read to prepare yourselves for session 28
- IBM Developer Works Knowledge Path: Introduction to business analytics and optimization
- look over Big Data University
things we'll talk about
- we have seen how technology has not only enabled more productivity for individuals and organizations, but it has also led to an increase in the amount of data being collected
- analyzing this data is important because it can provide organizations insight into how they might improve their effectiveness
- what kind of job demands does this create? organizations now require someone to collect the data, store it, organize it, provide access to it, and present it.
- what kind of opportunities does this open up to you all, as information technology pre-professionals? what kind of opportunities does this open up to you all, as information science practitioners?
- what kinds of things should you be learning to prepare yourselves for this kind of career?
