Trends seen throughout the majority of 2017 persist in the current job market—low unemployment rates and rapid job growth across multiple sectors. These factors have combined to create a highly competitive hiring environment and a […]
Should we be more open to sponsoring analytics talent? Read More
What is Hashing? Hashing is simply passing some data through a formula that produces a result, called a hash. That hash is usually a string of characters and the hashes generated by a formula are
What does it mean to hash data and do I really care? Read More
Predictive analytics is this super-complex field that only statisticians and data scientists can understand, right? Well, perhaps it takes some training to do it well but it only takes two sentences to understand what it’s
Data Science and Predictive Analytics Explained in Two Sentences Read More
If nothing else, the data science industry is good at coming up with new, unique, confusing names and terms. ZooKeeper, MapReduce, Hadoop, Pig, Storm, Mahout MongoDB…the list keeps growing and it’s totally understandable if you can’t
Any serious conversation about the future of data and analytics invariably turns to the topic of artificial intelligence. The past year has seen AI surge in popularity, with high profile corporations and personalities getting behind
Artificial intelligence & insurance: how AI is changing the industry Read More
Last week we offered some suggestions on how to attack your data management initiatives in 2018 according to your organization’s level of data expertise. This week we follow up with some tips on how to
Pitching Your 2018 Data Science Budget Read More
It’s that time of year again! With budgeting for 2018 at the forefront of your agenda, you may be wondering where to head with your data science efforts. Investments in big data are often expensive,
Planning Your 2018 Data Science Budget? Here Are Some Logical Projects Read More
Cyberattacks have become increasingly damaging and visible in recent years, in part because of numerous, high-profile instances of hacking affecting everything from your personal files to global election outcomes. And, in fact, hacking is no
How Big Data Helps Detect Hacking Read More
A key feature of big data is its lack of structure – we’re talking about the stuff that doesn’t fit neatly into excel columns or that is easily described on first glance using numbers or
Biometrics and Big Data: Facial Recognition Read More
Actuary, data scientist, or just a guy in the rain? The hot new thing, data science, isn’t so new after all. Since the advent of modern actuarial science in the late 1980s, insurance companies have
The Difference Between an Actuary and a Data Scientist Read More
