Month: February 2015
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Free Big Data Analytics Handbook
Brian Liou from Leada was kind enough to provide a guest post about their latest handbook, The Data Analytics Handbook: Big Data Edition. Have you ever wondered what the deal was behind all the hype of “big data”? Well, so did we. In 2014, data science hit peak popularity, and as graduates with degrees in…
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Open Data Day 2015
Today, February 21, 2015 is Open Data Day. What is it? Around the globe, cities are hosting hackathons centered around open data. The rules are fairly open-ended as long as the event is open and uses open data. Who is it for? Designers Developers Statisticians Librarians Citizens If you want to get involved, check the…
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Strata 2015
The annual Strata Conference in California is this week. The workshops have already started, but the conference does not begin until Thursday, February 19, 2015. At that time, a number of the keynote speeches will be live streamed for free. The keynotes are always great so be sure to tune in.
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3 Questions with Metis: A Data Science Bootcamp
Do you need to build your skills to land that dream job as a data scientist? Well, Metis Data Science Bootcamp in New York City offers a 12 week program to do just that. The program sounds fantastic with a few of the highlights being: help landing a job, great guest speakers, no PhD required,…
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Virtual Global Hackathon – HackSki
The Data Science Association in conjunction with Big Data Denver is hosting an online global data hackathon. The hackathon is title: HackSki. Create the best mobile phone app and/or website free to the public providing the best possible route/time decision to get to the ski slopes. Details When – February 21 – 28, 2015 Where…
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Women In Data – Free ebook
O’Reilly just published a free ebook profiling 15 influential women in data science, Women in Data. The book is written by Cornelia Levy-Bencheton. The following women are profiled in the book: Michele Chambers, COO of RapidMiner Camille Fournier, CTO of Rent the Runway Carla Gentry, CEO of Analytical Solution Kelly Hoey, Speaker and Early-stage Investor…