The Role of the Data Scientist
Finding the right person for a vacant position is serious work. Manufacturers now have more data in their production than ever before so it has never been more important to employ the right individuals – like maybe a data scientist? This interesting information came to us from Industry Week in their article, “Data Scientists Are in…
Read MoreDigital Marketers Need Restraint
What is a digital marketer? An organization that earns millions in revenue from the data they collect on previous, current and future digital consumers. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Native in their article, “The Rise of First-Party Data: Why Quality Matters Over Quantity.” Digital marketers seeking to gobble up as much data as…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in the Environment
We have often discussed the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), but what about the ecology of AI? How does it impact our environment? Tech HQ brought this topic to us in their article, “How is data-hungry AI affecting the environment?” With much focus and discussion around climate change, energy consumption, and greenhouse gasses, it is…
Read MoreLibrary Science Education Opportunities
For those in the library sciences profession, education is important. This topic came to us from The Morning Call in their article, “Kutztown’s online masters programs in library science ranked and other company news.” Kutztown University (KU) in Pennsylvania ranked fourth among Online Schools Report best online Library Science master’s programs in the nation. Library…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Music
Machine learning has permeated all parts of our lives, from retail recommendations to search enhancements. It continues to evolve and grow into more insightful and valuable applications. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics India Magazine in their article, “Machine Learning Now Shows How Music Influences Human Experience.” Machine learning now is working on the…
Read MoreInsurance Industry and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated every industry and the insurance world is no different. The transformative potential of AI has been discussed ad nauseam, but has yet to fully be realized in the industry. Digital Insurance brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Exploring AI and machine learning in health insurance.” At its…
Read MoreMicrosoft Wins Cloud Computing Contract
Microsoft won the Pentagon’s massive $10 billion cloud computing contract over competitors like Amazon. Reuters brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Microsoft wins Pentagon’s $10 bln cloud computing contract.” The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract is part of a broad modernization of the Pentagon’s information technology systems and had been…
Read MoreThe Power of Data Analytics
Big data is everywhere these days. What really delivers value from big data is the analytics applied to the data. Without analytics, which involves examining the data to discover patterns, correlations, insights, and trends, the data is just a bunch of ones and zeros with limited business use. To answer the age old question, “what’s…
Read MoreThe Robots Rise Up
What many refer to as the robot revolution has long been feared as the end of the road for blue-collar workers whose tasks are manual and repetitive. Vox brought us this interesting information in their article, ““Knowledge workers” could be the most impacted by future automation.” A recent study revealed that 50 percent of work activities…
Read MoreIoT Growth and Security
Internet of Things (IoT) has seen great growth and much financial investment interest that should keep it progressing and evolving for years to come. But some are still hesitant due to the security risks that come with automation. Computer Weekly brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “IoT growth set to come from…
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