DataWeek Conference + Expo

Reports of the demise of the data scientist have been greatly exaggerated. Or have they. Some believe that data scientists remain the foundation of the predictive enterprise and companies who want to win with data shouldn’t compromise their data science values. They should be aided by tools, technologies and practices that help them scale their knowledge and talent. The key is not to replace them but rather make their work available broadly across the organization via software. Others believe that data scientists are no longer vital in the predictive enterprise. Business users will be able to perform data analysis and the new visualization tools will make it easy. Recently touted as the hottest job around, are the fortunes turning for data scientists?