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What Do Analytics Consultants Do? Part 1

Regular BI Corner contributor Jeff Strickland begins a new series focused on Predictive Analytics

I am often asked about the kinds of Analytics I perform as a consultant to address the questions my clients pose. The "real question" behind this is: What kind of Analytics do I get to engage in? The focus of this article is on what kinds of things I do as a Predictive Analytics Consultant. + Read More

6 myths about big data

6 myths about big data to watch out for

Is your organization thinking about the best way to organize and analyze data? Here are 6 myths about big data to watch out for before you dive in. Advances in cloud computing, data processing speeds, and the huge amount of data input from sources like IoT mean that companies are now collecting previously unseen amounts of data. Big data is now bigger than ever. But organizing, processing, and understanding the data is still a major challenge for many organizations. + Read More

Microsoft Power BI: A report card

Power BI gaining traction

It was hard to fathom that Power BI would get the traction it has today. But Microsoft is in this game to compete and the level of play is very high. I've been working with Microsoft BI since its inception, in the late 1990s. I served on Microsoft's BI Partner Advisory Council for about 5 years. I've run, or helped run, consulting shops that engaged in numerous projects with MS BI technology. + Read More

Building the Enterprise-Ready Data Lake: What It Takes To Do It Right

What does it take to make a data lake truly enterprise ready?

The last year has seen a significant growth in the number of companies launching data lake initiatives as their first mainstream production Hadoop-based project. This isn't surprising given the compelling technical and economic arguments in favor of Hadoop as a data management platform, and the continued maturation of Hadoop and its associated ecosystem of open source projects. The value is undeniable: Providing a true "Data As A Service" solution within the enterprise has business users engaged, productive and driving immediate value. + Read More

How to Hire a Data Scientist - 9 Tips You Should Know

Nine tips for hiring a data scientist for your company

Understanding various information and putting them into perfect arrangements and creating applications for converting them into newer, dependable big data, all comes under a technology called data science. And currently, there is a high demand to secure people to fill data scientist roles. While programming is a must-have skill for candidates, there are certain additional skills and understandings required of both the potential employee and the employer. Here are nine tips on how to hire a data scientist for your company. + Read More

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