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The 4 Levels of Analytics and Data Literacy

March 23, 2022

We are living in a data-driven world where data is produced everywhere. It is a currency that is not going away. However, Data is just data if it just sits there. Nothing happens unless action is taken, and that’s Analytics. In today’s episode, we speak to Jordan Morrow, the godfather of Data literacy, advisory board member …read more

Building a Data Science Career Against All Odds

March 16, 2022

With great passion, you can make the impossible happen. No matter all the circumstances surrounding your dream, go for it. In today’s episode, we have a conversation with Christina on building a data science career against all odds. She is a well-known data voice and host of a book a week challenge. She developed her analytics …read more

What is data intelligence and why does it matter

February 28, 2022

There’s a lot of buzzwords in data, but ‘data intelligence’ isn’t one of them. I’ll give you the right to rebuttal, but data intelligence is hugely important. Very simply, it’s about helping organizations make better business decisions based on their data. Not to be confused with business intelligence, data intelligence is the ability of organizations to …read more

Artificial Intelligence

The history of Machine Learning

January 31, 2022

You’d be forgiven for assuming that the history of machine learning, artificial intelligence and smart computers is all very recent. When we think of these technologies, we tend to imagine something very contemporary, something that has only been developed in the last decade. But you might be surprised to know that the history of machine …read more

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5 reasons why we have dark data

January 24, 2022

Dark data is probably here to stay, at least for the next few years. Most organizations have it, if not all. But why is that? Why is dark data so prevalent? Here are the 5 reasons why we have dark data. Table Of Contents 1. Different priorities2. Lack of data governance3. Poor data quality4. Constraints …read more

The history of big data

January 17, 2022

Do a quick google search and you’ll quickly realize that no one can really agree on the true origins of the term ‘Big Data’. Some argue that it has been around since the early 1990s, crediting American computer scientist John R Mashey, considered the ‘father of big data’, for making it popular. Others believe it was …read more

Why Society Needs A.I.

January 10, 2022

What was once science fiction now is real. Artificial intelligence is here to stay and make human life easier. From Siri to Tesla. It is impressive how the combination of algorithms and the accumulation of data can achieve incredible things. This technology seeks to acquire the same capabilities as the human brain, but what are …read more

Data deluge: critical data elements and their quality

Rupa Mahanti

January 6, 2022

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted…Albert Einstein. Table Of Contents 1The data deluge and the concept of critical data elements2Some key data concepts3Data quality4What data is important?5Impact of data on the bottom line The data deluge and the concept of critical data elementsThe digital age is …read more

Artificial Intelligence