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Agile 2: A New Hope
On February 11-13, 2001, a group of senior programmers, project managers, and technical analysts met at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah. Their mission, sparked by numerous conversations between the various members over chat and at conferences, was to define a single movement that would end up radically shaping how

In Pod we trust: towards a transparent data economy
polypoly Cooperative publishes a technical white paper featuring its core technology, the polyPod. The cooperative is the first of its kind: A pan-European data cooperative in which shareholder-members own and profit from the underlying technology. Download now! Things are totally out of control. We don’t know who has our data,

Strange Myths About Digital Transformation
This article was originally published at Grit Daily and is reproduced with permission. Some things are just guaranteed to set me off. Denying facts, poor quality chocolate, and unsubstantiated myths top the list, although not necessarily in that order. I’ve had my fair share of exposure to all three recently,

Data-driven journalism, AI ethics, deep fakes, and more – here’s how DN Unlimited ended the year with a bang
Data Natives Unlimited – Europe’s biggest data science and AI event – was forced out of its regular, “so Berlin” home this year thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. What followed was an endeavor that exceeded our expectations. With 5,000 attendees, over 150 speakers, incredible partners, fantastic volunteers, and a team

Private, Keep Out: Why there’s nothing to fear in the privacy era
The continual evolution of the global data privacy landscape is a mostly positive trend. Still, it can also be confusing and concerning for businesses keen to ensure they don’t end up on the wrong side of data regulations. Recent developments include the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

3 valuable gains growing companies derive from payroll analytics
Talent recruitment without data is drought with challenges. Hiring managers may find themselves at a disadvantage when determining how much they need to pay their employees. Offer them too little, and they’re unlikely to work for you. Pay them too much, and you’re not utilizing your resources effectively. Compensation management

Twitter text analytics reveals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy tweets have crazy traction
Despite the good news emanating from COVID-19 vaccine trials, governments should understand hesitancy concerns to ensure a successful roll-out plan. The analysis identified 243,000 tweets from the UK and US that referred to a possible COVID-19 vaccine Hesitancy tweets were not just a more significant portion of the vaccine conversation,

Empathy, creativity, and accelerated growth: the surprising results of a technology MBA program
So you want to be a data scientist or get a few steps up the ladder in AI. But where do you start? Digital technology is the life-force of the modern world, and data science, AI, machine learning, and other related skills are not only necessary to get ahead; they’re

How to choose the right data stack for your business
Data comes in many shapes and forms, but two of its core structures are stacks and queues. TechTarget’s definition states the following; “In programming, a stack is a data area or buffer used for storing requests that need to be handled.” And what’s inside that data stack? It’s not just

How to put AI to work in your company
AI is now prevalent in major companies and services that we use every day. From product recommendations to personalized ads, from voice assistants to image recognition, AI helps us in hundreds of ways. That’s fine if you’re a digital-first company, born on the internet and versed in data science, machine