What is Advanced Analytics?

Advanced analytics, data science, business intelligence, data analytics, machine learning, data mining, predictive analytics…these are terms that are tossed about in the world of big data and analytics, and often used interchangeably. It’s understandable. All of these practices are related, but, they are not the same thing. When we speak to companies about building advanced analytics […]

Upskilling in Data and Analytics is Imperative Now

(5 minute read) The Future Workforce In its 2018 Future of Jobs Report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) predicted that by 2022, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will create 133 million new jobs. Concurrently, it will render 75 million jobs obsolete in the large enterprise subset alone. Multitudes of employees who lack requisite new skills, including data analytic […]

The Role of Data Analysts in 2020 and Beyond

Data Analysts have been around for years. However, the demand for this role is making headlines again in 2020. In this article, we take a look at why this is and help to ascertain what a Data Analyst really is in 2020. Demand for Data Analysts is Skyrocketing We’ve seen a growing trend among QuantHub clients. They’re ramping […]

What is Data Engineering and Why Is It So Important?

What is Data Engineering? The key to understanding what data engineering lies in the “engineering” part. Engineers design and build things. “Data” engineers design and build pipelines that transform and transport data into a format wherein, by the time it reaches the Data Scientists or other end users, it is in a highly usable state. These pipelines […]