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Big Data is About Agility

Any technology is only as good as the way in which you use it.

Embracing Experimentation at AstroHackWeek 2016

Senior Data Scientist Jonathan Whitmore talks about experimentation and agility, based on his time at the unconference.

The Venn Diagram of Data Strategy

Data strategy matters to both business and tech. It’s a problem that sits in the center of a Venn diagram, and if we get stuck thinking of those two domains as existing solely in completely separate silos, we’ll lock ourselves out of that key middle ground where the really important problems get solved.

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Noteworthy Links: Fintech Industry

This post shares links that illustrate how some financial services organizations are using data science and data analytics to innovate and improve their products and services and become more data-driven.

We Need a New Data Architecture: What Next?

In this revamped classic, Edd looks at the challenges of moving forward with a new architecture, and where you need to start.

Streaming Video Analysis in Python

In this post, we discuss our Raspberry Pi streaming video analysis software, which we use to better predict Caltrain delays.

Beyond Privacy and Security in a Connected World

In this post, we’ll cover the difference between data rights versus privacy and security, and you’ll be introduced to some projects that show how the technology industry is evolving to develop scalable solutions around intersecting concerns in data management and authorization.

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Noteworthy Links: September 22 2016

We’re at Enterprise Dataversity this week in Chicago, and next week we’ll be in NYC for Strata + Hadoop World. In the midst of this busy September, here are some articles we’ve come across and enjoyed.

Jupyter Notebook Best Practices for Data Science

We present some best practices that we implemented after working with the Notebook—and that might help your data science teams as well.