Analysts Examine Top Industry Trends at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2014 Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top 10 technology trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2015. Analysts presented their findings during […]
Prepare for machines as co-workers and co-dependents: Gartner

Gartner’s top predictions for IT organisations and users in 2015 and beyond look at how digitalisation is changing relationships between humans and machines. Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations […]
Could A Big Data-Crunching Machine Be Your Boss One Day?

Could Amelia, the “learning cognitive agent”, be your boss one day? I’m on a date with Amelia. She’s neatly dressed, emotionally intelligent and whip-smart. But she’s a little too virtual for my […]
How Artificial Intelligence Is The Key To Unlocking Big Data

Big data and how best to utilise it has become a perennial subject, and the endless debates around it rarely come to a satisfactory conclusion. However, it is technology that will unlock […]
Big data is better data [VIDEO]
Self-driving cars were just the start. What’s the future of big data-driven technology and design? In a thrilling science talk, Kenneth Cukier looks at what’s next for machine learning — and human […]
The 5 Sexiest Big Data Jobs Available Today
It’s been estimated that by 2015, almost two million people will be employed in big data jobs in the US. Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist, is quoted as saying “…the sexy job […]
Three Marks Of Real Data Science
As a venture investor looking to invest in data-driven companies, telling real data science apart from pseudo science is difficult, but it’s critically important. Real data science involves using complex algorithms to […]
Data Scientist Role Shifting to Focus on Developers

As big data becomes more mainstream, data scientists must begin to think of their role as enabling developers to deliver business value. Anant Jhingran is no fan of the term ‘data scientist.’ […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Where to find and access big data

Intelligence by variety: Where to find and access big data. INFOGRAPHIC: Where to find and access big data Source: marketingprofs.com Author: Veronica Maria Jarski
The Question to Ask Before Hiring a Data Scientist

When hiring data scientists, there’s nothing more frustrating than making the wrong hire. Data scientists are in notoriously high demand, hard to attract, and command large salaries — compounding the cost of […]