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Universities at the forefront of big data

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Big data has exploded in a way that has left companies unable to find enough qualified candidates to hire, and schools can't churn out skilled data scientists fast enough. Up until now, boot camps have helped fill the data skills gap and plenty of colleges and universities have created master's programs in this burgeoning field. And, while it's true that boot camps are a great way to learn new skills fast and a master's degree... Читать дальше...

Amazon is making a bold attempt to lure us back to e-books.

I will admit I’m impressed with the new Kindle Oasis e-reader, which I’ve been testing for a few days now. It’s light enough to hold easily in one hand, weighing only 4.6 ounces. It’s also about the size of two card decks, which is small enough that it would fit nicely in a laptop bag.

However, you have to make a tough decision if you want to stick with the high-res, super-white screen for book reading. Tablets are much more flexible in terms of the apps you can run... Читать дальше...

Big data is now a familiar term in most of the business world, and companies large and small are scrambling to take advantage of it. Data exhaust, on the other hand, is less widely known, and in some ways it's an evil twin brother. Here are five things you should understand about data exhaust's pros and cons.