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23 May, 2013

Why The Chief Data Officer Is More Vital Than Ever

One role that enterprises are attempting to get a handle on is the Chief Data Officer. Professor and industry adviser Peter Aiken estimates that only about 10 percent of CIOs “know what they’re doing” when it comes to managing data as an asset, and he’s aiming to reframe…

Publication: Information Management

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23 May, 2013

HR Can Derive Valuable Insights From Big Data

When big data is applied correctly by the human resource department it can increase employee productivity, decrease costs and improve revenues. Organisations can create better and happier employees with big data…

Publication: BigData Startups

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16 May, 2013

The Rise in Business-Analytics Degrees

The role of a business analyst is to aggregate data to figure out how his or her organization can leverage the data to operate more efficiently and effectively. The Harvard Business Review calls the position of business analyst or data scientist the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” Business-analyst…

Publication: The Huffington Post

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16 May, 2013

There’s No Shortage Of Data Science Smarts

Powerful New Big Data Tools Demand Analytics Expertise — but a growing body of shared knowledge and a new generation of self-taught experts will fill the gap…

Publication: InfoWorld

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15 May, 2013

Tech Startups Worry They Won’t Be Able To Find The Talent They Need

More technology start-ups will be looking to hire than at any time in the last four years, says Silicon Valley Bank, but they worry they won’t be able to find the talent they need…

Publication: TLNT

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13 May, 2013

Business Analytics: Do We Need Data Scientists?

In a world where data drives everything, do we need data scientists to make sense of this tidal wave of information…

Publication: ZDNet

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10 May, 2013

How Cloud Computing Changes Enterprise IT Economics

The rapid rise of cloud computing means corporate IT may no longer be the cheapest purveyor of application hosting, infrastructure, storage and other services. The sooner IT leaders come to terms with this, the better…

Publication: CIO

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10 May, 2013

The Big Data Talent Shortage: Are H1-B Visa Holders The Solution?

The study by the Economic Policy Institute points to laws of supply and demand: if there were a shortage, the wages for those with tech talent would be rising. But critics argue that immigrants holding H1-B visas are partially to blame for salaries being at a standstill…

Publication: Smart Data Collective

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8 May, 2013

When Big Data In Sports Fails

Fortunately for pro teams, the statistical analysis on professional players is trustworthy because the athletes all compete on a level playing field: against other professional athletes.

But what about the statistics for amateur athletes, where the quality of competition varies dramatically…

Publication: Huffington Post

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