Why Dive Deep into Analytics ?

You start feeling lucky being a part of this data revolution happening all around.

Because you know that,

“What can be more relaxing than sitting on a beach all day?”

Well, being a data scientist sure comes close to!

Let me tell you why?

This is going to provide you the best work-life balance if you are looking for flexibility in your professional life.

And this is True!

Every year for the past three years, analytics has been counted among the world’s hottest jobs with the brightest prospects.

The?Harvard Business Review?called it the?‘Sexiest Job of the 21stCentury’?and CNN called it the?‘Best New Job in America’?in 2014.

LinkedIn recently conducted a study on the?‘Top Skills that can get you Hired in 2016’?and?Analytics?was #2 on the list.

Reading all this, I thought “is it really true?”

You can admit it, you’ve asked yourself the same question.?What’s so exciting about being a data scientist?

So, I read about?Aaron Gendle, a Senior Consultant, and Data Architect at Eccella,?who, after reaching out to dozens of data scientists on LinkedIn, finally received some insightful responses.

Many wonderful replies came from an assortment of …

• Keynote Speakers
• Authors
• PhDs
• Lead and Chief Data Scientists.
• Ivy League Graduates
• Employees of prestigious companies

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Straight from the fingertips of the data scientist?…

Answering the question?“As a data scientist, what do you love most about your job?“:

“I love that I can work in pretty much any sector at this point. There are really hard data problems to solve in every sector nowadays; as someone that has lots of different interests, data science is a really exciting adventure.”

Aakash Indurkhya?| Echo360, Inc. | California Institute of Technology

Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer

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?“What I love about Data Science is that it never gets boring. No matter how good you are there is always something new to be learned. A lot of challenging problems and opportunities to apply science to the real world.”

Rudy Agovic, Ph.D.?|?Reliancy | University of Minnesota

CEO & Chief Data Scientist

?In the current scenario, with business becoming increasingly data dependent and driven, analytics is being applied in all areas of an organization.

“Because everyone wants smarter decision for their business challenges, including you too.”

Harvard Business Review made it clear on?How to Integrate Data and Analytics into Every Part of Your Organisation

Whether you are a marketing maven, an HR professional or a geek in finance, being skilled by generating insights from data will make you better in your choice of field. I can’t even list out the names of the organizations that are using Analytics because the list is huge and so is the data.

It is, therefore, making adequate sense for any manager today to jump into the field of analytics, regardless of which domain they are already working in.

Whether you are the IT guy , who is trying to convince the boss that analytics is where he should be investing, and the boss is just trying to understand it all .pretty much everyone whom you do tell, these astonishing facts about the data, will definitely amaze them.

• By 2020, about?1.7 megabytes of new information?will be created every second for every human on the planet. (Source)
• By 2020, there will be more than?50 billion smart connected devices?in the world, collecting, analyzing and sharing data. (Source)
• 70% of data is created by individuals, but enterprises are responsible for storing and managing 80% of that. (Source)

and much more…

Because of advances in technology and computing, we’re generating a lot more data than ever before and we’re learning how to put it to the good use.

There are millions of much more astonishing facts which make you feel the need of Analytics for sure.

And if you don’t believe me, take a look at Forbes’?Big Data: 20 Mind-Boggling Facts Everyone Must Read.

I know it astounded?you for sure!

After all, Big data?Analytics means big money?and the big compensation for data scientists.

Leave a question in the comments if you have any.