Twelve Myths About Data Science

Data science expert Ben Sullins busts 12 common myths in the field of data science, separating fact from fiction about what big data really is.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Twelve Myths

• Big data will instantly yield great insights
• Big data will make analytics easier
• Big data will be easy to set up
• Big data will replace my relational databases
• Big data is one thing
• Big data is cheap
• Big data systems are fast
• Big data is the IT team's job
• My dev team shouldn't care about big data
• Big data can be handled by data scientists
• Big data will eliminate the need for X
• Big data is necessary

Conclusion

• Next steps