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The Death of Data Science Adam Drake CDO Summit Singapore 20160630 @aadrake http://aadrake.com https://sg.linkedin.com/in/aadrake

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@aadrake #thoughtleader @aadrake #hacker

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Background • Tech since the 90s • Variety of industries and countries • Business focus and tech passion • Advising

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CEOs https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/US_historical_energy_consumption.png

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https://twitter.com/digHBS/status/624550100103245824

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So it goes... • Cheaper storage/missing features in RDBMS • Hadoop/No(!)SQL • No(not only)SQL • Spark SQL • Postgres wins the Internet

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96 * 128GB = ~12TB

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Data and Tech • Yahoo releases ~14TB of customer interaction data (JAN 2016) • Google releases Tensorflow (NOV 2015) • Amazon releases DSSTNE (Deep Scalable Sparse Tensor Network Engine) (MAY 2016)

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Where's the value?

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Leadership "...executives say senior-leader involvement and the right organizational structure are...even more important than its technical capabilities or tools." http://www.mckinsey.com/Business-Functions/Business-Technology/Our-Insights/The-need-to-lead-in-data-and-analytics

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http://www.mckinsey.com/Business-Functions/Business-Technology/Our-Insights/The-need-to-lead-in-data-and-analytics

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What to do? • Grow leadership capabilities • Build analytics, not Data Science • Get an overview of other areas (HR, Marketing, etc.) • Start positioning • Or wait...

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Plot twist...

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@aadrake http://aadrake.com https://sg.linkedin.com/in/aadrake