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Business intelligence team News

July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18
Focus, scope and spotting opportunity are key to role of CDO

Chief data officers and experts see the CDO role as changing to a more strategic orientation -- especially finding key opportunities in vast troves of data.
July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18
Chief data officer role: Searching for consensus

The chief data officer role is about many things -- regulations, innovation, AI and more. Consultant Randy Bean discussed the matter ahead of an MIT symposium on the topic.
July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18
Airbnb, Univision highlight best practices in BI

At the Real Business Intelligence conference, Airbnb and Univision execs presented some of the BI strategies their organizations use to help drive growth and cut costs.
May 30, 2018 30 May'18
New data science platforms aim to be workflow, collaboration hubs

Oracle's acquisition of DataScience.com is shining a spotlight on workbench-style platforms designed to centralize advanced analytics work by teams of data scientists.

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Building a data science team in today's data-centric climate

Finding and training data scientists to build a data science team can be challenging. But in a recent webinar, a Gartner analyst offered tips on how to do it. Continue Reading
Data scientist vs. business analyst: What's the difference?

Data science and business analyst roles differ in that data scientists must deep dive into data and come up with unique business solutions -- but the distinctions don't end there. Continue Reading
Look for advances in serving the Hadoop data scientist

To date, the Hadoop data scientist has had to be a superhero, with a mix of data engineering, administration and analysis skills. Self-service tools will change that, but not overnight. Continue Reading

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Options arise for expanding data scientists' skills

Data science programs aren't just for universities anymore. Now, data scientists can turn to massive open online courses, online texts and other resources to boost their skill sets. Continue Reading
Data science skills spawn success in AI, big data analytics

AI and big data analytics initiatives require a broad set of skills, and putting those skills in place often takes teams of data scientists with different strengths. Continue Reading
Reskilling the analytics team: Math, science and creativity

Technical skills are a must for data scientists. But to make analytics teams successful, they also need to think creatively, work in harmony and be good communicators. Continue Reading

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Eight reasons why business intelligence implementation can fail

BI tools can be very beneficial to an organization by delivering helpful insights, but common mistakes frequently derail their effectiveness and render them useless. Continue Reading
Customer data analytics teams take on a more lawyerly look

In some organizations, corporate lawyers are tasked with protecting data from analytics abuse. But they need to avoid tying the hands of data scientists. Continue Reading
Strategies for finding analytics skills, despite the shortage

The shortage of skilled analytics professionals is well documented, but SAS conference attendees said businesses that know where to look can find, or develop, the skills they need. Continue Reading