Having discussed what a data scientist is in my previous post, the million dollar question is do you need one?
But I don’t want to win a board game, I want to win at business.
Having explored what Machine learning is and why it is flavour of the month, this final post will consider the potential benefits to organisations.
Many of us remeber the scramble that occurred when the hype surrounding big data made its way up to the boardroom. There we were, quietly doing analytics, when at some point in 2011 the big data hype made its way up to the C suite. I’m…
Blockwhatnow?
I’m usually quite good at keeping my finger on the pulse of technology and techniques relating to data. I’m also usually pretty good at being able to articulate these developments in an accessible and…
Data scientists didn’t exist when I was at university. Statisticians, mathematicians, information scientists, computer scientists… they all did. But not data scientists. William S…
What isn’t it?
In the previous post I attempted to define what machine learning is. So — what isn’t it?! What is the relationship between machine learning and the other buzz words that seem to accompany it (and…
I am hearing a LOT about digital these days. Every large organisation seems to be investing in a digital strategy with many creating new C-suite Chief Digital Officer roles. (There is now even a CDO club. Interestingly with a website that looks to be from…
So, we’ve discussed what a data scientist is and things to consider when deciding if you need one. Now you’ve got one, how do you keep them happy? How do you give them what they need so that they can give you what you…