint at IBM India, he was nicknamed “Stud” and alternatively, “Prof” — which as any alumnus will tell you — is one […]
Data science: how is it good for government?
“Understanding and innovating with data has the potential to change the way we do almost anything for the better,” said Barack Obama at the start of 2015. That’s why, he explained his administration established data.gov, a portal with almost 200,000 data sets open for the public. In 2015, DJ Patil became the first US data […]
Knowing What Your Customers Will Want Before They Realize It
Knowing what your customers want may be an obvious piece of intelligence to gain on your path to success, but it’s only the beginning. The real key is to know what they are going to want next year, before they even realize it themselves. Many businesses try to get a sense of the future largely […]
NASA temperature data shows last month was hottest April on record
It is hot. And it is only going to get hotter. New data released by Nasa revealed that last month was the hottest April on record. The information released by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Saturday showed that April 2016 was the sixth month in a row to be more than one […]
White House recognizing risks of big data
The Obama administration fashioned itself as the “big data” White House almost from the beginning. Looking back at the litany of initiatives, starting with Data.gov, to the $200 million proposed investment in big data projects in 2012, to the naming of the first federal chief data scientist, the White House deeply enjoys talking about the […]
How the skills shortage is transforming big data
In the early days of computing, developers were often jacks of all trades, handling virtually any task needed for software to get made. As the field matured, jobs grew more specialized. Now we’re seeing a similar pattern in a brand-new domain: big data… Read more
Three key strategies every company can use to enable a data science breakthrough
The term “scientist” might conjure up the stereotypical image of a person in a white lab coat isolated in a science lab and staring intently at some colorful liquid in a beaker. However, the term “data scientist” doesn’t really fit that mold, does it? There’s no reason for a data scientist to don a white […]