Do You Really Need a Data Scientist?

Live Simulcast Panel Discussion on Dec. 12.

Everybody has an opinion on Santa Claus. There are tons of books, recipes, decorations and family traditions dedicated to his arrival for a successful Holiday season. But how about Data Scientists? Is this new position realistic for your business and critical to your success, or is it just another name for statisticians and SQL power-users?
What is absolutely real is the onslaught of new data types and sources on your customers, prospects, influencers and competitors from a growing number of channels. MapReduce, Hadoop, NoSQL and other innovative technologies are everywhere. And, all this may have many at your company considering adding a Data Scientist to your payroll in order to discover new insights and stay competitive.
Join our panel of industry experts as they debate the following and help you sort hype from reality:
   


Get Informed, Ask Questions and Weigh In 

We will be simulcasting our live panel discussion from the Big Analytics 2012, NY event on Dec 12th at 3:30pm ET. During this time you can ask questions and follow the discussion thread on www.twitter.com using the hash-tag #BARS12, or follow along on TweetChat at:http://tweetchat.com/room/BARS12 ... it certainly beats sitting up all night with milk and cookies!

LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
Date: 
Wed., Dec 12th

Time: 
3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
Mike Gualtieri, 
Forrester Research 

Bill Franks, 
Teradata 

Bernard Blais, 
SAS 

Geoffrey Guerdat,
Gilt Group 

Jim Walker,
Hortonworks

Speaker Bios

 

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