tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545081472093386800.post5366490607213980758..comments2023-05-09T05:34:51.555-04:00Comments on the Garden of Forking Paths: The Data RevolutionZach VanderVeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442507412891534071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545081472093386800.post-20417885332075600882011-08-30T14:28:50.245-04:002011-08-30T14:28:50.245-04:00Thanks for reading, Scout.
I think some of the ...Thanks for reading, Scout. <br /><br />I think some of the most valuable people in any business are those who understand business processes as well as technology. I would take a novice programmer who understands what they're programming than a wunderkind who does not any day. <br /><br />Becoming adapt at two knowledge domains is not easy, however. I often recommend my friends and advisees who are not IT people to become business analysts, but the path to BA-dom is not clear. If the numbers of the MGI report are correct, however, we may need to create new disciplines and training for such careers.Zach VanderVeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442507412891534071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545081472093386800.post-67715955703769465982011-08-30T13:02:47.256-04:002011-08-30T13:02:47.256-04:00Zach,
First, blame Jeff for pointing me here.
Th...Zach,<br /><br />First, blame Jeff for pointing me here.<br /><br />This topic is interesting on many levels, and not just for the technical people. With all the talk of privacy both on and off the 'net, I think that the aggregation of data will have to lead to broader discussions about what "privacy" entails.<br /><br />Along with that, while I generally don't believe in the "technology for technology's sake" sort of solutions, as an IT consultant I find many companies actually have no real idea of what it is that they are sitting on, much less what to do with it. This observation extends from smaller companies without a lot of technical savvy, to financial firms whose bread and butter is analyzing data and drawing conclusions. You are exactly right, most companies are going to have huge struggles trying to figure out what they have and how to use it. And I absolutely agree that asking those types of questions will have to come from a multitude of sources and experts. I mean, who better to ask about the "truth" of data than someone who spends his days debating such a topic?<br /><br />Great piece.Scout7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719913257786053421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545081472093386800.post-58303486361080929792011-08-28T16:24:12.433-04:002011-08-28T16:24:12.433-04:00Who else will problematize our metadata? ;)Who else will problematize our metadata? ;)Zach VanderVeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442507412891534071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545081472093386800.post-30811813642143146612011-08-28T15:35:23.655-04:002011-08-28T15:35:23.655-04:00Excellent post. I particularly liked the part wher...Excellent post. I particularly liked the part where you talked about how philosophers will be needed. Ha.Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.com