Finding out the difference between data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and statisticians can be confusing and complicated. While all of them are linked to data in a way, there is an underlying difference between the work they do and manage. The growth of data and its usage across the industry is hidden from none. During the last decade in general, and the last … [Read more...] about The Difference between Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Statisticians, and Software Engineers
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5 Major Data Mining Techniques Being Used by Big Data
Data mining involves processing data and identifying patterns and trends in that information, according to IBM. Data mining principles have been around for many years, but, with the advent of big data, it is even more prevalent. Ninety percent of data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone, IBM estimates. Every day, people create 2.5 quintillion bytes … [Read more...] about 5 Major Data Mining Techniques Being Used by Big Data
The Top Professionals of Your Big Data Team
We are now in the age of Big Data, with businesses using facts and figures collected through data analysis to help make strategic business decisions, as well as to gain an edge over their competitors. Fast becoming a major asset used across all departments of an organisation, not only IT and Security, the algorithmic approach and predictive analysis techniques associated with … [Read more...] about The Top Professionals of Your Big Data Team
Data Science: To PhD or not to PhD?
...That is the question. Further study often seems the most appealing route to go down, and for many companies out there it's often heralded as a must have for data science, but it isn't always so and isn't always pivotal in advancing your career. To PhD. A PhD is your original, unique research into something not necessarily covered from that angle before. The content of a … [Read more...] about Data Science: To PhD or not to PhD?
Working in the (data) heart of KPN
Working in the (data) heart of KPN The main question appears to be a simple one: What makes it so interesting to work as a Data Analyst at KPN? Do you have a minute, Ruben Timmermans asks with a smile. What follows is a talk about concretising Xs and Ys, the urge to innovate and true team spirit. After earning his degree in Econometrics, Ruben Timmermans started working as a … [Read more...] about Working in the (data) heart of KPN
