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How to drive business value with a data catalog
Explore the key features of a data catalog that truly accelerate business and data teams.
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Data Investigation: How Green is Toronto?
#ActiveTO #CycleTO #CafeTO #PhysicalDistancing. These are all familiar hashtags that we’ve seen over the summer in Toronto. The messaging is clear:...
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The Namara Marketplace vs. Google Dataset Search
Update: as of July 2022, ThinkData Works has taken the Namara Marketplace down. If you’re looking for external data, find more information on...
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NLP and ML to Neutralize Human Error in Data
I recently saw a Facebook post that captured the perfect sunset with a not-so-perfect caption that read "as dust fell" instead of "as dusk fell."...
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The Data Behind Love #ValentinesDay
Relationship status aside, It’s hard to avoid Valentine’s Day: from your apps to in-store campaigns to cheesy e-cards filling up your inbox (thanks...
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Adapt or Die: why your business strategy is failing your data strategy
A few years ago I took a call from an analyst at a hedge fund who was looking for external data that would, in his words, provide “alpha.” I...
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Is There a Difference Between Open Data and Public Data?
Yep. And it’s a big one. There is a general consensus that when we talk about open data we are referring to any piece of data or content that is free...
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How Hackergal Bridges the Programming Gender Gap
A career in tech has never been more attractive. Companies of every size are champing at the bit to bring talented programmers into their...
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