Big Data is Big Business

How to Develop Big Data Competence

Mario BojilovAuthor - CCC Big Data Foundation SyllabusChief Data Strategist - Meta Business Systems

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Agenda> Introduction: Cloud Credential Council

Tristano VacondioMarketing ManagerCCC

> Living in the Cloud: Big Data Analytics and Enterprise Cloud Computing

Mario BojilovChief Data StrategistMeta Business Systems

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Poll: What is your area of work?

A. IT training providerB. IT consultantC. IT training and consultingD. IT practitioner

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Poll: How much big data experience do you have?

A. Extensive experience (approx 6+ years)B. Some experience (approx 4-6 years)C. Intermediate (approx 1-3 years)D. Little (up to 1 year)E. None

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Introduction

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The Cloud Credential Council

● Vendor Neutral● International● Non Profit

CCC BackgroundProfessional Cloud Series

CCC Background Con’t.

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Certification Scheme

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Accreditation Scheme

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Big Data is Big BusinessHow to Develop Big Data Competence

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Big Data Right Now

80% of business data is

unstructured.

>75% of companies are investing in Big Data in the next two

years. - Gartner

Big Data Goals

Enhance Customer Experience

Streamline Processes

More Targeted Marketing

Reduce Costs

Enhance Security

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What is Big Data?

● Volume

● Variety

● Velocity

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How do Big Data and Cloud Relate?

Cloud

enables

Big Data.

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Stepping into Big Data

● Database skills● Maths skills● Statistics skills● Domain expertise

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Designing the Big Data Foundation Syllabus

● Big Data Fundamentals● Big Data Sources● Data Mining – Concepts and Tools● Big Data Technologies – Hadoop● Big Data Technologies – MongoDB

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The Big Data Professional

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Big Data is in Demand

33%Expected 5 year growth of

need for digital and analytics talent. - AT Kearney

Highlights● Increased demand for Big

Data-related skills.

● Hadoop skills sit amongst the most sought-after skills in Big Data-related openings.

● Only 8% of organizations are leaders in analytics...and their teams possess both technical and business skills.

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Advancing in Big Data

Where would your strengths in big data lie?● Database skills● Maths skills● Statistics skills● Domain expertise

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Potential Certification Paths for Administrators

- Develop specific technical expertise

- Take advanced best practice training

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Potential Certification Paths for Solutions Architects & Developers

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Potential Certification Paths for Data Analysts and Data Scientists

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Big Data Looking Forward

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What’s Next?● Privacy Challenges

● Shortage of Skilled Staff

○ From Data Scientist to Architects and Data Management Experts (IDC)

● Increasingly companies will attempt to get more value from their data (Forrester)

● Data mining/Artificial Intelligence

○ DeepMind