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Defining and Differentiating the Role of the Data Scientist

by Doug Laney  |  March 25, 2012  |  5 Comments

The research note, Emerging Role of the Data Scientist and the Art of Data Science, I authored with colleague Lisa Kart just hit the Gartner wires this week. Since most of the data scientist role dissenters  we come across seem to believe that the role’s title is is nothing more than a pretentious moniker for [...]

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Highlights from Today’s #GartnerChat on Big Data

by Doug Laney  |  January 28, 2012  |  Comments Off

Today the Gartner Information Management and Analytics Community held its weekly Twitter Chat, (Tweetchat, Tweetjam, TweetUp, whichever you prefer) to discuss concepts around big data, the role of the data scientist, and data quality. Over a half dozen Gartner analysts shared their ideas and research. (Where else can you get access to that many Gartner [...]

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