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"data is a human experience."- Stephen Clarke.
"digital inclusion is going to be a fundamental human right."- Craig Jones.
"the AI economy is already here."- Sam Daish.
"what is the action you are driving to deliver the value?"- Ali Khan.
"your job is not to complicate, your job is to simplify."- Paulo Gottgtroy.
"rubbish in, rubbish out."- Zahraa Almulla.
"we consider data and analytics as our weapon."- Cyrus Facciano.
“being a storyteller is very important for a data scientist.”- Habib Baluwala.
your questions answered.
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why are data engineers and scientists related?
Data scientists and engineers are both programmers .They should supplement each other in the work they do, but for the majority of cases, what differentiates them is usually their area of focus:
- Data engineers typically specialise in programming and build a lot of data infrastructure.
- A data specialist's area of focus is data analytics.
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what is the value of data to a business and how do you unlock it?
Data can help increase revenue, retain customers and simply increase your businesses efficiency.
Some businesses are challenged by the fact that they have a lot of data but don't know how to effectively decipher the information in front of them. Unlocking the value of data begins with determining the questions which you want the data to answer. Once you do that, you'll be able to extract the relevant data and optimise your business's operations.
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what are the current challenges regarding data governance?
Data governance, or managing data, can present a number of challenges for a business, many of which we will discuss throughout our podcast series. Some of the current challenges include:
- Quality of data and processes
- Consistency of outcomes
- Storage optimisation
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where should you store data and why?
The storage of data in the cloud is growing in popularity and becoming more favourable. It's scalable, secured, easily accessible and your usage determines the cost.
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what is the biggest challenge for IT managers when there's a skills gap?
Time is the most prominent challenge when there's a skills gap. Managers struggle to find the time to train and upskill data specialists and often they require resources which they may not have. As we will discuss in our podcast series, there's alternatives to internal training such as IT certifications. They are extremely accessible and have extremely fast turnarounds.
your hosts.
David Hickenbottom
associate consultant.
An Associate Consultant, David is responsible for helping companies identify financial talent within the Accounting Support space. He is extremely passionate about his involvement in both permanent and contract recruitment and has a history of creating radio back in the UK. After graduating from Radio Production, he went on to host and produce radio shows as well as documentaries before the RTP.
Richard van Ark
manager - auckland.
Richard has eight years of recruitment experience and has specialised in Data & Analytics for the last three. He is very passionate about the potential for businesses that the right mix of data, analytics and AI can deliver. Richard believes it can help support and even assist in making decisions more efficiently, create value and increase the credibility of decision making.
