Data from the Quantified Self Will Impact the Future [VIDEO]
A discussion with three leaders in the field of human technologies, artificial intelligence and data about the possibilities of the…
CAPEX for IT: Why So Painful?
CAPEX dollars reserved for investments in plant, property or equipment (including IT) are notoriously hard to secure. In fact, IT…
In Big Data Endeavors, Don’t Neglect Softer Business Skills
With technical skills such as Java, C++, Python and more in high demand for “Big Data” analytics, it seems like…
Do You Really Need a “Sexy” Data Scientist?
Tom Davenport and D.J. Patil argued in their Harvard Business Review article that being a data scientist is the sexiest…
Preserving Big Data to Live Forever
If anyone knows how to preserve data and information for long term value, it’s the programmers at Internet Archive, based…
Salary Changes for Quant Workers: What Can You Expect?
One of the most interesting parts of my job (or at least the part that my candidates find most interesting)…
How Apple’s iWatch Will Push Big Data Analytics
Is the next big innovation from Apple - a watch - going to change the world of big data as…
Don’t Gloat Over Excel Model Failures
Two noted economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhardt, recently had their findings on country debt to GDP ratios questioned, as…
Unstructured Data: A Contrarian’s View
“If you analyzed the flow of digital data in 1980,” Stephen Baker wrote in his 2011 book Final Jeopardy: Man vs.…
The New Predictive Profession: Odd Yet Newly Legitimate [BOOK REVIEW]
Here's a review of my book Predictive Analytics from Robert Nisbet, Ph.D., a leading consultant, author, and predictive analytics instructor…
