Late last Friday night, Microsoft announced that it was retiring the Microsoft Professional Program. The reaction from many was a general “WTH is that anyway?” Frequent readers of this blog will recognize the program where I earned certifications in Data Science, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. I was also just shy of certifications in Cybersecurity … Read more
Building upon my earlier post, today I want to share with you the updated graphic and links for the analytics and big data services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. It is my hope that this post will be a starting guide for you when you need to research these analytic and big … Read more
The internet provides everyone the ability to access data at any time, for any need. Unfortunately, it does not help guarantee that the data is valid, or clean. In the past year I have earned certifications in three areas: Data Science, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. Those studies have provided me the opportunity to explore … Read more
Frequent readers of this blog may recall last year I earned a certificate in Data Science through the Microsoft Academy and edX. I followed up with a certificate in Big Data earlier this year. And I now added a third certificate, this one in Artificial Intelligence.
The future isn’t in databases, but in the data. This is why I’m advocating a shift for data professionals to start learning more about data analytics.
After completing the Microsoft Professional Program for Data Science last year I made up my mind to dive into the Big Data certification next. The end of the year snuck up on me though. Time doesn’t stop. You either make time to get something done, or you don’t.
