Recently, an HR expert told me that to progress in my career I’d need to spend at least 50% of my time managing laterally. Laterally as in not “up” to my boss or �...
An exploratory study must always be designed and executed in order to answer a number of a-priory questions. Our experience in dozens of scientific projects has allowed ...
Many companies have solved the challenge of how to capture, store and manage data. The new challenge is keeping up with the rapidly growing data volume, then sifting thro...
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Overview This is a project I’ve been working on for some time to help improve the missed opportunity rate (no-show rate) at all medical centers. It demonstrates how...
You might have read the story of a man who accidentally ‘deleted his entire company’ with one line of bad code. If not, you can read it here. By accidentall...
Summary: Some observations about new major trends and directions in data science drawn from the Strata+Hadoop conference in San Jose last week. I’m fresh off my annua...
This is a nice collection of free eBooks to learn the ropes on topics covering Hadoop, machine learning, Spark, analytics, and more. The Little Bee series of books provid...
It’s often thought that loyalty programs are designed to reward customers with special offers, treats, and discounts in the hope of retaining their business and encoura...
Data is almost everywhere. The amount of digital data that currently exists is now growing at a rapid pace. The number is doubling every two years and it is completely tr...