Anaconda Content Trust: Conda Signature Verification
Anaconda is pleased to announce the release of conda signature verification. This feature preserves conda install integrity by verifying package artifacts and metadata against a chain of trust. Benefits of conda signature verification When conda verifies artifact signatures, it assures users that packages they are about to install are exactly as they were when produced […]
Data Scientists: Bring the Narrative to the Forefront
This article was first featured in TechCrunch’s Extra Crunch. You can read the original piece on their website here. By 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day, according to some estimates. (For perspective, one exabyte of storage could hold 50,000 years of DVD-quality video.) It’s now easier than ever to translate physical […]
There Is No Data – Only Frozen Models
Here’s a truth that I think is critically important, but vastly under-recognized in today’s data-driven world: there is no such thing as “data.” That might seem like an odd claim for the leader of a data science company to make, so let me explain. What we consider to be “raw” data is in fact information […]
Why Organizations Should Invest in a Chief Data Officer
Having a C-Suite Data Leader Is Valuable, Whether You’re a Business or the U.S. Government As more businesses have embraced the value of data-driven decision-making, we’ve seen an increase in C-suite data leadership titles like “Chief Data Officer” (CDO) or “Chief Data Scientist.” In some ways, the scope of these roles is narrower than the […]
Why Data Preparation Should Never Be Fully Automated
Ask a data scientist what they enjoy the most about their job, and you’re bound to hear several different responses. They may say they enjoy tuning model…
How Can Higher Education Better Prepare Students to Enter the Data Science Field?
If you look at the LinkedIn profile of a data scientist, you’ll likely scroll through years and years of education experience — both higher a…
New Year’s resolutions for data scientists in 2021
The start of a new year is a popular time to recalibrate habits and set goals for improvement, both personally and professionally. First, it’s helpful to take stock of where things stand, in order to hone in on potential areas for betterment. In data science, the past year represented another step forward in the maturation […]
What’s to come in 2021: 5 predictions for the future of data science and AI/ML
Since our founding in 2012, we’ve set out to create a movement that brings together data science practitioners, enterprises, and the open-source co…
Data literacy is for everyone – not just data scientists
Today more than ever before, businesses around the world are embracing data and data-driven decisions as key aspects of operating a modern, successful organization. Yet, despite the surface-level recognition of the importance of data and the insights it can provide, the process of harnessing data and mining those insights is often perceived as abstract and […]
Six must-have soft skills for every data scientist
Today, it’s hard to imagine a world without data science. Over the last few decades, it has become ingrained in society. Particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, data is front and center in headlines every day. That being said, it’s important to remember that data science is still a new field, and one not without its […]