Practical Enterprise ML is 20% Algorithms and 80% Systems Engineering
Raj De Datta · 10 Lessons from Building Data Driven Software // Raj De Datta, BloomReach (FirstMark's Data Driven) · Jun 8, 2018 · at 15:57
Raj De Datta, CEO and co-founder of Bloomreach, discusses technical requirements for building data science-driven software at Data Driven NYC.
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“So, you know, when you start getting into problem areas, you start to find that really that what you need to solve a practical problem is like, 20% algo and 80% systems, you know, in many cases.”
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