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
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QCON San Francisco
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Strata Conference + Hadoop World
Strata + Hadoop World is where cutting-edge data science and new business fundamentals intersect—and merge. Strata brings together the decision makers using big data to drive business strategy and practitioners who collect and analyze the data. Combined with Hadoop World, the joint event is also the largest gathering of the Apache Hadoop community in the … [Read more...] about Strata Conference + Hadoop World
Three Examples of Big Data Applied in Energy Analytics
One of the hottest topics today is energy including consumption, discovery and implementation. The importance of energy, especially renewable, reusable and affordable energy, cannot be overstated both at an individual and business level. Today, more than ever, there are a plethora of uses for energy. So much of what we do today has to be powered by energy of one sort or … [Read more...] about Three Examples of Big Data Applied in Energy Analytics
Sears Became a Real-Time Digital Enterprise Due to Big Data
Sears is a large retailer from the US that is a true Big Data pioneer for quite some years already. They have learned, made mistakes and achieved success by hands-on effort. It currently operates a very large enterprise deployment of Hadoop. Sears was founded in 1893 and started as a shipping and mail order company. In 2005 it was acquired by Kmart, but continued to be … [Read more...] about Sears Became a Real-Time Digital Enterprise Due to Big Data