industry and academic partnerships to address the big data skills gap

© 2015 IBM Corporation

Industry and Academic Partnerships to Address the Big Data Skills Gap

Steven MillerIBM

© 2015 IBM Corporation2

Computing Everywhere

Internet of Things

Context‐Rich Systems

Advanced, Persuasive, and Invisible Analytics

Risk Based Security & Self Protection

Smart Machines

Cloud Computing

Web‐Scale IT

Software Defined Applications & Infrastructure

3D Printing

Gartner’s Top 10 Trends Shaping the future

* Gartner http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2867917


Monetization

Brokering

Differentiation

R. “Ray” Wanghttp://blogs.hbr.org/2012/12/what‐a‐big‐data‐business‐model

Trends Shaping the future of Data


Data makes everything possible…


DATA DRIVEN USE CASES


‘Customer Curated Data’ Platforms

Illustration by Lisa Larson‐Walker/Slate


Extracting value from ‘Data Exhaust’


Internet of Things

We can sense & measure anything

Did I shut my oven off?

Lock my front door?

Check on my elderly relative

Track lost keys

Maintain & Repair Equipment

Track Assets

Monitor Pollution Levels

…

We’re just getting started


Open Data

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/01/05/how‐google‐and‐portlands‐trimet‐set‐the‐standard‐for‐open‐transit‐data

Data on the Web Best Practices Working Grouphttp://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Main_Page

General Transit Feed Specification Referencehttps://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference


Ever been taken for ‘a ride’ in a taxi?

I challenged the first night’s fare Uber refunded the difference

Monday Night Tuesday Night


DATA JOB ROLES


Data Scientists

Data Engineers

Chief Data Officers

Data Policy Roles

Big Data Architects

Emerging & evolving Big Data job roles


What is a data scientist?

http://hbr.org/2012/10/data‐scientist‐the‐sexiest‐job‐of‐the‐21st‐century


Today’s reality

It’s early daysanyone who wants to call themselves a data scientist

can and does

No consensus!

• Is someone who applies ‘data science’ skill a data scientist?

• Is a business analyst a data scientist?

• Or is a data scientist something more?

• Perhaps ‘team’ approaches are required?

What is a data scientist?


Tuition ‐ $48,000

galvanizeu.com

Tuition ‐ $16,000


http://thedataincubator.com ‐ Tuition paid by future employer

http://nycdatascience.com – Tuition $16,000


The Data Engineer

https://www.linkedin.com/job/data‐engineer‐jobs

Explosive growth for this new role, BUT

Few academic programs exist

Tripled since May!!


The Chief Data Officer

http://bit.ly/ibmcdostudy

Chief Data Officers understand how to use data to create strategic opportunities; responsible for organizational data strategy & governance


Executive Education Programemerging data & analytics leadership roles

Managing Data as an Asset4 course certificate program1.Leveraging IT Resources: Information & Resource Management2.Building & Managing the Analytics Organization3.Managing Emerging Data & Analytics Technologies4.Aligning Data & Analytics With the Business

The Chief Data Officer RoleFor IT and non‐IT executives who need to understand the role of chief data officer

Building the Requisite Organization Structure for Data & AnalyticsLearn how to transform your business to become data & analytics driven

http://globaliim.com/32‐it‐management‐certificates/technical‐leadership/managing‐data‐as‐an‐asset


Growing Demand for Data Policy Skillshttp://jobs.walmart.com/us/united‐states/legal,‐compliance‐and‐ethics/jobid4414643‐senior‐manager‐business‐analytics‐%EF%B9%A0‐strategy‐ethics


Data skills needed elsewhere too

Law & Government Data law Open Data

Business Business schools are aggressively tackling analytics, but building skills to address the much broader story of data is typically a gap

Literacy for all (students & professionals) Data literacy Analytics literacy Security & privacy literacy

Field specific competency Bio/health informatics is just the beginning

http://bit.ly/XZcji7

http://bit.ly/15A1PIE


BUILDING SKILLS WITH IBM SOLUTIONS


An open‐standard, cloud‐based platform for building, managing, and running applications of all types

Web, mobile, big data, new smart devices, anything you can imagine!

http://bluemix.netWhat is Bluemix?

