You cannot play tennis without a tennis racquet, or soccer without a football. Data science is a sport too, and you cannot play it without the right set of the tools. I’m going to give you a go-to collection of the most commonly used data science software/ tools. They are intuitive, effective, powerful, and — […]
If you are new to data science or to the big data industry, understanding complex jargon that dominates the industry can be difficult and overwhelming. With words like predictive analytics, machine learning, data munging and acronyms like IOT thrown casually in conversations, it’s easy to feel left out. Have no fear, most commonly used data […]
If you are new to Hadoop & Big Data you must be wondering what the various Hadoop job roles entail, which one you would be most suitable for and what do you need to do to get one of those jobs. Datameer’s has predicted the global Hadoop market to be $50.2 billion by 2020. Source: […]
Many people have this doubt, what’s the difference between statistics and machine learning? Is there something like machine learning vs. statistics? From a traditional data analytics standpoint, the answer to the above question is simple. Machine Learning is an algorithm that can learn from data without relying on rules-based programming. Statistical modeling is a formalization of […]
Today’s Big Data professionals & aspirants will have to adapt to new technologies at a faster rate than ever before. Big data analytics is going to witness some interesting trends in the coming year, and if you want to stay ahead of the competition, you’ll have to prepare for them. Here are 7 big data trends in […]
Wall Street Journal published a very informative article on April 09 2014 titled Get familiar with Big Data Now, or face Permanent Pink Slip. The article highlighted the immense possibilities and career prospects that big data analytics is going to offer in near future. As the world gets more linked with high connectivity, every action […]
Nearly 30 years ago, when Sam Walton‘s Retail Link gathered consumer info using product bar codes, the big data pronounced its advancement in the digital world. Now when Walmart, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter are all relying on data aggregation and analysis to uplift their business strategies, we know that big data has a lot of […]
The Mint newspaper has come out with an interesting article on how the banking industry is using business analytics to prosper. Below is an excerpt from the article: “One of the first instances of the use of analytics (in banking in India) can be traced back to the early 2000s when HDFC Bank Ltd, now […]
