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Data Stories: Improve Data Visualization with Good Design

To create a good visualization, you must consider the purpose, the data, and the audience, and it helps to know a few fundamental design principles. These three articles will help you improve your visualization skills by exploring those principles.

Data Digest: Big Data Storage, Data Management Tips, Working with Data Scientists

In today’s articles, learn how to choose a storage solution for a big data or IoT project, how to update your data management protocols, and how to build a positive working relationship with a new data scientist.

Data Digest: Strategy, Integration, and Infrastructure for the Internet of Things

Read these articles for tips on IoT: how to think strategically about IoT implementation, how to integrate IoT channels successfully, and how to build an IoT-ready infrastructure.

Data Digest: Data Mining Use Cases, Stopping Ransomware Attacks, Avoiding Big Data Problems

Today learn why it’s important to define a problem clearly before data mining, how to protect yourself from ransomware, and what problems to watch out for in big data initiatives.

Data Digest: Data Whisperers, Big Data Missteps, Data Quality versus Quantity

Today learn what a data “whisperer” is, the top 4 mistakes managers make in data projects, and how to balance quantity and quality in your data collection.

IoT Provides Competitive Edge in Speedboat Racing

Do you think of IoT as mostly collecting consumer data? This case study is a great example of IoT technology being used to gain a literal competitive advantage.

Analysis: Aurora Is Amazon's Answer for Forgotten DBMS Users

Amazon's Aurora may close the gap between spreadsheets and full-blown RDBMSs for large enterprises.

Data Digest: Storytelling Myths, History of Visualizations, Data Visualization Tutorial

Today brush up your data visualization skills by learning myths about data storytelling, the history of visualization and infographic use, and the basics of good visualization design.

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