Race is on for the data science maestro

Effective data science is becoming the differentiator between business success and failure, but few have the broad range of skills and expertise needed to deliver on the promise of data science. It is both an art and a science, demanding a range of seemingly disparate skills. Much like a conductor must coordinate and guide a performance to deliver a meaningful final product, the data scientist must apply a range of toolkits and skills to not only interrogate data, but ask meaningful questions that deliver true value, and then ensure the data product drives meaningful business change. These maestros of data science are in short supply. Both globally and in South Africa, forward-thinking enterprises are looking to harness skilled data scientists to drive more than just competitive edge; they need their insights to help companies reinvent, innovate and disrupt into the future.