I first heard of Spark in late 2013 when I became interested in Scala, the language in which Spark is written. Some time later, I did a fun data science project trying to predict survival on the Titanic. This turned out to be a great way to get further introduced to Spark concepts and programming. I highly recommend it for any aspiring Spark developers looking for a place to … [Read more...] about Introduction to Apache Spark with Examples and Use Cases
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Awakening “The Force” with Analytics: The Impact of the Star Wars Franchise
Its one of the things that data analysts do best showing what data can do. By thinking critically about information through evidence-based data gathering, data modeling, and quantitative analysis analysts can then present the results in compelling ways to support strategic decision-making. An example of such a presentation is the data visualization created by Analytics@American … [Read more...] about Awakening “The Force” with Analytics: The Impact of the Star Wars Franchise
The Five Most Valued Attributes in an Entrepreneur’s Tool Belt
Technology today has fundamentally transformed how we live, work, play and care for each other, creating a new community of digital citizens living in an always-on, connected world. Everyone and everything in the Information Generation is perpetually generating data and contributing to a vast and growing information ecosystem of immense economic value. Thomas Edison, one of the … [Read more...] about The Five Most Valued Attributes in an Entrepreneur’s Tool Belt
4 Factors to Unlock the Big Data Promise for the Oil & Gas Industry
With the continuing uncertainty caused by the oil price collapse, many oil companies will have to revise their corporate strategy, focusing on core assets and cost discipline. This is where having an effective data and technology strategy comes in, says Emmanuel Udeh, subsurface data analyst, Beneprojecti Nigeria Ltd. One key learning from the Big Data Analytics for Oil & … [Read more...] about 4 Factors to Unlock the Big Data Promise for the Oil & Gas Industry
Why 96% of Companies Fail With Marketing Data Insights
At a time in our history when there is more data than ever before, the overwhelming majority of companies have yet to see the full potential of better data insights. PwC and Iron Mountain recently released a survey on how well companies are gaining value from information. The results showed a huge disconnect in the information that is available to companies and the actual … [Read more...] about Why 96% of Companies Fail With Marketing Data Insights
