Ivy Dec 19, 2014 2 Comments
“Analytics is the biggest draw for Engineering hirers”.
Move over IT and finance. As 2014 draws to an end, Analytics reigns supreme amongst Engineering graduates.
Let us take a quick look at the changing recruiting landscape:
Ivy Dec 16, 2014 No Comments
In a fast-evolving analytics landscape, analytics hiring is on a steep curve – increased by more than 80 % over the past year!
Let us examine what is trending with respect to analytics hiring:
HIRERs
Who are currently the top analytics hirers?
Dunnhumby, Sapient, Cognizant, Reverse Logistics, Infoexcel Consulting, Genpact
Which employers off
Ivy Dec 06, 2014 No Comments
Data is core to analytics and a good data governance is part of the analytical framework of a company. Data governance helps maintain quality, consistency and good workflow of data, for effective return on assets. Every company today recognizes the importance of having a smooth and effective data governance in place.
Companies cannot have a general or all-inclusive policy for data management as
Ivy Dec 01, 2014 No Comments
With this issue Ivy Professional School, the venture of Kolkata based edu company Ivy Knowledge Services (P) Ltd., proudly announces its partnership programme with Bangalore based Vanguard Business School. Coming in the wake of its New Delhi School earlier this year, the latest venture marks IVY
Ivy Nov 30, 2014 No Comments
With progress in the field of data science; climate experts, private players and the academia, are exploring the scope of information that can be extracted from climate trends and computer models. In recognition of the need for innovation in climate data analytics, the U
Ivy Nov 24, 2014 1 Comment
Whether you are an analytics pundit or a newbie wanting to work with data, you simply cannot ignore the ubiquitous Microsoft Excel.
From being a simple spreadsheet programme containing loads of data, MS Excel has emerged as a BI tool, indispensable for data professionals. Its unlimited potential to work with data and statistical analyses makes it a robust, feature-filled tool that can be levera
Ivy Nov 20, 2014 No Comments
It is all over the place. Analytics has gone ‘visual’ in a big way.
So what’s with Visual Analytics, the act
Ivy Nov 11, 2014 1 Comment
If you are working with Big Data or advanced analytics, this is one term you will invariably come across – the data sandbox. The term takes its cue from the traditional sandbox, designed to prevent sand from getting mixed with other on-site material while the child plays. The ‘data sandbox’ is similarly devised to enable free experimentation of data in an isolated environment.
Ivy Nov 01, 2014 No Comments A round-up of what’s been happening in the Indian Analytics space … As the Indian start-up ecosystem gets bigger and faster, the need for analytics and Big Data training takes precedence. This month we find a new approach taken by the corporate sector to fill the gap between jobs and appropriate skill sets with TCS entering the fray after Usha Martin, even as Analytics TrainiThe latest buzz in Indian Analytics industry – October
Ivy Oct 26, 2014 No Comments
The fight against terrorism – an application area with plenty of scope for development
Terrorist activities are trending strongly across news channels and investigative operations. In this scenario, surely analytics can help fight terrorism by predicting terror attacks and identifying terrorist financing? Oddly enough, it was a lawyer who first advocated wielding the power of