June 6, 2017

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Data Science for Cyber Risk Management (PRMIA)

Cyber threat actors exploit increasingly interconnected networks to infiltrate infrastructure and compromise digital assets. While prolific networks and digitization drive interactivity, thereby opening new opportunities for collaboration, open channels also increase the scope and scale of potential cyber risks. Beyond compromised intellectual property and regulatory strictures, reputational damage can result in customer and partner attrition, […]

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May 18, 2017

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SAS Forum Switzerland 2017

Posting from SAS Forum Switzerland 2017 Lovely day in Zurich for SAS Forum Switzerland.  Hearing about the latest data analytics developments in Switzerland.  Topics and trends covered: Cloud & internet of things Risk, fraud, and compliance Customer analytics Big data & data science Today I will be presenting with my colleague Allan Russell on ‘Data […]

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April 20, 2017

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Data Science – Tools and Methods: Practitioner Perspectives

Data Science – Tools and Methods: Practitioner Perspectives Erasmus University Rotterdam lecture to Masters of Business and Information Management (BIM) students for Big Data and Business Analytics class. Wednesday, April 12th, 2017.  

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March 23, 2017

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Getting Data Right

Brief coverage of and link to O’Reilly ebook ‘Getting Data Right’

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January 10, 2017

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Data Science for Cyber Security? Challenges and Opportunities from FloCon 2017

Blogging from FloCon cyber security conference in San Diego #FloCon17 Although not a morning person by nature, the early 7 am kick-off session was quite painless as I am still jet lagged on Amsterdam time (+9 hours, making this an easy 4pm session!). While I was aware of a range of Linux-based open source tools for […]

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January 2, 2017

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Data Science Q&A on Quora

Starting off with a bang in 2017, this past year I started using Quora, an online question and answer platform. There are a number of questions and answers related to data science/data analytics.  A few of these might be of interest to you as we ring-in 2017: What areas of data science or machine learning […]

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March 22, 2016

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Why BI projects fail – and the role of Data Architect

Originally posted on viveksingh36:
During my long stint as business intelligence professional, I have seen many projects fail and of course, smelled some success. Let’s see what is common among successful projects and the unsuccessful ones. Organisation Structure: Unlike other IT  engineering projects, Business Intelligence projects need strong business interface – a make or break for BI project.…

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March 12, 2016

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Data Science Brazil

Reaching out to the international data science community, I would like to take an opportunity to congratulate my colleague and co-data science advocate Higino Filho on the launch of Data Science Brazil.  Data Science Brazil fills a much needed gap by providing a top-notch data science and big data hub for training, recruitment, and consultancy […]

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September 30, 2015

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Why is ‘data scientist’ a contentious title?

The Organizational Brain

In my work and university lecturing, I speak with many senior leaders, experienced professionals, young professionals, and students, many interested in either hiring, transitioning into, or becoming a ‘data scientist’.  The title, however, is quite contentious. Why is this?  Essentially, there is a great deal of confusion related to this new field, and it will take some time […]

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July 13, 2015

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Reblog: Machine learning overview with SAS software

Machine learning overview with SAS software. From a SAS colleague, Longhow Lam http://5.100.228.219/#portfolio

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