Here’s the Job Trend You Need to Know About Leslie Stevens-Huffman, December 13, 2012 3 min read In some areas, tech job trends followed surprising paths during 2012. Big Data and cloud efforts, for example, were...
Big Data Talent Shortage? Is Recruiting to Blame? R. Emmett O'Ryan, November 19, 2012 8 min read Demand for Big Data talent certainly seems strong, but what's driving it? Some argue there's a talent shortage, but it...
New Tools for Real-Time Processing of Big Data R. Emmett O'Ryan, November 12, 2012 4 min read Here's a little secret about how Apache Hadoop can help in processing Big Data: It does it in a batch processing...
Beyond Hadoop: Open-Source Options for Big Data Analysis Don Willmott, November 7, 2012 2 min read It’s virtually impossible to read any article about big data without hearing about Hadoop and the NoSQL class of...
The Sex Appeal of the Data Scientist Don Willmott, November 5, 2012 2 min read The sexiest job of the 21st Century is... Data Scientist. At least that's what Thomas H. Davenport, a visiting...
Learning Mobile Dev, Web Design in Bay Area Rob Reilly, October 30, 2012 2 min read According to Peter Delevett in “Silicon Valley Finds Its Heart In San Francisco” (linked below), startups are...
The Basics of Data Dashboard Design David Spark, October 29, 2012 1 min read There are three different types of dashboard design: strategic, tactical, and operational. Each serves a different...
Where to Get a Master’s Degree in Big Data Don Willmott, October 1, 2012 2 min read McKinsey & Company predicts a shortage of deep analytical talent of as many as 190,000 people by 2018, which means...
21 Skills That Pay Top Dollar – Without Certification Leslie Stevens-Huffman, August 21, 2012 2 min read Need a raise? Here are 21 IT skills that pay a premium — anywhere from 4 to 17 percent in terms of total...
5 Cities Where Big Data Is Driving Demand for Business Intelligence Don Willmott, August 15, 2012 1 min read Big Data jobs focus on collecting, analyzing and interpreting data to help a business further its goals. As the sector...