Last week, the White House announced that DJ Patil will be the first ever Chief Data Scientist and Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy. His job will be to act as an evangelist for new applications of Big Data across all areas of government, with a special focus on healthcare. The US government has come a long way regarding Big Data and President Obama is the most … [Read more...] about Why All Governments Should Hire a Chief Data Scientist Just Like the US Did
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What Are The Data Science Trends for 2015?
The beginning of the year, as well as the end of the year, is traditionally the moment that a lot of companies make prediction of the year to come. So did I, when I wrote down my five Big Data trends for 2015, focusing on the major trends in the Big Data space that I foresee. Whenever a new infographic appears on Big Data trends, it is always good to share it with our Datafloq … [Read more...] about What Are The Data Science Trends for 2015?
How Public Data is Creating a New Business Intelligence Market
As far as buzzwords go, Big Data is out and open data is in. Or at least thats what a glance at the headline seems to say. Across the country, states and cities are opening up their data streams to the public. The mayor of Chattanooga, TN, for instance, recently ordered the citys government data be open for public use. Los Angeles did the same thing. In both cases, the cities … [Read more...] about How Public Data is Creating a New Business Intelligence Market
Giving The Data Back
I am male. I live in Shoreditch. I have blue eyes. A cat called Sam. I like hot chocolate. And I am 28 years old. This is data. Data is our lives, and forms our identities. These personal details are what we relinquish when we start using free services like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter. This mix of trail, data and pictures that create a disembodied digital aura that is … [Read more...] about Giving The Data Back
“The Internet of Everything” means Nothing
Possibly the most vague, all encompassing phrase is The Internet of Everything. Its ridiculous. This ambiguous term which literally harbours everything from email data capture forms to complicated algorithms which analyse and scrutinise the financial markets, has come as a result of our lack of comprehension around Big Data (another completely abstract term which frivolously … [Read more...] about “The Internet of Everything” means Nothing
