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The top 15 big data and data analytics certifications

CIO

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

CIO

Army Major General and Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer for Palo Alto Networks What critical innovations can change the balance in cybersecurity, providing those of us responsible for defending our organizations with more capabilities against those who would do us harm? This is not just a theoretical exercise.

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Harbr raises $38.5M to help enterprises exchange and share big data troves securely

TechCrunch

Today, a new London startup called Harbr , which has built a secure platform to enable big data exchange, is announcing a big round of funding to tap into that demand. “So we worked with big companies to understand their needs and built Harbr based on that.” The third of these is security.

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Everstream, which applies big data to supply chain management, raises $50M

TechCrunch

Just short of a year after raising $24 million from backers including DHL, Everstream Analytics, a company that provides predictive insights for physical supply chains, has secured a fresh round of funding. Gerdeman claims that what helped Everstream stay ahead of the competition was its “big data” approach.

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What is a data engineer? An analytics role in high demand

CIO

Data engineers design, build, and optimize systems for data collection, storage, access, and analytics at scale. They create data pipelines that convert raw data into formats usable by data scientists, data-centric applications, and other data consumers.

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Best Big Data Analytics Tools & Software for 2023

Openxcell

All this raw information, patterns and details is collectively called Big Data. Big Data analytics,on the other hand, refers to using this huge amount of data to make informed business decisions. Let us have a look at Big Data Analytics more in detail.

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Business intelligence and analytics firm Pyramid Analytics raises $100M

TechCrunch

Pervasive BI remains elusive, but statistics on the category reveal that about a third of employees use BI tools for analytics to inform strategy. The big data and business analytics market could be worth $684 billion by 2030, according to Valuates Reports, if such outrageously high estimates are to be believed.

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