DATA & ANALYTICS
“ McLaren is one example of a very public and global brand that knows the importance of data analytics ”
LIBBY DUANE ADAMS CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER , ALTERYX
As Libby Duane Adams , Chief Advocacy Officer at Alteryx , explains , data analytics is now a required job skill . One of Alteryx ’ s Co-founders , her role today is about advocating for data analytics and being comfortable and familiar with data .
“ McLaren is one example of a very public and global brand that knows the importance of data analytics ,” she explains . “ They drive their cars that way . They train their drivers that way . They run the business that way .
Data is in HR , it ’ s in marketing , it ’ s in supply chain , it ’ s in logistics . It is literally across any enterprise .
“ This kind of an event brings awareness to the next generation that ’ s happening now of why data analytics is now a required job skill . These skills that these learners are developing are going to help them not only in their college career - but also in that first job landing - to be able to say that they ’ re developing knowledge and their data analytics talent .”
Helping build data and analytics skills As Jason Belland , VP at Alteryx explains , the SparkED education programme is designed to help customers meet the market ’ s need for data skills .
“ We do three things . One is we work directly with learners , so some of the learners that you ’ re going to see here today , to help them upscale both on analytics education , technology agnostic analytics education , as well as on tool specific Alteryx education ,” he explains .
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