With 2018 behind us, it’s been amazing to see AI projects gain steam and make significant impact across industries. In fact, a recent survey by CIO.com cites that 90% of enterprises are actively investing in AI. What has fueled this innovation is the massive influx of organizations tapping into the potential of their data and […]
The data scientist is one of the highest-paid, most in-demand, and most satisfying jobs in the world right now. But how do you make it in this field? Last year, we saw what it took to be a successful data scientist in 2018; now, let’s look at the data scientist of 2019. So, how can […]
The field of data is ever growing and ever progressive. And the need for organized data is on the rise. But it is not available in that manner from the beginning itself. The raw data is much unstructured and mixed up. There are many things which have no importance in the actual work, yet they […]
When it comes to maintaining our health, we have never been more invested in it than we are right now. We are surrounded by healthcare products and systems, and we are taking advantage of them when we need them. This is an overwhelmingly positive thing. We do everything we can to improve our health. […]
In the previous blog post, we introduced the new built-in Apache Avro data source in Apache Spark and explained how you can use it to build streaming data pipelines with the from_avro and to_avro functions. Apache Kafka and Apache Avro are commonly used to build a scalable and near-real-time data pipeline. In this blog post, […]
A data analyst is a professional whose work involves collecting, cleaning, visualizing, and transforming or modeling raw data into the blocks of information that are used by marketers, developers and even accountants. The workflow of a data analyst is defined by the needs of a company or organization, but the final deliverable is always the […]
Traditionally, assets such as real estate, collectables and art have been relatively illiquid. This means that the asset cannot be easily bought or sold in the market. If an investor wants to sell a $100 million building, it usually will take some time before the investor has the money, if there is a market for […]
In the days before robust business intelligence (BI) platforms existed, professionals usually had to rely on experience and gut instinct when making decisions. Now, data analysis tools can give solid conclusions gleaned from months or years of compiled information. Even so, the people who dig through data still have difficulty trusting what the data says […]
Instagram is among the apps that the internet uses accuse of consuming excessive data bundles. Loading the images, the videos and the stories that are posted consistently consumes more data than you may think. Videos simply pop up without warning unlike on Facebook where you have to click on the videos to view. Instagram videos […]
Big data is playing a more important role in Russia than ever before. A 2017 report by Science Direct illustrated this point. One of the ways big data is being applied is in one of the fastest growing new industries – car sharing. It still might be a bit difficult for the average driver to […]