An article published in TechTarget in 2019 found that data scientists entering the job market are more in demand than ever, while Algorithmia, in their 2020 State of Enterprise Machine Learning report, likened the need for data science to a “modern-day gold rush”. The students are gaining hands-on experience in data mining using the SAS VFL programme, which is another first for South African University programmes. “Having access to Viya for Learners really gives the students great insight into new methods and advances in the field of data science. “The support we get from SAS for the SAS Viya for Learners programme is appreciable, and we appreciate how they work with us. We know that data science is the future, and using SAS Viya for Learners, we have full confidence that we can achieve many things,” says Professor Temesgen Zewotir, research professor in Applied Statistics and Data Science.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 18, 2020 07:30 UTC