Help Wanted! Data, data everywhere—and not enough people to decipher it
By Spencer E. Ante
Corporate executives face a daunting obstacle when it comes to reaping the benefits of big data: Who's going to tell them what it all means?...
The training of data scientists hasn't caught up with that demand, leaving companies searching for talent and especially, some say, for the relatively few people with extensive experience in the field. "There is definitely a shortage of folks at the top end," says Jim Blomo, engineering manager of data mining at Yelp Inc....
This semester, Mr. Blomo is teaching a graduate-level course at the University of California, Berkeley [School of Information] called "Data Mining and Analytics in Intelligent Business Services." He says the course, which he also taught last spring, is a great way to spread the word about Yelp and find potential talent in this competitive environment.