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How organizations can address big data skills shortages now instead of later on Big data's growth in impacting organizations — and not necessarily in a good way. The demand for big data skills is greater than what the talent pool can provide. To survive, businesses will need to address big data skills shortages now instead of later on. Here's how. Businesses today are drowning in data, and many don't have the resources to get their heads above water. As with countless other enterprise technologies, big data adoption and application hinges on having the right people. Time alone is unlikely to address the gulf between the big data skills employers demand and their staffs' technical competence. According to CompTIA's "Second Annual Big Data Insights and Opportunities" report, even half of all businesses that consider themselves ahead of the big data adoption curve struggle with skill shortages. As these gaps widen, firms will struggle with data silos, d...

Regular backups are often the only thing that can save your bacon when a hard drive failure or otherwise catastrophic PC meltdown occurs. If your files go poof, they're gone forever unless you've safely stashed copies elsewhere. You would ideally have at least two back-ups: one kept at home and one stored off-site—a feat that’s easily done with cloud solutions like Backblaze or CrashPlan. There are also various kinds of back-ups you can do like system images that include your files and an OS backup. But today we’re going to focus on a trio of free, automated tools to back up just your personal files to an external hard drive or other PC—because that’s really the most critical stuff you want to save. PCs and their operating systems can be replaced, but treasured photos of your kids or accounting documents? Not so much. For all of these tools we’re going to assume your PC is connected to an external hard drive. Built-in and dead easy The most obvious choice is to use File H...

Horticulture farmers in Kerio Valley will benefit from a Sh80 million mango processing plant planned to motivate pastoralists in the semi-arid region to invest in fruit cultivation as an alternative source of income. The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has partnered with Dutch firm ABAC to construct the plant in Tot and save farmers from exploitation from middlemen who offer low prices. KVDA managing director Mr David Kimosop said the Dutch firm will offer Sh60 million while the authority will finance the remaining amount with the support of the national government. “ More than 40 per cent of mangoes produced in the region go to waste due to lack of market while middlemen offer low prices. But his will be a thing of the past once the factory is set up,” Mr Kimosop told Sunday Nation . IRRIGATION The construction of the plant is expected to commence in the next six months following the signing of a contract between KVDA and the Dutch firm. The...

Late last SEM, a friend by extension (a friend of a friend) got Joelle pregnant (won’t even bother changing her real name -cause let’s be honest, what are the chances that you can single this one Joelle in all the Joelles in Kenya). Earlier before she got pregnant, I used to think she was hot-she had one of those faces and them curves that made a ninja just naturally curious. Cause the first day I saw her, even before talking to her, I was willing to know her physically, emotionally, intellectually, financially and if need be sexually but there was only one problem-her height. How I wish she had had other problems instead like a walking style which from that, we could have worked something out but no-it had to be the height. Naturally we are both tall, her being more than me. Not that I have anything against tall chicks, but if I were to walk together with her especially on main campus near the administration block, we would both look like a genetic err awaiting to happe...