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Yearly Archives: 2020

Data Pipelines: Strong Data Skills Translate to High Business Value

By Dick Weisinger

Headlines tell us that Data is the ‘new oil’. Those businesses that have collected and analyzed data will be much more competitive than those that don’t. But how do we know? Data collected by IDC confirms the premise. IDC identified…

Data Science: The Drudgery of Data Prep

By Dick Weisinger

Despite the glamour of being a Data Scientist, the reality is that much of the job is a bit of a drudge. A report by Anaconda found that a little less than half the time spent by a Data Scientist…

IoT Security: DICE Secures Devices with Limited Resources

By Dick Weisinger

IoT Security has a reputation for being bad or non-existent. Vendors have focused on creating the functionality for their internet-connected devices without deep consideration about security. But as the number of internet-capable devices have increased, IoT devices become easy targets…

RPA: Back-Office Automation is a Gateway to Digital Transformation

By Dick Weisinger

Robotic Process Automation, the automation of repetitive tasks that historically have been done by humans using software scripts, is growing at a rate of 60 to 70 percent annually and has been accelerated by constraints placed on worked during the…

Innovation: Despite Uncertainty, the Best Course is Prudent Risk Taking

By Dick Weisinger

The COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in how quickly it has managed to totally upend both our work and personal lives. Whole sectors of industry have been shutdown or been forced to readjust to new requirements and conditions. In particular,…