The Big Data Talent Shortage: Are H1-B Visa Holders the Solution?

There are recent arguments claiming that there is not a tech talent shortage in the US based on a surplus of US graduates with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math degrees and stalled salaries for the past decade in these same areas. The study by the Economic Policy Institute points to the laws of supply and demand: if there were a shortage, the wages would be rising in these fields. But critics argue that immigrants holding...

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MicroStrategy 9.3.1 Free Evaluation Software Download

  For All BI Applications from Workgroup to Enterprise Download Free Evaluation Software Today! MicroStrategy helps thousands of customers make better business decisions every day with unified Dashboards, Reporting, Analysis, and real-time business Monitoring. To see it for yourself, give MicroStrategy's free Evaluation Edition a try. Now available for both Windows and Linux. Download Trial: Windows Note:Postal...

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PriceHub Wants To Tell You How Much Your Car Is Really Worth, With Data To Prove It

How much is your car worth? It’s an easy enough question to answer. Punch in the details at Kelley Blue Book, hit submit, and bam — question answered, ego stoked (or not.) But how do they know how much it’s worth? For the most part, even the tried-and-true sources like the ol’ Blue Book are kind of a black box. PriceHub wants to make the process more transparent. They’ll tell you how much your car is worth, and give you a mountain...

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Warren Buffett, the Human Big Data Engine

Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most successful investors. By combining a sound investment philosophy with a bullet-proof decision-making process, Buffet has been able to outperform the stock market by roughly 13% over a 35-year period. Buffett spends countless hours researching each of his equities. Before making a decision, he reads annual reports, news publications and any other information he can get his hands on. His decisions are informed by research, and based on the strict fundamentals that work best for his style...

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