Go Live in SecondsThe developer can choose any language runtime or bring their own. Zero to production in one command.

DevOpsDevelopment, monitoring, deployment, and logging tools allow the developer to run the entire application.

APIs and ServicesA catalog of IBM, third party, and open source API services allow the developer to stitch an application together in minutes.

On-Prem IntegrationBuild hybrid environments. Connect to on-premises assets plus other public and private clouds.

Flexible Pricing Try services for free and pay only for what you use. Pay as you go and subscription models offer choice and flexibility.

Layered SecurityIBM secures the platform and infrastructure and provides you with the tools to secure your apps.


Bluemix: Data & Analytics Services


Watson Cognitive services on Bluemix


Watson: Partnering with Universities around the Globehttps://ibm.biz/watsonuniv

Cognitive Computing Comes to YouGoal: Build Understanding • Will Reach: 1,000’s of university students and faculty• Engagement: Case Competitions, Bluemix Hackathons, Watson Bluemix Showcases, The Great Mind Challenge, Use Case

Studies, Conference sponsorships, University Days

Curriculum Collaboration Goal: Enable Skill Development and build ecosystem of innovators• Will Reach: 100‐125 universities in 25+ countries on 6 continents (est. 3000+ students)• Engagement: Choice of cognitive computing courses and/or projects, Hands‐on experience with Watson instance, Guest

speakers, Forum, Career and internship opportunities

Research PartnershipGoal: Bespoke engagements focused on technology initiatives • Will Reach: 5‐20 universities• Engagement: Research partnerships with key universities focused on technology initiatives such as AI,

Machine Language, NLP, Analytics, etc. and applications thereof.


IBM Watson Analytics

Business Analysts

Data Scientists

IT

Self‐sufficiency for business users and experts alike

Business Users


Visit WatsonAnalytics.comand get started for free

Quick start intuitive interface

Key business driver insights

Dashboard and storytelling authoring

Natural language dialogue

Easy data upload and search

capabilities


PARTNERING WITH ACADEMIA

THE BIG DATA PROFESSIONAL OF THE FUTURE PROGRAM


IBM University ProgramsAcademic Awards for Big Data Research & Curriculum Development

2014 – 15 Awards Faculty from Denmark, France, Italy, Mexico, Russia, US, UK, Turkey

2013 ‐‐ 16 Awards Faculty from Czechoslovakia, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

Faculty competing for awards represent a wide variety of programs

Comp Sci / Electrical Engineering

Information Science, Systems, Informatics

Business Admin, Econ, Strategic Mgmt

Math & Statistics

Operations Research

Goal:

Foster collaboration between researchers at leading universities worldwide and IBM to develop talent and skilled resources through academic research and curriculum development.


Big Data & Analytics EdCon 20153rd Annual Event expands to Americas, Europe, China Preparing students with data &

analytics skills needed for the data revolution:

Data driven business strategy Data & analytics storytelling

Data science Data engineering

Data governance & stewardship Data Ethics, privacy, security

Informatics Cognitive Science

EdCon 2014: http://edcon2014.ischool.syr.edu

YouTube Playlist: http://bit.ly/EdCon2014

Americas – AMCIS, Puerto Rico, August 2015http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/

Europe – Sehir Univ. Istanbul, Turkey, July 2015http://datascience.sehir.edu.tr/ece2015

China – Date & City Forthcoming


2nd Annual T‐Summit

Sponsored by:

Michigan StateIBM

http://tsummit.org


Teach the Teacher (T3) workshopshands‐on training with IBM technologies for Faculty

T3 Topics to date:

•InfoSphere BigInsights• InfoSphere Streams•SPSS Modeler •Cognos BI •Digital Analytics•Application Security•Data Security •Optimization with CPLEX

