From Machines to Crops to Animals: Big Data Turns Traditional Farming Upside Down
The agricultural industry has seen many changes in the past 100 years. Since the birth of the industrial agriculture in…
Workforce Analytics: How to Measure
Having made your first important decision about what to measure in part one of this blog series, HR ’s next…
A Great Example of Simpson’s Paradox: US Median Wage Decline
Since 2000, the median US wage has risen about 1%, adjusted for inflation.But over the same period, the median wage for:…
4 Benefits for the Public Sector when Governments Start Using Big Data
Government services, or the public sector, are known for creating large volumes of data. Big data thus provides plenty opportunities…
What Could Immigration Reform Mean for Analytics?
Immigration reform has been on the lips of almost every political commentator in the past few weeks. The topic is…
The Datafication of People and Stuff and Things
photo courtesy of deviant art photo courtesy of deviant artSo I thought I was being original for writing a piece…
From Big Data to Big Personalization
The promise of big data: Companies can better know their customers and act on that information through personalization and segmentation.…
“Acqui-Hiring” Hits Big Data to Tackle the Talent Shortage
The concept of a growing company short on talent acquiring another company simply to fill those open spots is not…
The Big Data Talent Shortage: Are H1-B Visa Holders the Solution?
There are recent arguments claiming that there is not a tech talent shortage in the US based on a surplus…
Social Data and Mobile Diminishing the Significance of the Resume
Although resumes still remain the gold standard of job hunting and applying to job postings, there is a shift happening.…
