Author Archives: GilPress
Chief Digital Officers (CDOs): How Many and How Much they Make?
eMarketer: The chief digital officer (CDO) role emerged alongside the digital transformation, and companies are rapidly making room for the position. In a report released in May 2015, The CDO Club estimated that the number of CDOs worldwide would double … Continue reading
The Internet of Things (Infographic)
Source: Data Science Central
The Data Market to Nearly Double in Size by 2019
Consisting of data platforms, data management, analytics, and data mining the Total Data Market is expected to nearly double in size, from $60bn in 2014 to $115bn in 2019. The forecast is based on 451 Research’s new Total Data Market Monitor … Continue reading
Skills for Big Data Jobs and Careers (Infographic)
Source: ObjectRocket
The Internet of Things is Social Media for Machines (Video)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWR32v5uaI8?rel=0] A panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2015, moderated by Michael Schrage, Research Fellow, MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy. Panelists: Marc Goodman, Author, ?Future Crimes?; Chair for Policy, Law and Ethics, Singularity University; Alex Hawkinson, Founder … Continue reading
Why The Future Is Not What It Used To Be
The IEEE Computer Society published in March a report titled “What Will Our World Look Like in 2022?” It identified 23 technology areas that we can expect to disrupt the state-of-the-art. These range from medical robotics to big data and … Continue reading
ABI Research: 7.7 Million Autonomous Truck Fleets to Ship by 2025
ADAS=Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Truck platoons are the most imminently anticipated application of highly automated driving in commercial vehicles. A fusion of forward-looking radar and V2V communication enable fleets of trucks to safely maneuver with a short distance between vehicles. … Continue reading
2 New Surveys About the Market for Data Scientists
Two new surveys tell us a lot about both the supply and demand sides of the hot market for data scientists, “the sexiest job of the 21st Century.” On the demand side—the challenges of recruiting, training, and integrating data scientists—we have … Continue reading
Data Science on Cloud Foundry (Video)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n95hCVvuPKQ?rel=0] Data Scientists frequently need to create applications that enable interactive data exploration, deliver predictive analytics APIs or simply publish results. Cloud Foundry provides an ideal platform for data scientists by making it easy to quickly deploy data driven … Continue reading
Big Data Market 2011-2026, From $7.6 to $84.69 Billion
Wikibon: For the calendar year 2014, the Big Data market – as measured by revenue associated with the sale of Big Data-related hardware, software and professional services – reached $27.36 billion, up from $19.6 billion in 2013. While growing significantly faster … Continue reading