7 data trends on our radar

Check out the Strata Data and Artificial Intelligence conference series, which cover the topics and key issues discussed in this post. Whether you're a business leader or a practitioner, here are key data trends to watch and explore in the months ahead. In a recent O'Reilly survey, we found that the skills gap remains one of the key challenges holding back the adoption of machine learning. The demand for data skills ("the sexiest job of the 21st century") hasn't dissipated. LinkedIn recently found that demand for data scientists in the US is "off the charts," and our survey indicated that the demand for data scientists and data engineers is strong not just in the US but globally.