| | October 20178D ata has always been there. Information in all forms, shapes, and sizes has existed since time immemorial. At the crux of it, Data science is about using data in innova-tive ways to generate business value. The world of big data, cloud, and analytics are pivoted around this very same concept. The reason why data science is the fastest growing discipline in tech can be attributed to its importance critical business decision making. The more the data, the better the analysis, the more powerful decision making it would guarantee. Data science enables data-driven accurate answers, real time decision-making ability, and predicting what's next is on the anvil. Let us look at some of the clear-cut advantages data sci-ence provides:Data science enables well-pronged decision making- A segment of data science - predictive analytics, which is based on real time and relevant data, will undoubtedly provide better and more to-the-point answers than, let's say what human experts can arrive at. Industries generate huge amounts of data every single day from users who are on mobile apps and websites. There are companies which track the movement of users - like where and/or when they travel, what they buy, what they share, and where their interests lie. These companies then use this data to predict trends, find answers that will lead to better deci-sion making, etc. In fact, such is the quantity of data that IN MY OPINIONWHY DATA SCIENCE IS THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY IN IT INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW?By Ishan Gupta, MD, India, UdacityUdacity is a for-profit educational organization that was born out of a Stanford University experiment that is changing the future of education by bridging the gap between real world skills, relevant education and employment.
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