This week saw the Dataconomy team concluding our “History of BI” series, trying to predict the value of virtual currency with neural networks, and re-evaluating data privacy in the wake of the European Central Bank scare. See our pick of the week in big data below.
TOP DATACONOMY ARTICLES
Bitcoin and Big Data: Can We Predict the Future Value of Virtual Currency?
Is there a way to combine the value streams of Bitcoin and big data? Can we use data science to alleviate the risk and harness the potential of virtual currency? Can we, in essence, use big data to predict the future value of Bitcoin?
The History of BI: The 2000′s and Now
In this edition of The History of BI, we will take a brief look at how BI transitioned from a tool based, IT-centric activity, to one that is now accessible to technical and non-technical users alike.
How Utilities Are Wrestling with Big Data… And Winning
The amount of data that is being collected by smart meters and other consumer-oriented electric monitoring devices has increased the amount of data collected by up to 180x. Utilities are facing the challenges of the big data deluge, but the opportunities and challenges that they face are fascinating to consider.
TOP DATACONOMY INTERVIEW
Cloudera on Why Hadoop Projects Fail
We recently caught up with Mark Lewis, Cloudera’s Senior Marketing Director, to discuss the Enterprise Data Hub, the evolving discipline of data science and why Hadoop projects fail.
TOP DATACONOMY NEWS
European Central Bank Hit by Data Theft
The European Central Bank admitted this week that hackers have broken into its database and stolen personal information. The ECB said that email addresses and contact data has been taken from its database for conferences, leaving street addresses, telephone numbers and 20,000 email addresses held by the bank compromised by theft.
San Francisco Blazes Trail Towards Data Transparency
San Francisco unveiled their open data strategy plan, which outlines the city’s 6-year plan for open data- including, crucially, the creation of “process for accessing your individual data.”
TOP DATACONOMY JOBS
Bloomberg Government Data Analyst
Bloomberg is seeking someone with proven research skills specific to government procurement. The Researcher will work with the Bloomberg Government Data Team to identify, process, validate, enhance and maintain relevant federal government programs to be integrated within the Bloomberg Government application.
PhD Graduate Student – Start your Data Science career
Are you completing your PhD and keen to start your career in Data Science? Does the appeal of applying Machine Learning, Algorithms, Statistics & Predictive Modelling and other Data Science techniques in the real world excite you? How does earning a $six-figure salary and only paying 15% tax sound to you?
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