Longtime SAS user responds after SPSS class:“I am much better prepared now to introduce students tothe world of Modeler... If other opportunities appear for Notre Dame involvement, I am sure the MBA program

would like to participate.” –Professor Barry Keating,

Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

Learn more on our wiki: http://ibm.co/HTev45


Student Competitions

Offer IBM solutions to Hack‐a‐thon owners

Partner with Student Associations

Watson Case Competition

Sponsor & Organize a Hackathon

Bluemix HackathonBuild and deploy an app in 24 hours

2014 Competitions• Battle of the LA Business Schools• University of Texas at Austin

• University of Maryland

72 hours to Uncover and Present Insight into a Big Data problem

Present a business plan to leverage Watson Engagement Manager


The IBM Academic Initiative is designed to grow skills needed to build a Smarter Planet

Nearly 16,000+ faculty across 4,300 institutions participate in the Academic Initiative

• Extensive expertise, assets, and community resources to develop world‐class curricula

• No charge access to IBM technology & tools

• Real‐world cases and experiential learning

• Activities to connect students to an ecosystem of industry partners

ibm.com/academicinitiative


Build skills using IBM Bluemix

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Join the IBM Academic Initiative Program to leverage resources: Guides, labs, courseware ibm.com/academicinitiative

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Sign up for IBM BlueMix: www.bluemix.netAttend a BlueMix Day event: bit.ly/200BlueMixDays

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Host an IBM Bluemix hackathon on your campusEmail: [email protected]


IBM Knowledge ExchangeOpen assets collaboratively created by educators and IBMers

Academic programs and courses

IBM tools and

courseware

Community content that connects theory and

practice

IBM Knowledge Exchange

Your materials IBM Academic Initiative• Simplify tool use

• Avoid duplicate effort• Enhance quality


IBM Knowledge Exchange

is…

Collaborative development of open content

Partial program and course outlines showing

ways IBM tools and content can be

incorporated

Modules that can be composed and adapted

for various teaching contexts

Case studies and data sets for illustrations,

exercises, assignments and projects

Intended to complement theory materials you

have created

is NOT…

Closed content exclusive to your program

Complete programs and courses

Prescriptive solution

Teach the tools

Certifications

Join hereibm.co/1KyK24m


@brandsteve

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http://bit.ly/dataskillsgap


IBM BIG DATA LEARNING RESOURCES


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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/bigdata


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http://bigdatauniversity.com


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http://IBMdatamag.com


PH Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is backing the private‐sector led initiative to make the Philippines the global center for business analytics, an industry that is projected to grow globally by 15 percent annually and will be valued at $212 billion by 2015.

More details

• Analytics infused into universities and colleges program offerings:

• June 2013 ‐ Business Analytics Fundamentals and Enterprise Data Management introduced in 12 universities• June 2014 – Descriptive Analytics and Prescriptive Analytics added through expanded network of universities

• Supported by those engaged in the country's K‐12 curriculum

• Skills to interpret and handle big data• Identify the new professions required by transformed industries

• Ensure that the needed talent will be available

Education

Supported by:• private sector, • government agencies, and • academic institutions

Consortium

Government

Industry Education

$230‐MillionSmarter Analytics

Industry

StrategicHub

Global Leader

http://www.abs‐cbnnews.com/video/business/04/24/14/analytics‐industry‐offers‐thousands‐jobs‐pinoys

ANALITIKA PH (Philippines)


IBM Big Data & Analytics U100 Program (China)

• IBM provides big data & analytics software and courseware

• IBM organizes faculty training• IBM provides course content, teaching Award and other awards fund to support the development of professors in big data & analysis techniques

• The center opens to cross‐discipline students for hands‐on experiments

IBM big data & analytics Technology Center

• Specially designed systematic curriculum for BDA professional roles

• Courses delivered by faculty, IBM and IBM certified BP

• Courses delivered by faculty, IBM Engineer, Business Consultant、and IBM certified BP

• IBM provides courses content, teaching awards support

Degree Program

40000 students per year with hands‐on skills on IBM big data & analytics software

1500 talents per year for big data & analytics profession

Innovative applications industry based on big data & analytics technologyIndustrial innovation ecosystem

• Focus on specific industries or domains • Leverage university facility, domain expertise, access to data, influence

Center of Excellence