Analytics has been changing the landscape of baseball for almost 20 years, providing deeper insights into players performances far beyond what can be seen by even the most exceptional coaches and scouts. Hockey has been far slower to adapt but, in a turbulent time under an unpopular NHL commissioner, teams are slowly learning to apply big data to their advantage. Resistance So … [Read more...] about How Analytics is Changing the Way Hockey is Played
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8 Easy Steps to Become a Data Scientist
Becoming a Big Data Scientist is not easy. It is hard work and it requires a vast array of skills. Although the Big Data Scientist is said to be the sexiest job of the 21st century, it requires a combination of skills that previously did not even exist in a complete department. A Big Data Scientist needs to be able to understand the technical aspects of data and have sufficient … [Read more...] about 8 Easy Steps to Become a Data Scientist
Three Use Cases How Big Data Helps Save The Earth
The earth is having a difficult time, for quite a while now. Deforestation is still happening at a large scale across the globe, in Brazil alone 40,200 hectares were deforested in the past year. The great pacific garbage patch is still growing and smog in Beijing is more common than a normal bright day. This is nothing new, unfortunately, and with Trump leaving the Paris … [Read more...] about Three Use Cases How Big Data Helps Save The Earth
Big Data and the Cloud: A Perfect Combination?
There's certainly plenty of hype surrounding Big Data and cloud computing. Most businesses have likely looked into both technologies, if they havent adopted them in some form already. Taken separately, Big Data and the cloud can prove very beneficial to a company, providing numerous advantages that could give them the upper hand in an increasingly competitive business … [Read more...] about Big Data and the Cloud: A Perfect Combination?
Where Does The Internet of Things Come From?
The term Internet of Things was first coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999, but actually, the Internet of Things goes back a lot further than merely 15 years. In fact, already in 1926 we saw the first predictions of an Internet of Things. Back then, Nikola Tesla told Colliers Magazine the following in an interview: "When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted … [Read more...] about Where Does The Internet of Things Come From?
