In the race to be data driven, many organizations undertaking transformation projects find themselves in the middle of the pack at the finish line, instead of at or near the front.

Think about when you completed your last significant data project.

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community.

OmniSci, the pioneer in accelerated analytics, announced that Jon Kondo, a tech industry leader with over 30 years of general management, sales and marketing experience, has joined the company as chief executive officer.

As humankind begins its coexistence with artificial intelligence, it’s worthy to note that one of the most important methods of advanced learning, at least in the data realm, dates back more than a half-century.

Human beings are predisposed to visual cues. Shapes, dimensions, colors, lines, points and angles deliver instant meaning.

Since big data consists of structured and unstructured data which is constantly growing in size, common software doesn’t have the ability to process and manage it.

As the United States Census Bureau begins to release data from its 2020 tally, companies are gearing up to analyze the new information and figure out how they can leverage it for competitive advantage.

Knowledge is power. With the information now available at the fingertips of planners, traffic engineers and public safety professionals, more powerful methods are on the horizon to keep drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists and others safe.

GIS has come a long way from its academic roots in the 1960’s, when computers were the size of rooms and geospatial data meant maps overlaid with mylar sheets.