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Big Data: An Opportunity for Data Scientists & Data Analysts

Tom Spencer

Data analytics is a subfield of data science that involves examining large data sets to identify trends, develop charts, and create visual presentations to help business leaders and government officials make better decisions. Required Skills.

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Some Companies Are Banning Email and Getting More Done

Harvard Business

In fact, that exact conclusion is one that Thierry Breton, CEO of the France-based information technology services firm Atos Origin, arrived at several years ago. “We are taking action now to reverse this trend, just as organizations took measures to reduce environmental pollution after the industrial revolution.”

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Continuing their trend of high profile clients and cases, FTI assisted in the bankruptcy cases of Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia Communications. FTI began a new trend of rapid, global growth. FTI Consulting has 5 areas of expertise, but excels in Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring.

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Data Breaches Aren’t Just an IT Issue - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM VERIZON

Harvard Business

And you probably won’t even know you’ve been affected until it’s too late to prevent significant damage to your company’s finances, operations, and reputation. In addition to industry-specific patterns, there are universal trends. You don’t know who’s behind it. The average DDoS attack delivers 1.89

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. With the best French bid in Anglet priced 40 percent higher than the winning offer, reversing the trend won’t be easy. Instead, the reverse happened: the offshore came to us.”

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. 1995 – A.T. Digital Business.

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Designing the Machines That Will Design Strategy

Harvard Business

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. But it’s dangerous and naïve to assume that better technology and more data guarantee better outcomes. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?