Less than two years ago, data literacy was not something I heard many people in the business world talking about. Recently, it is something that comes up in more conversations than not. In this post, I'll address a few misconceptions about data literacy and then make the case that while it is a challenge, data literacy is actually a great problem to have. Data Literacy Is About … [Read more...] about Struggling With Data Literacy? That’s Great News!
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Big Data In A Technology-Focused World
The world has been told that the future is in big data. A big fuss has been made and steps taken to ensure its future in our technology-focused world. The word first came around in a special research report published by McKinsey and IBM around May 2011. McKinsey lay it out quite daringly, proclaiming that leaders in every sector will have to grapple with the implications of big … [Read more...] about Big Data In A Technology-Focused World
The Dirty Job of Data Provisioning in Energy Utilities
Dirty Jobs was a TV series on the Discovery Channel hosted by Mike Rowe performing the difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy parts of people's occupations. Every episode since it was first aired in 2005 has had exactly the same opening: My name's Mike Rowe, and this is my job. I explore the country looking for people who aren't afraid to get dirty ” hard-working men and … [Read more...] about The Dirty Job of Data Provisioning in Energy Utilities
Win By Keeping Data Science Simple
Getting too fancy by using complex and layered data science approaches can magnify the issues in data instead of controlling them. This blog will explain why and illustrate with a real-world example that I also discussed in The Analytics Revolution to show that the old rule of keeping it simple fully applies to complex areas like data science. A Surprising, But Recurring, … [Read more...] about Win By Keeping Data Science Simple
How Can Data Strategy Strengthen Advanced Analytics?
How do businesses decide where and when to open a new store? How does a courier service track packages in real-time? How do inventory managers decide on quantities for reorders? The common answer to all of these questions “ data. Data analytics has advanced so far today that many companies have teams dedicated to just this. According to a study, Analytics grew from $122 … [Read more...] about How Can Data Strategy Strengthen Advanced Analytics?
