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Preparing the next generation for the cognitive era
The document discusses the implications of cognitive computing and the growing importance of data literacy in various roles such as data scientists and data engineers. It highlights emerging technologies like the Internet of Things and advanced machine learning while stressing the necessity of understanding data for problem-solving and decision-making. The document also indicates the evolving job landscape in big data and the lack of consensus on the definitions of related roles.
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- 1. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on Preparing the next genera-on for the Cogni-ve Era 2015 ASA Research Symposium #ASA2015
- 2. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 2 Where code goes, where data flows, cogni9on will follow.
- 3. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 3 Informa)on of Everything Internet of Things Pla6orms Advanced Machine Learning Autonomous Agents & Things The Device Mesh Ambient User Experience Advanced System Architecture Mesh App & Service Architecture Adap)ve Security Architecture 3D Prin)ng Materials Gartner’s Top 10 Trends Shaping the future – 2016 hFp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151006006831/en/Gartner-‐Iden/fies-‐Top-‐10-‐Strategic-‐Technology-‐Trends
- 4. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 4 DATA DRIVEN USE CASES
- 5. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 5 ‘Customer Curated Data’ PlaTorms Illustra)on by Lisa Larson-‐Walker/Slate
- 6. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 6 Extrac/ng value from ‘Data Exhaust’
- 7. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 7 Internet of Things We can sense & measure anything Did I shut my oven off? Lock my front door? Check on my elderly rela/ve Find my lost keys Iden/fy equipment about to fail Track Assets Monitor Pollu/on Levels … We’re just geLng started
- 8. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 8 Open Data hFp://bit.ly/trimetandgoogle Data on the Web Best Prac/ces Working Group hFp://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Main_Page General Transit Feed Specifica9on Reference hFps://developers.google.com/transit/gTs/reference
- 9. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 9 Ever been taken for ‘a ride’ in a taxi? I challenged the first night’s fare Uber refunded the difference Monday Night Tuesday Night
- 10. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 10 DATA LITERACY
- 11. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 11 In the Cogni/ve Era everyone must be data literate Define problems Wrangle Data Self-Manage Data Choose Methods and Tools Analyze Data Communicate findings Engage in Lifelong Learning
- 12. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 12 ! Ci/zen Analysts ! Data Scien/sts ! Data Engineers ! Chief Data Officers ! Data Policy Roles ! Big Data Architects Emerging & evolving Big Data job roles
- 13. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 13 What is a data scien/st? hFp://hbr.org/2012/10/data-‐scien/st-‐the-‐sexiest-‐job-‐of-‐the-‐21st-‐century Data Science skills demand on fire!!!
- 14. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 14 Today’s reality It’s early days anyone who wants to call themselves a data scien9st can and does No consensus! • Is someone who applies ‘data science’ skill a data scien)st? • Is a business analyst a data scien)st? • Or is a data scien)st something more? • Perhaps ‘team’ approaches are required? What is a data scien/st?
- 15. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 15 The Data Engineer hFps://www.linkedin.com/job/data-‐engineer-‐jobs Explosive growth for this new role, BUT Few academic programs exist Tripled in the past year!!
- 16. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 16 The Chief Data Officer hFp://bit.ly/ibmcdostudy Chief Data Officers understand how to use data to create strategic opportuni/es; responsible for organiza/onal data strategy & governance
- 17. © 2015 IBM Corpora/on 17 @brandsteve 17 hFp://bit.ly/dataskillsgap