Few people in the data industry today are better qualified to opine on data literacy than Dave Wells. He's had a decades-long career with data, including TDWI education director for eight years, now the education director at eLearningCurve, … [Continue reading] about Dave Wells on data literacy
Jordan Morrow sees data literacy taking off at Qlik
Qlik's director of data literacy Jordan Morrow saw validation of his program soon after he took the job: His new series of online modules, he reports, rose to four of the top 10 downloads within the first couple of months. None of the modules … [Continue reading] about Jordan Morrow sees data literacy taking off at Qlik
Qlik: serious about data literacy
Qlik could have forgotten the tired slogans — such as "data is the new currency" — at the recent Qlik Qonnections and gone straight for the what makes Qlik stand out. That starts with their tastiest, chewiest morsel: their apparently … [Continue reading] about Qlik: serious about data literacy
Don’t just sit there waiting for the bus, tutor a machine
I can’t help but think of the street person with a sign saying, “Will work for food” when I read about an experiment conducted at bus stops in Finland. Vassilis Kostakos at the University of Oulu in Finland and colleagues put up four large … [Continue reading] about Don’t just sit there waiting for the bus, tutor a machine
Who pays for smart cities?
This post was originally published by TDWI (The Data Warehousing Institute) as a Flashpoint feature on January 12, 2018. One recent sunny morning there was a traffic jam on Cottage Street, a narrow street within view of my house, aptly named … [Continue reading] about Who pays for smart cities?