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Techworld Launches Survey on Data Management
by Angela Guess In association with IBM, Techworld has launched a survey on data management geared toward data professionals. The information gathered will be published on Techworld, though the site...
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Defining ‘Data’
by Angela Guess For those professionals who are new to the world of data and databases, Klint Finley has written a helpful article which clearly defines some of the most common data terms. Finley...
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Educating Tomorrow’s Data Professionals
by Angela Guess A recent article comments on the education of up-and-coming data professionals: “It seems that everywhere you turn you see industry articles about the continual adoption of analytics...
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Big Data isn’t about ‘Big’ – It’s about Data
by Angela Guess Rob Armstrong recently reminded data professionals that Big Data isn’t about the ‘big,’ it’s about the data. He writes, “It is a little amusing to those of us that have been in the data...
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Call for Participation in New DG Survey
by Angela Guess The Information Difference is looking for data professionals to participate in a new survey regarding how data governance can link master data management and data quality. The company...
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Use of Data Models in Data Governance
by Angela Guess A new article insists, “Certainly, one of the requirements of the business is to have good data quality in the business systems. As data professionals, we are trained to address this...
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The People Behind Big Data
by Angela Guess Loraine Lawson of ITBusinessEdge recently noted that discussions about Big Data are shifting away from the technical issues involved toward the “strategic value” of Big Data and “how...
View ArticleThe Team Behind the Glory
by Glenn J. Thomas I was going to write a second part to my ‘the data of death’ blog but that will have to wait for another time. Instead I want to focus on two specific events that have happened in...
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More Data Analysts Needed For Years to Come
by Angela Guess Tom Groenfeldt of Forbes reports, “Although technology companies like Teradata and SAS are making data easier to use, business will need well-educated analysts for years to come,...
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The More Data Skills, The Better
by Angela Guess Christopher Nerney of DataInformed reports, “At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on May 22, John Roese, the CTO of technology company EMC, was one of several IT executives to cite the need...
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New Survey Highlights Need for Big Data Experience
by Angela Guess Michael Vizard of CIO Insight recently shared the results of a new survey about the need for more Big Data professionals with solid experience. He writes, “While there’s no shortage of...
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3 Must-Read Books on NoSQL
by Angela Guess Cameron McKenzie of TheServerSide recently shared a list of three books that can help tech professionals get a better understanding of NoSQL solutions. The first is Making Sense of...
View ArticleTechworld Launches Survey on Data Management
by Angela Guess In association with IBM, Techworld has launched a survey on data management geared toward data professionals. The information gathered will be published on Techworld, though the site...
View ArticleDefining ‘Data’
by Angela Guess For those professionals who are new to the world of data and databases, Klint Finley has written a helpful article which clearly defines some of the most common data terms. Finley...
View ArticleOpen Data Processing Done Right
Andrea Di Maio of Gartner recently articulated concerns about open data processing, particularly the divide between data professionals who have the skills to do so and those who do not. The post Open...
View Article3 Qualities of Great Data Scientists
by Angela Guess Hui Wang of PayPal recently wrote in VentureBeat, “With a growing demand for efficiency and accuracy, comes a growing demand for stellar data scientists. In fact, as of March 2015,...
View ArticleData Scientists Salaries Rose 8% Last Year
by Angela Guess Writing for The New York Times, Steve Lohr recently noted, “The outlook for data scientists: less hype, more hiring. The exuberance surrounding big data has passed its peak and is...
View ArticleWhat Data Scientists Are Making, And What Roles They’re Filling
by Angela Guess Rawn Shah of Forbes reports, “Data science continues to grow in significance in industry, particularly in industries like software, IT consulting and finance. Last year I shared results...
View Article4 Markers of a Good Data Scientist
by Angela Guess Sarah K. White writes for CIO.com, “[As] data grows, so does the need for professionals who can help make sense of the massive amounts of information storming business' servers. Data...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Skills Required in Data Science
by Angela Guess Bob Hayes recently analyzed the top ten skills needed by Data Science professionals in Business2Community. He writes, “In our ongoing study of data scientists, we ask data professionals...
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