The Hottest Job in IT Today

It’s hard to believe that the hottest job in America at one time wasblacksmith. Today, it’s data scientist, according to a growing number of sources, including job site Glassdoor. It recentlyreportedthat the annual median salary for data scientist positions is $116,840. Other studies have found that those with master’s degrees or doctorates sometimes pull down…

Profiting from Big Data Requires Human Insight

by Scott Yara of Greenplum, a division of EMC Pioneering organizations are now working with Big Data, data that is either too voluminous or too unstructured to be managed using traditional database technologies and are employing analytical tools to analyze and make decisions on it. Because of this, the role of a “data scientist” has…