Category: Featured
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Azure has the most Cloud Regions, and it’s not even close
The big cloud providers are expanding globally by adding more Global Regions. Google recently announced a new mountain west region. Plus, all the other providers have plans to expand globally. This got me wondering, which provider has the most global regions. I went to all the big cloud provider websites, and I was a bit…
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DP 100 Updated – Microsoft Data Science Certification
DP 100 Updated! Microsoft has updated the Data Science Certification exam. I took the exam about a year ago and it was a bit out of date back then. It should now match the current focus and tools on Azure. I have covered my experience and what topics are on the exam. Those blog posts…
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3 Predictions for Cloud Data Science in 2020
As 2020 begins, there has been limited cloud data science announcements so I put together some predictions. Here are 3 things I believe will happen in 2020. 1. Cloud Collaboration I think we are going to see more interoperability between the major cloud providers. For example, Azure Arc now allows you to run Azure products…
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Questions to ask before building a Data Strategy
Building a data strategy is a great idea. It helps to avoid many of the Challenges of a Data Science Projects. However, there are many questions to address before getting started. Below is a list of some of those questions. General Questions Before Starting a Data Strategy Do you have a process for solving problems…
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Challenges of Data Science Projects
It is no secret that data science is difficult. Companies struggle to succeed with data science projects. Even Gartner predicts that by 2022 only 20% of analytics projects will deliver business value. That means about 80% will fail to deliver value. Thus, companies need to be very careful about running data analytics projects. There are…
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Storing Data On a Piece of Glass – Microsoft’s Project Silica
Last week at Microsoft Ignite 2019, Microsoft Research announced the release of Project Silica. This is an amazing new technology to store data on a piece of glass. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit down with Antony Rowstron, Deputy Lab Director at Microsoft Research, and ask him all my questions. What…
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Nuts About Data Book Review
Nuts about Data, is a fun introductory book about the data science process. Meor Amer tells a witty story about squirrels, mining for nuts, teamwork, and survival.