B-Schools Focusing on Data Analytics

 A McKinsey study last year stated that companies using Big Data and data analytics effectively show high productivity rates and profitability. But implementation of data analytics is challenged by lack of skilled manpower. Recently many B-schools are stepping up and have emphasized on advanced analytics techniques such as 'Clustering', however very few institutes teach Big Data technologies like 'Hadoop'. The hiring companies which look for data analytics include digital companies, ad agencies, and IT companies and so on. Internationally a vast number of management schools including New York University, University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Tech have had Analytics certificate programs for the last five years or so.Read more at

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