Displaying items by tag: Data science

GUEST OPINION by Rishu Saxena, Data Platform Architect, Field CTO Office, Snowflake:  Shifting from on-premise IT infrastructures to cloud-based resources has changed the game in the world of data science. Analytics teams now have access to a massive amount of elastic computing power and numerous sources of internal and external data.

Corporate IT and cybersecurity training provider DDLS has appointed Sally McDonough as general manager of its start-up company, the Australian Institute of ICT (AIICT).

What is Data Science?

GUEST OPINION by Chris Tucker, Vice President – Australia and New Zealand, HCL Technologies:  Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data and apply knowledge and actionable insights from data across a broad range of domains. It’s certainly a lot more than reports and analysis and it’s moving from the back room to the forefront of many businesses as it gives meaning to the numbers.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President – Sales, Asia Pacific, Snowflake:  As the amount of digital data in the world continues to grow exponentially, extracting meaning from it is becoming an increasingly challenging task.

Data overload hits us every day - some data true, some false, some useful, some not. It's a data world and there's no going back. SAS has announced free data literacy e-learning and K-12 resources to help everyone navigate a world of data and questionable information, no matter their background.

ICT professional association ISACA has launched a new certification - Information Technology Certified Associate (ITCA) - for students, recent graduates and those new to the IT profession.

Sydney-based AI and IoT specialist Rayven has released AI Dynamix, its drag-and-drop predictive analytics engine.

Where is the forefront of technology in the construction industry?

Optus and the University of South Australia (UniSA) have announced a new strategic alliance designed to deliver research outcomes aimed at driving technology innovations and educating Australia’s next generation of cyber security and data science specialists.

The Australian Institute of ICT (AIICT) has launched a new Certified Data Science Professional course featuring Microsoft certification content for Data Science.

Australia's foreign intelligence agency, ASIS, is looking for potential recruits to fill tech and other roles in the organisation.

Our analytics ambitions may have taken a temporary hit, but a cleaner environment brings us closer to realising value

VENDOR NEWS:  When the world embraced data science, it was hooked on the promise of data - or perhaps, more accurately, on the promise of unrealised insights within that data.

Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have solved a farming challenge using artificial intelligence to identify the boundary of every individual paddock in Australia's grain growing region from space – around 1.7 million of them.

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Versor, one of Australia’s leading Advanced Data Analytics specialists, is excited to announce that they are the official Data Analytics Partner of Walkinshaw Andretti United Racing as part of the 2020 and 2021 V8 Supercars Series.

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Versor, one of Australia’s leading Advanced Data Analytics specialists, is excited to announce that they are the official Data Analytics Partner of Walkinshaw Andretti United Racing as part of the 2020 and 2021 V8 Supercars Series.

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Denodo Fast Data Strategy Virtual Summit is back! Attend and learn how logical data fabric powers critical use cases including streamlined cloud migrations, single views of the customer, and self-service analytics. Register today!

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Denodo Fast Data Strategy Virtual Summit is back! Attend and learn how logical data fabric powers critical use cases including streamlined cloud migrations, single views of the customer, and self-service analytics. Register today!

Australian-listed health fund nib Group has launched a new specialist healthcare data science and services company in a joint venture with global health services provider Cigna Corporation.

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has selected the Play in the Grey analytics platform running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to gain deeper insights into game play in order to improve team performance.

IT services provider DXC Technology has opened a Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).