by CDO Review Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Tools
Confluent Platform 5.0 can now link data streaming and analytics together with a simpler interface that does not need Java developer support. SearchDataManagement reports on the platform update that was released July 31: “Confluent Platform 5.0’s support for...
by CDO Review Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Tools
The latest quarterly update to the Alteryx Analytics Platform has provided data scientists more options in data visualization. Released on August 28, Alteryx 2018.3 features added functionalities like a Python tool that allows developers to write in Jupyter Notebook...
by CDO Review Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Jobs and Salaries
Employers in the U.S. need more data scientists than exist. At least, that’s true for most major U.S. cities. Cleveland and Minneapolis are among the few cities with surplus data scientists — although it may not remain that way for long. An excerpt from...
by CDO Review Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Deals
Data analytics firm Launchmetrics just closed a $50 million funding round this month. BusinessofFashion reporter Victoria Berezhna writes: “Led by Bpifrance, which has recently invested in PR firm DLX, followed by Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C, the minority...
by CDO Review Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Jobs and Salaries
A recent survey of 500 analytics and business intelligence professionals, conducted by MicroStrategy, revealed that more and more firms are recognizing the need to formally install a Chief Data Officer (CDO). An excerpt from the DataIQ report: In 2015-16 [the...