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Is this Women-in-Big-Data initiative the answer to the data scientist shortage? | #DataFirst

By R. Danes Oct 7, 2016

Companies often bemoan the lack of highly trained data scientists up for grabs on the job market. The field is young, and universities are just beginning to offer data-specific training. Perhaps part of the…

Facebook’s new app makes it easy to find local events

By Eric David Oct 7, 2016

Over the last few years, Facebook Inc. has added quite a few apps to its catalogue, from third-party services like Instagram and WhatsApp to standalone Facebook tools like Moments and Messenger. Today, Facebook has launched…

Can IBM’s ecosystem grab hold of the slippery data science market? | #DataFirst

By R. Danes Oct 7, 2016

One day there may be one go-to data platform or tool that companies universally trust to get insight, push a button and, presto, deliver value. Currently, the range of available tools that might work,…

ETL reality check: If your data science model seems to good to be true, it probably is | #DataFirst

By R. Danes Oct 7, 2016

Technology companies are launching data science platforms of widely varying complexity. Some claim their tools are so simple they will make “citizen data scientists” out of folks with little or no experience. TheCUBE, from…

Staffers always loafing on smartphones? Give them an employee engagment app to loaf on | #DataFirst

By R. Danes Oct 7, 2016

During the past year, many executives at telecom companies have promised exciting breakthroughs in remote work solutions. They say that advanced internet platforms will allow tons of employees to show up at the office less…

Elasticsearch seeks big data mainstream with software bundle

By Paul Gillin Oct 7, 2016

Elasticsearch Global BV is continuing its quest to build a business based upon open-source software with a bundle of products anchored by its Elasticsearch search engine and targeted at big data applications. Elastic Stack 5.0 bands…