DataScience

September 24, 2019

ANALYTICS & AUTOMATION

Is Data Science a Pre-Requisite for AI? The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success

Note: this is Part 2 of 2 introducing The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success. To Read part 1, “Fostering a Data-Driven Culture: The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success”, click here. The prequel to this post established mindset and culture, in the form of Data Literacy and…

September 24, 2019

ANALYTICS & AUTOMATION

Fostering a Data-Driven Culture: The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success

In today’s climate of rapid innovation, it’s easy to find examples of companies leveraging data, analytics, and automation to increase revenue, cut costs, improve customer experience, develop new offerings, and achieve other goals. However, very little is written on how these companies operate diffe…

Are Successful Data Scientists Hired or Trained?

This article was originally posted on OpenDataScience.com. The data science valley of despair is real. Time after time, leaders who’re well-versed in case studies and industry research extolling the returns of data-driven insights seek to innovate their business—and land in a hole of frustration and…

Data Evangelism: Oxymoron, Fluff, or Business Driver?

At first pass, data evangelism may sound more like an oxymoron than a corporate function. Most of us (and our dictionaries) associate evangelism with faith, while data & analytics is core to the scientific method. Evangelism is predominantly qualitative while data & analytics is the definiti…

July 11, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

A Welcomed Break – ‘Kidnapping’ Our Director for Lunch

We all get caught up in our work day. Cisco provides a great work/life balance, but you can often hear co-workers joking about missing a meal, not out of necessity, but out of the love for what we do here. Time flies when you’re having fun, and suddenly the rumble in your stomach reminds you that it…