About seven or eight years ago I realized that the analytics and big data research, writing, and teaching I was doing was going […]
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Digitizing And Automating Unsung Heroics: The Case Of Pathology
We are all very familiar with and thankful for the sacrifices of front-line healthcare professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re less familiar, however, […]
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Beyond Unicorns: Educating, Classifying, and Certifying Business Data Scientists
There is increasing recognition that the data scientist ‘unicorn’—one who can master all the necessary skills of data science required by businesses—exists […]
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Winter Is Coming—For The Economy And AI
Economic winter has been a long time coming; the US has had the longest-running bull market in the country’s history. Markets, startups, and […]
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The Houston Astros And The Ethical Use Of Data And Analytics
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Houston Astros. They won the 2017 World Series with an impressive performance, and were American League […]
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Are You Asking Too Much of Your Chief Data Officer?
Since the first chief data officer was appointed at Capital One in 2002, the role has been plagued by confusion about its […]
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Building a Culture That Embraces Data and AI
Many organizations aspire to have cultures that embrace data, analytics and AI, and other new technologies, but few make specific attempts to create such cultures. […]
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How to Tame “Automation Sprawl”
One of the generally unheralded trends in enterprise IT is the proliferation of automation tools. Dozens of vendors offer systems to automate various […]
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