Big data: big skills opportunity
Exploiting big data could provide some of the impetus needed to drag the UK's economy out of the quagmire. But the opportunity is slipping away due to a dearth of skills
Although big data is seen by some as little more than a buzz-phrase, many organisations are falling over themselves to recruit staff with the skills to exploit it. If data is the new gold, then this is...
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