{"id":9221,"date":"2015-06-12T12:43:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2015-06-15T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T21:25:05","slug":"weekly-recap-how-to-find-big-data-talent-why-small-businesses-need-a-dashboard-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/weekly-recap-how-to-find-big-data-talent-why-small-businesses-need-a-dashboard-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: How to find big data talent, why small businesses need a dashboard, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Summary: In this week&#8217;s article roundup, we learn how the skills gap affects Big Data (and what you can do about it), ways to achieve true application modernization, and more.<br \/><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"20150609\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20150612_BigDataTalent_Talent']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/big-data\/big-data-analytics\/big-data-talent-6-ways-to-snag-the-best\/d\/d-id\/1320740\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Big Data Talent: 6 ways to snag the best<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMany companies are looking for big data skills across the board, but the shortage of talent is becoming a major hurdle. How can you find the best big data talent? Here\u2019s another option: Attend this webinar and <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Webinar Splice']); \" href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/3020242259880235010?source=mrc\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">learn how to capitalize on big data with your current skills<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20150612_BigDataTalent_Dashboards']); \" href=\"http:\/\/cloudtweaks.com\/2015\/06\/small-business-intelligence-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Why small businesses need a BI dashboard<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nDashboards let anyone in the company access business performance metrics. This data helps them direct their behavior and efforts to achieve better results. But, be careful: Not all dashboards are created equal. Learn which <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Webinar Splice']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/7-features-that-business-dashboards-should-include\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">features to look for when choosing a business dashboard<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20150612_BigDataTalent_Modernization']); \" href=\"http:\/\/searchcloudapplications.techtarget.com\/news\/4500247423\/Legacy-application-modernization-takes-careful-thought\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Legacy application modernization takes careful thought<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAs IT organizations undergo legacy application modernization projects, they must understand what approach they want to take and what they are trying to achieve. Although plenty of tools are available, few of them result in a modernized application. To learn more about modernization approaches, here\u2019s a <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Modernization paper']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/whitepapers\/modernization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">free guide<\/span><\/a> that we put together.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20150612_BigDataTalent_Security']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/network-security\/which-web-application-security-best-practice-really-matters.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Which web application security best practice really matters?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nOrganizations want to build more secure Web applications, but they are having trouble identifying development best practices that really make a difference. 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