"Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.  Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another's speech."  (Genesis 11-6,7)  On the distance between expression, meaning, and action resulting from growth of populations and…

Picking up from where we left off in the last part, here is a list of some more of the big data terminologies simplified…

Recently, creators of JSON databases have dealt with a fundamental problem. Simply storing and retrieving a given document by a specific key, while useful in any number of scenarios, is not so useful when people want to query that JSON content. This is not really that surprising - once you start gathering data into a database, one of the key requirements that…

In the past, the terms business analyst and data scientist have sometimes been used interchangeably, and indeed, in a small company, the lines between the two sorts of jobs may blur.

But as more and more companies look to big data for business insights, they are shifting from relying on business analysts to…

This list is a shorter version of the post that I published in my blog a few weeks ago: 75+ free online resources to boost your data science and analysis skills.

This list is obviously bias toward my preferences and experience. Moreover, I realised that some interesting topics as data visualization…

From the moment you walk out of the front door, it gets locked behind you even if you just missed out on locking it personally. From that moment, robotic intelligence takes charge and keeps you informed about whatever is going on in your home when you are away – Is your pooch scratching at the newly bought sofa? Is your kid doing his homework or whiling away the evening with his favourite cartoon? Did you forget to switch off the TV before you left for work? Has your garden been sprinkled…

Greta Roberts, CEO

Talent Analytics, Corp.

Human Resources Feels Pressure to Begin Using Predictive Analytics

Today’s business executives are increasingly applying pressure to their Human Resources departments to “use predictive analytics”.  This pressure isn’t unique to Human Resources as these same business leaders are similarly pressuring Sales, Customer Service,…

Hadoop, named after a toy elephant that belonged to the child of one its inventors, is an open-source software framework. It is capable of storing colossal amounts of data and handling massive applications and jobs endlessly. Hadoop’s capabilities make it one of the most sought after data platforms for successful businesses all over the world.

Hadoop Benefits

Because it can store and quickly process any type of data, Hadoop is lightyears ahead of the game in the…

The weekly digest now has 6 sections: (1) Featured Articles and Case Studies, (2) Featured Resources and Technical Contributions, (3) From our Sponsors, (4) News, Events, Books, Training, Forum Questions, (5) Picture of the Week, and (6) Syndicated Content.

The full version is always published Monday. Starred articles are new additions or updated content, posted between Thursday and Sunday.…

We are building a comprehensive database of Excel Add-Ins. It's hosted on the Silk.co data publishing platform. Silk is a simple visually-driven database that allows anyone to function as a DBA and build interactive databases and mini web-apps from simple…

4 Types of Data Essential to Data-Driven Marketers

Last year, “Big Data” was THE buzz word. And while Big Data is still buzzing about, marketers today are using the term more frequently as part of their everyday conversations, at least to some extent. It is clear that “Big Data” is no longer just a snazzy new word to use when marketers talk “shop,” but rather a concept that has proven its worth.

However, before running head-first into the…

"Move out of the way – I am ready to model.” That is the typical sentiment of a Data Science team when given a business…

How do you look after your valuables? Do you use a safe deposit box, or a postcode marker pen? You probably have software installed on your smartphone to track it if it gets stolen, and no office is truly secure without CCTV.

Taking care of business assets is key to managing profit and growth, yet many businesses don’t protect their data in the same way they protect…

Social media sites are strategically designed network platforms with the sole purpose of luring our attention to a specific brand, service, product or movement. This innovational tool in marketing allots healthcare professionals a means to lucrative prospect gain and growth by applying basic internet marketing techniques to social media sites.

Approach

Prior to…

This topic combines two of the most difficult or least understood ML techniques and challenges.  Fraud detection invariably falls short of complete automatic detection because of the false positive rate and the need for at least some human intervention, typically on a case-by-case basis.  Deep Learning, one of the most far flung borders of ML research utilizing neural net architecture but unsupervised model development.

Our friends at H2O University…

First, I invite you to read our newest IoT Central article: The 10 Best Books to Read Now on IoT. IoT stands for Internet of Things, and it is based on sensor data - including API's, machine-generated data, or data from apps - flowing via the Internet,…

Guest blog from David Lefkowich

Almost every notable project we’ve completed with our clients over the past 3 years has had one major factor in common. Each originated from a complicated spreadsheet-driven data manipulation and reporting process that the company had outgrown. The corporate business needs evolved or expanded. Perhaps a new regulation or requirement came into effect, or an acquisition took place and new data needed to be integrated into the reporting process.…

 Time Series Forecasting and Internet of Things (IoT) in Grain Storage

Authors: Vinay Mehendiratta, PhD, Director of Research and Analytics, Eka Software

Sishir Kumar Pagada, Senior Software Engineer, Eka Software

Created as part of the Data Science for IoT…

Before you even start writing your CV, it is important to understand what the objective of your CV actually is…



The answer should be to secure you an interview - that’s it. Your CV alone will not land you that dream position although it is a very important document in the process.

We’ve heard clients say, “I can tell a good applicant from a CV” Well, in fact, they can’t. Whilst a good CV will definitely help identify an applicant worth interviewing, it is…