Part 1 of this series showed that data needs the context of information to be useful. Here we explain why information alone is still insufficient.
- By Barry Devlin
- November 8, 2016
Data without context lacks meaning and purpose, but how is data different from information? Defining your terms is the first step to more insightful decisions.
- By Barry Devlin
- November 7, 2016
What does it take to be a data engineer? A background in software engineering doesn't hurt. Although the number of data engineers doubled from 2013 to 2015, that growth rate far outstripped that of data scientists.
- By Steve Swoyer
- November 4, 2016
Great data scientists need to be open to a wide variety of perspectives.
- By James E. Powell
- November 3, 2016
There are many analytics products on the market that claim you merely need to load your data and out will come actionable insights. That's almost certainly wrong.
- By Joel Shapiro
- October 31, 2016
Use your sales analytics knowledge and skills to find and hire the best employees.
- By Perry Oostdam
- October 28, 2016
Starting salary growth in IT is poised to outpace all other job segments -- including legal and finance/accounting. Which positions are most in demand?
- By Steve Swoyer
- October 18, 2016
Venkat Viswanathan is the cofounder and chairman of LatentView Analytics. He spoke to us about what it's like to be the leader of an analytics company and about the role of the analyst.
- By James E. Powell
- October 13, 2016